Jim Cornette Reviews Triple H's Comments About Vince McMahon's Scandal

From Episode 517 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@dejuans1328]

Triple H is answering his questions with Stephanie in mind. Not Vince. Tough spot to be in.

[@robinclance7544]

Because they BOTH obviously didn’t know huh *sarcasm*

[@XxShadowGTxX]

Also everyone is glossing over the fact Triple H is a CCO. TK is the CEO. Big difference here.

[@randemness2680]

​@@robinclance7544family doesnt always know what their parents are up to, even as adults. Some things i found about my grandparents after they passed. Well it wasnt this sick and twisted. But finding out grandma liked it rough. Its a whole new level of jaw dropping

[@robinclance7544]

@@randemness2680 EVERYONE who’s ever been a fan of WWE knows that Vince McMahon is Guilty of these REAL allegations. If we as fans KNOW he’s guilty. Just imagine what the people closest to him ACTUALLY know. Cmon now.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

He's a kiss ass, always has been

[@RonMotta1972]

I work in corporate communications (NOT WWE). My recommendation would have been this: tell him to say “I’m going to make a brief statement and not take questions regarding this: it’s an ongoing legal matter, so I can’t comment, but it’s also a personal matter for me. What I can say is that we take these allegations seriously and we are discussing ways to ensure that every employee, regardless of position, level, or title, is protected and safe.” I wrote that sitting on the can in five minutes. It’s a far better response.

[@llkit1]

That sounds legit ASF, i dont think Triple Hs CTE brain could read it so fluently, but that would've been really good, ik I wouldn't have questioned him lol

[@robertreams1231]

And you were in the comfort of your own home, not the face of a press conference with cameras in your face either. Easier said than done.

[@gregburgenstock7442]

​@@robertreams1231PL had 48 hrs to prepare for What he had to absolutely know was coming if he didn't he truly is an idiot.

[@ThatGuy-zt6po]

Well said.

[@RobotMasterSplash]

​@@robertreams1231How did he not have someone on legal handing him a statement like that before going out there? Weirdly reckless to not be prepared.

[@OpreRoma]

I feel like all HHH had to say was "I cannot comment as I don't wish to prejudice an ongoing legal case"

[@NerdieTurtle]

Doesn’t matter what he said, it was a lose lose situation

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@xxxxMondaysxxxx]

@@derpderpin1568trust me. Its not as simple as u think.

[@scarlettmichanco8023]

@@derpderpin1568yeah you don’t do that at a press conference but a legal proceeding

[@jonathanpusar5931]

That or the non answer he gave are the only answers to not unknowingly expose him to liability based on how this goes legally. Best thing one can do in a legal process is STFU until the process is complete, because the court system operates on an innocent until proven guilty.

[@mulldrifterz6469]

Vince multiple times wanted to do an incest angle, on live TV. Kurt Angle talking about how he was 3 feet away, staring intently when him and Stephanie kissed... He's always been messed up. He's just finally gotten caught and outed.

[@gypsieking3280]

What is it with rich dudes and their daughters. Gross.

[@yoholmes273]

They DID incest angles! Remember the Burchill & his "sister" Katie Lea incest angle? Don't worry, many don't. I do because over a decade ago I was almost thrown out an arena for the "incest sucks" chant. Let's just say the parents of little kids were mote upset with the chant than the actual incest angle. And please Vince has always greenlight garbage sexual angle. Remember, HHH while wearing Kanes mask, banged a corpse in a coffin at a funeral home once. Katie Vick 4 Life

[@alphachadfeanor]

Remember the Katie Vick stupidity?

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

@@gypsieking3280 Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.

[@naturallawman2965]

Even Bruce, his boy, confirmed that rumor was true and it took everyone in the office, including Steph to get him to DROP IT. Bruce, JR & Corny also have confirmed, when you tell Vince "no", the old man just digs his heels in defiantly in that he's gonna do it. I believe in "Innocent until PROVEN guilty", but even I as a fan know with Vince, you can't see the forest because there's SO MUCH smoke to this fire. 25 years of it.

[@ericgilbert56]

Man... Vince just shitted on everybody.

