Jim Ross shoots on who came up with the Hunter Hearst Helmsley name

[@creepy5766]

JR looks so comfortable rocking back and forth on his chair 😂

[@stevenellis4005]

Imagine if he was your grandpa and you just go in sit around his chair while paw paw Jr tell us about hell in a cell at kor 98 by gawd I thought mick was dead not once but twice in the same match...or stone cold stories.

[@knightshousegames]

You wouldn't think a name like Hunter Hearst Helmsley would be a good name, but it has become so iconic that people outside of wrestling STILL call him Hunter even though we know thats not his real name

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Every legend is called their ring name.

[@ps-yk8su]

Hulk

[@Speedyreedy1218]

And Hunter Hearst Helmsley is a great name. It has a regal touch which worked well with his snob persona. And, when it was time to evolve, he had the benefit of like many other well-known wrestlers (AA, JJ), to go by his initials.

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Wasn't a bad gimmick, Paul worked it amazingly! But DX was definitely his best gimmick, it showed his versatility.

[@joypadlad]

I mean just like most of the WWF gimmicks back then it wasn’t much different than what the guys were already doing in WCW. Diamond Studd > Razor is another example

[@relaxandgetoverit8393]

Actually his versatility was proven with the blue blood gimmick…being yourself and using your personality, having fun with your buddies isn’t versatile. It’s natural 🤦‍♂️

[@Speedyreedy1218]

@@relaxandgetoverit8393 Every version of his character included versatility.

[@BrendenNichols]

@@relaxandgetoverit8393 His natural gimmick ended up also being his most charismatic, so going more authentic was best for him from an entertainment standpoint.

[@Bit2brain]

HHH did a good job during his time in WWE/WWF of constantly modifying his character to keep it fresh. Much like The Undertaker.

[@BrendenNichols]

Jericho was great at character modification as well. When the Y2J gimmick became stale after his return in late 2007, he turned heel on Michaels and had an incredible feud with him. It brought something totally new to the table in terms of his character, mannerisms, demeanor, and promo style.

[@ps-yk8su]

You mean using steroids?

[@henrikschmidt3964]

The original character was just a twist on the one he was doing in the end in WCW. For a long time, he was mocked for being a 'Lord' Steven (William) Regal rip-off.

[@maxxdahl6062]

Yeah it was just a renaming of the gimmick he had in wcw.

[@jayanxiety]

I can remember first seeing him and thinking "This is the WWF version of Lord Steven Regal..."!

[@barryallen871]

Wasn't Regal British?? Was HHH doing a British accent?

[@henrikschmidt3964]

@@barryallen871 No. But in WCW he did a horrible French one! LOL

[@jayanxiety]

@@barryallen871 At the very beginning of being Hunter he did try a faux British accent, even though he was billed as "An American Blue Blood".

[@Bsfnelz20]

Wasn't he the same character in WCW JEAN-PAUL LEVESQUE

[@msoileau83]

Kinda but Vince wanted him to be American.

[@ChadLouisNewton]

Yes and no, whilst it's heavily based off the WCW character, it was decided he'd be turned New England American as Vince thought it would be impossible long term to make a French Baby-face, especially when Triple H can't speak that language despite having a French-Canadian last name (He has ancestors from Québec)

[@0089nyyankees]

I was Vince McMahon who created it. Triple H said in an interview that Vince said he hated his neighbors and that's how he came up with the gimmick.

[@scottanderson8167]

I’m surprised that all guys don’t pitch their own gimmicks, ring attire, music, finishers.

[@mattcaporuscio6956]

I could be wrong but I thought the Blue Blood gimmick was kinda a parody of the locals by the WWE headquarters that didn’t like wrestling because it was in a rich area that looked down upon wrestling.

[@phantom8926]

Hell, they should still have one. That's how the investors and sponsors see WWE now.

[@Dakatari]

Paul played that character well loved his feud with Henry Godwin during the height of his blue blood gimmick

[@DUFFYISBACK]

how is your friend doing these days?

[@stevenellis4005]

He played it back in WCW even teamed with reagel there too where both where snotty blue bloods. They may have even won a tag belt or 2.

[@mrassassinscreedfan1]

Did Jr forget that triple h and William Reagal were a tag team in wcw?

[@OliveMule]

He prob never saw it. He was saying he didnt keep up to date on wcw back the

[@mrassassinscreedfan1]

@@OliveMule fair point. I doubt he knew everything wcw was doing at that point in time

[@ps-yk8su]

​@@OliveMuleThat's effin stupid

[@christhornycroft3686]

He went from a bad French accent in WCW to an even worse British accent in WWF. The DX thing basically saved his career and he married well.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Blueblood HHH is underrated!!!

[@hectorrico8661]

I loved it the Polo player vignettes. The Connecticut Blueblood.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Yes!!!

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

It's not really gimmick infringement if he was an upper class snob dressing pretty much the same tagging with Regal in WCW before coming to WWF

[@WrestlingSmarks]

Actually that makes it more gimmick infringement. It means they took Triple H's entire WCW presentation and simply changed the name. That was the basis for their own lawsuit against WCW when Scott Hall was still doing Razor Ramon things (despite him also doing that in WCW first as Diamond Studd).

[@HotRod8625]

Love to see conrad pedigreed. Would make my life complete!

[@phantom8926]

Too bad that'll never happen now.

