The REAL Reason WWE Released Goldust

But let's talk about Triple H for a change.

The prodigal Son-in-law has, as usual, been a figure of tremendous intrigue in the last few weeks following a long WrestleMania weekend that brought out the good, bad and ugly of 'The Game'. Friday's NXT show was possibly the best TakeOver in that franchise's rich history - yet another pulsating victory for the creator and innovator lurking within Hunter's blackened soul.

A flagging WrestleMania crowd didn't need the 25 minutes he gobbled more than the man himself two nights later, but that was tragically to be expected. What came as more of shock was his repeated insistence on digging out All Elite Wrestling during a broadly enjoyable (emphasis on broad, that f*cking thing went about an hour as well) D-Generation X Hall Of Fame induction speech.

Not since Vince McMahon casted Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage as octogenarians in 1996 had a WWE higher-up taken such a low road in talking about the opposition. In jest or otherwise depending on your take, the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative first mocked the AEW topline for giving themselves long titles. Then he railed on the live crowd for adding Marty Scurll's "woop woop" to his "Too Sweet" chant. Billy Gunn took a couple of digs just for having the gaul to work there and so the 'King Of Kings' could call Cody and co "p*ssants".

'The Game' was gotten-to! It was delicious, even if a running gag about using Vince McMahon's name in their speech made a mockery of a writer that had lost his job for committing that exact crime during Bret Hart's address. To ask him, it's likely he'd deny having any interest in what a few of his ex-colleagues were up to - but his envy stuck out more than his nose, and it's perhaps why he played it cool when a prominent former opponent requested his release to join them.

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