[@sidbat891]

Pun intended?

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

yea​@@sidbat891

[@castlebravocrypto1615]

*shat

[@insaniam_convertunt_scientiam]

The world is Vince’s toilet

[@jerry85g7]

Even himself

[@mikepelosi9877]

Very simple answer: “I cannot comment on ongoing legal matters.” The WWE PR team failed miserably.

[@CarterJ9]

Also read the fucking investigation. And provide ONE detail about how you are addressing employee safety. First question, sure, he can't answer when they knew about these allegations. The other two questions were absolutely questions he could have answered publicly. And he failed.

[@mikepelosi9877]

@@CarterJ9 They probably aren't providing any employee safety protocols to make sure this doesn't happen again. Vince was the CEO, COO, HR, Accounting, etc. To unwind that mess is going to take a long time.

[@enjoyitbro]

​@@mikepelosi9877exactly like when HHH said they are doing everything possible but didnt give one example, whenever people say that you know they are full of it.

[@weirdfan88]

Yup. Triple H sounded like Tony Khan here.

[@SpocksEvilKlone]

I'm sure Triple H knew about the affairs McMahon was having, but I'm doubtful that he knew the depravity of what Vince was "allegedy" doing. With a lawsuit and being married to Stephanie, regardless of what he knows/doesn't know, he's in a tough situation.

[@neilsmith9066]

Sure

[@zeromagnum2811]

That is my guess. They likely knew about the NDA and believed it to be an affair. Because if they knew this there is no way they would have gone along with letting him back in even with him forcing his way back in.

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

I feel similarly to you. He likely knew there was something wrong with Vince, may not have known details. One thing they didn't mention in this clip, morale was always high with Triple H in charge, always low when Vince was around. Just feel like if the talent had any reason whatsoever to feel like Triple H was on team Vince, or if they felt like he was part of it, or doing absolutely nothing to protect them, the talent would not have high morale, they would not want to return to the company (and not just for creative decisions). Just my thoughts, time will reveal all, especially when this gets to a trial.

[@DiegoF1ores]

I mean one thing is the affairs that im sure many people knew, after all Vince and Linda weren't really a couple for years and stayed together because of money, but i dont think many people knew the depravity of what he was doing

[@MrSuperdelf]

Jim sounds more sincere than triple H and he's not even involved in this

[@elliotness11]

You don't know that Triple H is not involved in some way with certainty

[@averyprice9422]

I mean what is he supposed to say?

[@flyonthewall8290]

That’s because Jim pulled a muscle while walking back his initial reaction and has underlying pain.

[@duaneshank6788]

​@@elliotness11you dont know that Vince is involved in this with any certainty, either

[@four321zero]

@@duaneshank6788 this is the first comment i came across that questions the thing. Seeing how no one else in comments and media asked how true the allegations are, I ended up thinking maybe it's already proven he is guilty

[@kambesyes]

Vince has always shown glimmers of this. This is the same guy who wanted an incest storyline with his daughter when he found out she was pregnant.

[@perfectblindguy]

and don't forget the Paul Burchill storyline....

[@rs8247]

@@perfectblindguywhat was that?

[@nomarkzallowed]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3PNiZd7lq1_mLcsi=fewgzup2a2sQk88M

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

@@perfectblindguyWas that when Katie Burchill and him were acting like lovers when they were brother and sister?

[@yungsantana2491]

No way Jim said “that ain’t it bro” 😭😭😭

[@NIITR0NIICEA]

Jim trying to pull the younger generation aka meh

[@dead_vibes]

​@@NIITR0NIICEAthat ain't it has been said for generations it didn't appear right now

[@zhougongjin2704]

Jim was trying to sound young and hip like McMahon was in those texts 😂

[@avenueq]

@@zhougongjin2704yeah but the difference is that Jim sounds old and he knows it. Vince was in those texts like he was communicating with a Chris Hansen Decoy 😂😂😂😂

[@christiankarlkarganilla2763]

Tring to sound like Russo

[@BrandonWillWin]

Can’t wait for the Vince Scandal Omnibus so I can relisten to all of these

[@SLAPTALK]

HHH sure looked like the 'DOOFUS son-in-law' there. 🤐📹👀

[@daves2822]

Enjoying others miseries isn't a good look for one to have. Get some help ~ Michael Jordan

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Or, forget about him and his disgrace, move on, and seek a beautiful, fruitful life full of positivity and love. That's always an option too, lol.