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

His many podcast does conrad co-host?

[@stevehogan9958]

I think it's 7. We got Bruce, JR, Bischoff, Schiavone, Arn, Angle, Jarrett

[@miguelEguzman]

The name sounds like a name that came from the wrestler to me. The choice of initials told me it was created by someone who was REALLY thinking about the ramifications and implications of having the famous initials of America's first serial killer. I wonder if hunter ever called the ring "my house."

[@cal4207]

Herman Webster mudgett HH Holmes was a figment of his imagination

[@miguelEguzman]

@@cal4207 not a figment. Actual human from history. Look him up.

[@Sujjin21]

Conrad really twists these titles up for views doesnt he?

[@mckali9999]

I don't like Conrad. Some of these videos are interesting only because of the personalities he invites but he gets on my nerves with his presentation and format

[@diggadirt393]

So Hulk said when Warrior beat him for the title, he wanted to turn heel and become "Triple H" (Hollywood Hulk Hogan) but the Vin man wouldn't let him. Isn't that incredible? AND TRUE! BECAUSE THE HULKSTER DOESN'T LIE BROTHER!

[@Eeleibbor]

Agreed. How you get Triple H from Paul LeVesky? It was a Jab at Hogan for creating the NWO. And also Hogan can't use Triple H

[@802reptiles4]

I wish so bad I could interview JR

[@MrChuckGrape]

Mr Hughes was a wildcat?! EMAW!

[@antonymarjeram576]

It was renaming the jean paul laveque character in wcw vince wanted to use it to take the piss out of some of he's neighbor's in Connecticut that didn't think much of wrestling

[@OliveMule]

Please extrapolate further

[@antonymarjeram576]

@@OliveMule Can't remember if it was cornette or russo who told that story it's on youtube somewhere vince thought that some of the people he lived near in Greenwich were rich arrogant snobs so he made the hunter hurst helmsly character to make his own fun at them

[@stevenellis4005]

Yep and made the rtc to parody the parents groups who hated wwf during attitude era.

[@MrChuckGrape]

Am I the only guy who loves Mr Hughes? Sure, he's not the best worker. In fact, he's kind of awful. But, he has a presence.

[@KB-hh8rt]

Pretty sure he got the gimmick from Lord Steven Regal and the Blue Bloods since he tagged with him briefly in WCW. Later he stole Shane Douglas's look and promo style. I say stole because it's pretty blatant and obvious. Also "the game" was supposed to go to Owen Hart but unfortunately he passed away. So to say HHH is original and full of ideas is straight up laughable.

[@stevenellis4005]

He did say he volunteered for Owen's gimmick after he died as a tribute to Owen. But idk you think Owen would have been able to be a major figure with everyone else from attitude Era. Trips can adapt quickly to and make it look good and believable.

[@KB-hh8rt]

@@stevenellis4005 I don't believe Owen and HHH were close but I could be wrong about that however, good for him for seizing an opportunity to get ahead. It's tragic how he did Chyna though.

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@KB-hh8rt many of the clique guys liked owen a whole hell of a lot more than Bret.

[@SamM-gl9zc]

@maxx dahl - Owen did a great job of making me hate him as a kid. He was a good heel. I could be wrong, but I think he once said on RAW, something to the effect of "I just came from the bathroom and I smelled what The Rock was cookin". Cracked me up.

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@SamM-gl9zc He's the only hart I got to see in person in 1997. and it was awesome. lol

[@Speedyreedy1218]

#ForeverMyGoat 🎮⚒🧠💀👑

[@CarnivoreAF]

HHH in the attitude era stole the Franchise Shane Douglas’s gimmick! HHH even stole Franchise’s it’s my belt promo!

[@Speedyreedy1218]

No he didn't.

[@CarnivoreAF]

@@Speedyreedy1218 he absolutely did

[@Speedyreedy1218]

@@CarnivoreAF No he didn't.

[@CarnivoreAF]

@@Speedyreedy1218 go watch both promos and get back to me. Lol

[@Speedyreedy1218]

@@CarnivoreAF Which Douglass promo do you want me to watch?

[@brandonfranzen5191]

Why do they call him Hunter?

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

I wonder if Triple HHH joined Vincent Kennedy McMahon's "Kiss my Axx" club?

[@ctv8555]

Triple H, absolutely Sucks - The Rock

[@abo0udahmad255]

I feel that Jim Ross is just a hater. Can’t handle his voice or the way he talks

[@deadeyedarwin]

You sound more like a hater.

[@abo0udahmad255]

@@deadeyedarwin I have my reasons but that doesn’t mean i do interviews just to talk badly about him. You got what i mean?

[@theprepubescentgrandpa7999]

He sure talks a shitload of good about a lot of people as a hater

[@VelvetMetrolink]

JUST a hater? Really? Not the most successful commentator ever?

[@abo0udahmad255]

@@VelvetMetrolink nah. It’s just the era was lit back then.

[@ronniejdio9411]

Guy would have been out of a job if he hadnt met Chyna

[@Speedyreedy1218]

False.

[@ChadLouisNewton]

Behave, He was already IC Champion by the time that Chyna got to WWF.

[@Wonkzzilla]

The Pedigree where he dropped his opp on their head instead of their face was nasty. I wonder if he or management decided to change it?

[@Speedyreedy1218]

That was a botch on Marty's part.