[@DOUBLE.OR.NOTHING]

Well, TRIPLE H is next i sure he know all situation and he COVERED VINCE🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@BrandonWillWin]

I don’t remember asking any of you what I’m allowed to do with my own damn self. Kindly take your suggestions elsewhere as I will not be reading or following them.

[@joshuamessenger]

The worst part is that he came out with a sheet of notes and gave a ten minute monologue before opening up to these questions. He had the perfect opportunity to give a prepared statement and request no further questions on the matter.

[@Manger_13]

He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

[@krisover1758]

Yep, that’s the best way to put it.. it’s a lose/lose

[@cnotes1790]

Exactly. I accept his answer.

[@dominicarroyo6269]

​@@cnotes1790that's because everyone is expecting some Netflix drama and for him to just go off and let everything out but instead they got an answer that wasn't enough to chew on and make headlines about.

[@littletom1978]

exactly, everyone knows legally he can't say anything, cause the slightest wrong word or phrase, its potential use in court. Cody isnt a member or the board, he can be little more wordy, Hunter can cause a legal matter to just say I acknowledge what was said about Vince. I think Hunter saying I haven't read it doesn't mean he wasn't told/briefed, etc by legal or whomever, and to say I did, now the reporters will be specific, what about this part, what about that text, etc.. Also I do think people forget the situation he is in, yes he is a board member of the company, but this is his father in law, his wifes dad, his kids grandfather, on a human level, and we dont know yet how much he knew of things in past of course, but the family aspect has to weigh on him. so yeah he is in a no win spot

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@justinb7494]

The guys already probably dealing with issues at home over this, same goes for Shane. Having to explain this stuff to their kids has gotta be awkward especially for HHH since all his are daughters.

[@joshmulligan950]

Chris Jericho be like: "oh boy thay was close"

[@nickhughes8179]

I’ll bet he knew and was in on Vince’s perversions. Kylie Rae NDA

[@ProjectMopar6]

Jericho probably involved in Vince scandal too

[@Aries-vy5pf]

now it makes sense why Vince and Jericho were always on good terms...as both of them are certified sleazeballs.I would not be surprised if Jericho somehow gets involved in some similar lawsuit

[@pendafen7405]

Hopefully Steph has him blocked on everything, and didn't keep her old 2000s-2010s number.

[@Graterstuuf]

He’s just glad he don’t like scat play.

[@gary_stavropoulos]

He pulled a Tony Kahn “this week was great”

[@philipcore4884]

Ding!

[@mulldrifterz6469]

Triple H went full Tony... You never go full Tony.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

Tropic thunder reference. He has been NJPW booking since nxt

[@nomarkzallowed]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3PNiZd7lq1_mLcsi=fewgzup2a2sQk88M

[@devilinthedarkness4830]

😂

[@arcaderacer586]

There is no correct answer HHH could have given. This story is so crazy it’s impossible to speculate

[@CasualGamerPlays]

But that's what everyone is doing, making assumptions and speculations before we hear anything from the trial, if they even have one. It's always guilty before innocent

[@plannein]

Except Jim clearly laid out what would have been an acceptable answer. This is not the way you handle that question

[@Rondondemarco]

What triple H should have actually said was: "I am not in the business of taking allegations as official judicial outcomes, we must see 👁️ the finality of these circumstances legally before I can give an educated statement on this matter" 2nd question: "if there is any truth to these allegations, I assure you our company will move accordingly with ethics and class, as we do not represent a lack of morality or unprofessional ethics no matter the perceived status of the talent in question" Thank you for your time, I have a flight ✈️ to catch.

[@Assenayo]

Its easy for a correct answer. "Before we start tonight we need to address the elephant in the room. I want to reiterate what our CEO Nick Kahn said earlier that Vince McMahon has not been involved in the running of our company for quite some time and is not part of WWE or TKO in any capacity anymore. Regarding this matter I just want to remind everyone that it would be 100% improper for me to discuss or speculate anything regarding an ongoing legal matter. I know the questions I am sure you as journalists feel must be asked, I am telling you up front I do not have those answers and even if I did, due to it being a legal matter I couldn't speak about them anyway."

[@Rondondemarco]

@@Assenayo That's a solid response for sure.

[@ColinPeddicord]

I used to coach people on how to handle the press. This was a case of, either state you will not take any questions related to it, or read a prepared statement and move on.

[@prettyprincess3830]

I was wondering why he seemed to not have a prepared statement. why would pr not write one?

[@ColinPeddicord]

@@prettyprincess3830 Or have someone write something for him. They have an entire writing department. Give them a sense of what you want it to say, run it through legal and stick to that and don’t deviate. That’s how it’s done

[@jrodgibby]

You never answer a question when you weren't involved in the situation, makes you look like you were in it.

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@shindean]

This is the 3rd time he's being asked the question, if you keep letting the rapist back in....Then YES YOU ARE PART OF IT.

[@JacobDoe69]

He should Just say he doesn't know anything. Period. But he does know something

[@evacody1249]

​@@derpderpin1568 🤦‍♂️ and you would make a really bad lawyer.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

​@@derpderpin1568 exactly.

[@tcsbaseball1]

realistically there's not much he can say. its not like he can go out there and say, "oh yea, Vince, my father in law, is a sick son of a bitch.

[@specialsause949]

Exactly. In fact, anyone in any litigation should stfu, period.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

lol. jim has a wwe mark audience now. wow

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@ronocko]

@@derpderpin1568 that would assume he knew anything though? he might have but lets wait to find out.

[@jonathanpusar5931]

@@ronockodon’t bother trying to convince people who never leave their house how the real world is a litigious pit if you have a slice of money or power. Thus best move is to say nothing until the air has been cleared in court.

[@blakkbaloon8092]

It's an ongoing lawsuit in which the company he's an executive for is a defendant, what the hell were they expecting as far as answers go?

[@user-qj1rr6zo2w]

It's like Brian said... they had to ask or the whole press conference/ media scrum is a joke... hhh handled it poorly...

[@robinclance7544]

I would’ve expected him to be a better politician on how to answer difficult questions. I mean he didn’t even dance around the question. I’ve literally seen Dana White vocally man handle and suppress goofball media journalists with their bs questions. HHH just showed what an amateur he really is.

[@bobbobb5759]

I'm guessing you're not very smart/clued into just basic PR talk lol.

[@OmegaRedFan]

People-Universe-Station-Saturn-Yawn

[@Chaelsonen]

​@@robinclance7544 goofballs aside, and despite me not liking dana white, he did handle the presser after hitting his wife in a much better way. Theres no real good way to do that, but he came out and didnt even give them a chance to ask before speaking on it.

[@MrMuugoo]

I suspect the company may let go of everyone who worked with Vince to try and escape this scandal, that includes triple H.

[@dingdong-lt9rz]

Yea i have heard rumours of that is what will happen as TKO will now want to clean the image of wwe and totally distance themselves from anything or anyone to do with Vince .

[@jamesdriskill5784]

Rumor is the owners are about to clean house because of a toxic culture. HHH is gone whether he has done anything wrong or not.

[@sonicplys64]

Triple H sounded like Tony Khan at this presser, minus the wacky hat and glasses.

[@cupcake8480]

While I definitely think Triple H could've handled it better, I can't imagine what its like having to answer questions of this nature about your own father-in-law and longtime boss

[@blakkbaloon8092]

No commenting would be worse imo. The answers he gave will look 10x better than "no comments" in the headlines

[@sp0nge1337]

Better than saying something that could end up landing Trips or TKO in trouble or be taken out of context.

[@robinclance7544]

You’re really trying to make HHH sympathetic? Lmfao THEY ALL KNEW

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Terra Ryzing is best as a midcard comedy act

[@Jackholiday1025]

Wasn’t even appropriate to ask triple h legal matters off the corporation since he is just the head of creative.

[@TheFirstJedi]

Vince should be ashamed of himself, but he doesnt process shame.

[@Bbknuckles]

Outside of adultery I don’t see what was so bad. She clearly went along with his kink. This is a cash grab and everyone knows it.

[@robinclance7544]

Most billionaires don’t lol

[@Gothy420]

​@Bbknuckles Vince payed $19.6 million dollars in company money to other women than just Janel. You should know the facts first, pal.

[@huh8662]

The only thing Vince needs to be ashamed of is not paying the full $3 million because if he did, we never hear about this.

[@hewhoislife]

@@Bbknucklesdamn must be crazy being that far gone

[@MrDrokkul]

This whole conversation is pretty much the problem. There's almost nothing he could say that everybody was going to accept

[@patrickfuller1806]

Exactly. At the end of the day HHH can't discuss anything about the case ANYTHING that he said about it could be used against the company that he works for in the suit. "No comment" would have worked but then people would bitch about that.

[@mulldrifterz6469]

The difference is that Triple H took the route that NOBODY was going to accept.

[@stevenbenson9976]

What trips H should have said should have been before taking any questions, stating that he couldn't answer any questions relating to the ongoing civil litigation. That anyone going through any kind of issue relating to assault should reach out to -and then give the number for the association Mick Foley has done work with. He can't take the questions and he absolutely shouldn't be the one to address them. He's literally going to be a defendant if this goes to trial.

[@djsognal]

And yet he still said about the worst things he could've possibly said. Does he have 0 PR training? Ever? You know, the guy who fought and talked for a living in pretty equal parts? Did nobody prep him for these questions that he was obviously going to get?

[@chazzerous]

If Triple H had said what Jim said around 4:10 that would’ve been totally fine

[@vincentprice9156]

Can you imagine this episode of Darkside of the ring? It would make the perfect Final season finale.

[@tylernelson3343]

They probably could have a whole season on Vince McMahon

[@randomlyfactual1943]

​@@tylernelson3343They can probably make a whole season on this woman alone.

[@jrdavis8062]

That shows garbage

[@jonathandenatale6878]

Thanks for working late to give us clips

[@DavidRodriguez-jn7sg]

If you listen to Cody and how he spoke, he should be in line to be the head of creative one day.

[@MC-kk8xu]

That's a great point. I never considered it and I totally agree with you now you mention it. He's very professional. Also if I recall correctly I think Cody was responsible for some of the very early AEW booking. Plus his dad being a booker obviously helps.

[@DavidRodriguez-jn7sg]

@@MC-kk8xu Agreed

[@ShiteyGamer]

Vince is literally the grandfather of Triple H's children. The father of his wife. What the fuck is he supposed to do or say in that situation? I think he did great. He shifted the focus, not to cover for Vince, but to protect his family and the wrestlers who don't want their fantastic event to be overshadowed by the washed out owner.

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@TheKaitbaby]

Agreed

[@neonmancer9945]

Can we appreciate the journalist who asked the Fire question. That question was absolutely fire.

[@blaketindle4703]

🔥

[@robertreams1231]

It was the elephant in the room. Not exactly a groundbreaking question.

[@aic8001]

It was so hot I got 3rd degree burns

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

It was extremely low hanging fruit. Only person it impressed are other simpletons

[@Raj80191]

Triple H was channeling his inner Tony Khan while answering that question.

[@OmegaRedFan]

The fact that he did not even answer the question

[@robinclance7544]

Exactly!!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@canedust]

"We just sold out Wimbled- I mean the Royal Rumble, it was great, guys. Thanks"

[@thegoatfromiowa8948]

For real, he literally did the same thing Khan does. -Don’t answer the question ✅ -Talk about numbers and how well things are going✅

[@scrappy93]

Difference here it's an ongoing lawsuit.

[@MattKeller]

Assume for a second HHH is involved and has to resign in shame...who takes over? HBK? Hes got a closet full of skeletons too. Paul E? Bruce? Is there anyone who isn't a WSJ article away from being cancelled?!?

[@mikewitt8491]

Only one person will do....James E Cornette

[@JackCrossSama]

Willaim regal

[@user-xh9fu5mh5w]

@@chuckles9767 nope, storyline wise, he's a McMahon

[@jesuszamora6949]

I have to agree with Jim. Cody sounded like the guy in the office, and HHH sounded like a talent who had no idea what to say. That boy's got a natural talent, and when it's time to move to the office, he's gonna do very well.

[@evacody1249]

🤦‍♂️ is father in law is going through a legal issues. He can't say a damn thing. Every lawyer will tell you that.

[@Nathan-oo2ik]

They’re not even remotely in the same position, it’s impossible to compare the two.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

You already know by that time, the WWE will reamed and totally different, if it's still there

[@derelictxci]

What if HHH just doesn't know that part of Vince's activities, criminals are good at hiding stuff from their own family.

[@justinb7494]

Exactly. I highly doubt at some family get together he was telling HHH "hey man so I took a dump on this chicks face the other night"

[@killergrooves2438]

I agree. Plus, this woman was hired in 2020 during the pandemic. Vince already pushed Triple H out of the inner circle, rehired his stooges, took over NXT, and Triple H had that massive heart attack and was gone for like a year.

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@brettriverboat9920]

Fire HHH, Drown the pool completely, he knew what was going on

[@REVIVALFitness]

Legit journalism. Like a unicorn nowadays, in any context really.

[@davidburke7777]

None of those people would ask Tony Khan any difficult questions.

[@HotRodM4]

@@davidburke7777 they know not to ask grown up questions to Tony Khan.

[@jesterr7133]

I don't think HHH has any responsibility at all. I think Stephanie found out before HHH's heart attack, and things soured between them and Vince. When HHH had his heart attack, Vince took the opportunity to remove him from power. Stephanie then retaliated by leaking the original information. Then she quit. They came back while Vince was gone, and by the time he came back, HHH worked himself into a position where Vince was not able to get rid of him. They tolerated each other until this blew up. I don't know what anyone expected HHH to say. There will likely be years of legal disputes arising from this. It makes no sense for HHH to risk saying anything that could make it worse for WWE. None of the sequence of events made any sense at the time, but it does if HHH & Stephanie were the ones who broke the story. It explains why they have been publicly avoiding Vince for the most part since HHH's heart attack.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

"i am a wwe mark. i am a wwe mark... i am a wwe mark... i am a wwe mark... i am a wwe mark. It aint HHH fault"

[@ccmcgaming327]

As far as anybody knows it's not I mean there is a whole lawsuit and HHH isn't named in it so pretty possible he's innocent she named all the people involved​@@IAEMThatIAEM

[@MrGoombasticveryFantastic]

​@@IAEMThatIAEMYoure not a smart mark youre not a smart mark youre not a smart mark

[@dingdong-lt9rz]

​@IAEMThatIAEM it might not be his fault but don't be surprised if he has to go aswel the rumours are that everyone that was close to Vince personally will be gone from the company TKO will want to clean the image of wwe

[@xRetroKidxx96]

@@dingdong-lt9rz Lol if it's not his fault, Ari Emmanuel will not let go of the one key reason why WWE is at an all-time high now.

[@andrewash2822]

“That ain’t it, bro” - Jim Cornette, 2024

[@ksdnsdkumar1375]

PWI top quote of the year.

[@liltony514]

TONY KHAN ANSWERED THE QUESTION WAYYYY BETTER THAN THIS IN A HAT N GLASSES LOL

[@darksideon]

The problem is that HHH is not the person you ask these questions to. I'm sure Ari & Nick told HHH to not answer any questions regarding this investigation. Notice the wrestling "media" asked about Vince, while the legit media asked about everything but Vince. That's because real media knows what you can & can't ask for legal reasons.

[@pokerace420]

This has been a great week for the company - HHH

[@madnomad3861]

Vince is not the whole company

[@cosmosofinfinity]

@@madnomad3861Who said he was?

[@catwheeler]

I would’ve accepted “I can’t comment on an ongoing legal case” but not “let’s focus on the positives.” That’s all this company has ever done, focus on their profits and ignore the dark shit they are directly responsible for.

[@robnix4146]

Well people didn't accept it when Tony Khan answered it that way

[@enjoyitbro]

Stephanie probably told him to say that shes always been tone def

[@cosmosofinfinity]

Perfectly said. Excuse us for focusing on the elephant in the room you're trying to brush aside under the rug over this week's latest run-of-the-mill generic wrestling news happenings

[@louis3141]

I’ve said it before but this is like Paterno and Sandusky. Don’t tell me his close friends and family didn’t have a clue.

[@Nixkrude79]

Everybody in that company knew what was up now they scrambling cause they know the walls are closing in

[@superdavelane4]

I'd certainly know if my dad in law was chasing 19 year olds

[@Nixkrude79]

@@superdavelane4 Telling ya the obvious would be in plain sight

[@Keepitpush99]

It's called plausible deniability Triple H was running NXT at this time he wasn't in Stanford Connecticut.

[@Nixkrude79]

@@Keepitpush99 Bullshit he been wit Vince since '95 used 2 sit in the creative meetings with Shawn u lying 2 me if u think they never had a clue what Vince was doing ain't no telling who else he did this to

[@travisroberts5695]

I’ve never been a huge Triple H mark but I do think everyone forgets he had just spent the week planning and producing one of the most important Royal Rumbles in recent memory, with the Netflix deal, with Rock joining the board, with planning and prep for multiple foreign PLE’s coming up very quickly. He wasn’t sitting at home in his underwear reading IWC message boards. I can identify with someone who, after a hellacious week would say, “hey, you know I can’t discuss it in detail anyway, so can I just focus on the huge stuff myself and the company just accomplished.” He had literally just stepped away from producing the Royal Rumble. I think it’s helpful to keep that in mind. Where would your head be at?

[@SDHoF]

I think any reasonable person, much less an employer, should VASTLY show more concern over his employees' alleged sexual assaults than his PPV numbers and wrestling matches. If you worked at a grocery store, and multiple people claimed they were raped/SA'd there, and when probed, the manager just responded with sales numbers and new products on the shelf, how would you feel about him and his company? Why should this be any different?

[@joemixon834]

Notice the difference in question from the media at this oress conference than the AEW media scrum. In WWE it looks like the press is asking the tough question and being objective and in AEW they try to compliment Tony in-between softball questions.

[@iamcasihart]

Why do Trip and Shawn have the exact same gravely voice and cadence when they speak? This sounds like Shawn Michaels talking, just as much as it sounds like Paul.

[@WeeklyTubeShow2]

Has anyone photoshopped the poofy hat and shades on Triple H?

[@marlonstallings5229]

This podcast is seriously better than any other podcast, slightly more entertaining than actual WWE. Keep up the great work!!!

[@jessegambs1625]

What did you know and when did you know it? That’s going to be the most frightening question in WWE for quite some time.

[@quntface1518]

“We had a great week, look how much money we made!” This is a god awful response…

[@curthennig9448]

That money may be needed for future hush payments.

[@subarashiiashi3894]

I was waiting on this

[@horaceball5418]

I thought it was similar to Mark McGwire too before the guy said it! When you get pulled over for speeding, tell the officer: "I don't want to talk to you about negative things, lets be positive."

[@7holesheartproductions]

I will say one thing about Cody Rhodes: he gave more of an answer to the Vince McMahon scandal, then Triple H did

[@xRetroKidxx96]

Apples and Oranges dude lol. One is a talent with NO relation to Vince. The other is the head of creative that so happens to be the SON-IN-LAW of the man being accused.

[@7holesheartproductions]

yeah, but I find it funny that Talent gave more of an answer than the guy who runs the day-to-day operations backstage

[@enjoyitbro]

The fact that he gave a more professional answer than Paul may have been a factor in kicking Cody out of the Roman Wrestlemania match. Paul is vindictive and spiteful just like Vince

[@7holesheartproductions]

@@enjoyitbro first of all, you do not know that about Paul Levesque Second of all, if they were going to switch out Cody Rhodes for the Rock at Wrestlemania, it would be for the main event of night 2. It would be just to sell more tickets 3rd of all, WWE has done some stupid pathetic and petty things over the years. I don't think they would stoop that low to do that, but I've been wrong. Before

[@TheReal_DeanD]

Triple H pulled a Tony khan I can’t believe it

[@DavidRagan3134]

Not going to lie, HHH sounded almost exactly like Tony Khan. Non answers. Defending yourself by citing positives. I know it's a tough spot to be in, but this ain't it.

[@Tikthra]

The apparent understanding here about Hunter making a hash of an answer to a question of much more import than the one the Tony dealt with at the World's End speaks to how daft it is to take any of these comments seriously at any point.

[@nickhughes8179]

Who put Tony Khan’s brain in Paul Levesque’s head?? Was it you Meltzer?? Was there a Shibatomy??

[@lajaunescott9273]

I can tell a lot of people don’t know anything when it comes to an investigation. You don’t respond to any questions when there is an open investigation.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Very good point. If I may slightly amend it: Don't make statements outside of the company guidelines during an open investigation. If the company declared that it took the allegations seriously, then you say "we are taking it seriously." If the company rubbishes the allegations and gives no credence to it, you say "we reject the allegations". Don't make any promises that weren't expressly stated by the company. Don't say "we will report back on the matter" or "we will investigate this issue". You parrot what they say and then you zip your lip.

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@23Revan84]

Should have said,” for now we are taking no comments concerning the on going case.”

[@knection1986]

I give HHH a pass because 1 he is not the highest person on the totem pole and two I dont expect him to give an answer about the grandfather of his kids publicly.

[@omarparedes2860]

I think HHH did the best he could because he's kind of in the grim reaper position where he is talking about the former owner of the company and he is talking about a family member and not just for any family member of the father of his wife so I couldn't imagine being in such a situation

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@danthemancushecan]

​@@derpderpin1568except you can't accuse people for what you think they know.

[@plshelpmeawkdough]

​@@derpderpin1568 Dawg you really commented this everywhere, please go outside lmaoo

[@lookoutside8490]

I think it's weird how some of you have a seemingly ravenous desire to find a way to link Vince's behavior to all of WWE. Like the most important thing to you in all of this is that it somehow hurts WWE, or indemnifies WWE's fans. Vince McMahon has resigned. The lawsuit now has nothing to do with TKO. Triple H's job is to put together a wrestling show. I'd suspect there's a good reason why this is a civil lawsuit, not a criminal investigation. I have no clue why people are demanding something more than that.

[@MattKeller]

Yup, and their "where there's smoke there's fire" mentality somehow isn't applicable to jericho or janela or anyone else they like.

[@blakkbaloon8092]

@@MattKellerOr Daniel Bryan who’s one of the top people in aew.

[@vronica03]

They have an obvious agenda. Imagine wanting to destroy the livelihoods and reputations of actual people for the silly reason that they prefer a different brand of pro wrestling. Since this news has broke people are talking more about people who didn't commit any crimes than the actual alleged perpetrators. It's a joke. Folks are deranged.

[@juicyfruit6311]

It's odd that people are saying Vince, HHH, and others are going to jail over this. How? It's a lawsuit! The plaintiff is suing for money that, if true, Vinnie Mac agreed to payout. The lady is going after Vinnie for NOT sticking to the agreement. Has the lady filed a criminal complaint against Vince? Has any prosecutor/DA opened an investigation against Vince? If Vince broke his agreement, the lady should definitely put Vince's feet to the fire just to get him to pay up.

[@MattKeller]

@@juicyfruit6311 exactly. People are stupid and reactionary and have no idea what's actually happening here

[@kingkold]

According to Wikipedia. Triple h had his cardic event around 2021

[@stfi7566]

Where he spent time at a local medical facility.

[@xRetroKidxx96]

@@stfi7566 God I hate this phrase so fucking much lmao.

[@acewentworth]

Was he at the independent medical facility?

[@crispycruiser4654]

5 months after he was vaccinated

[@kingkold]

@crispycruiser4654 That's a lie, Bot

[@localleadscompany]

He was damned if he did, damned if he didn't.

[@jameshunt2577]

Triple h had surgery on his heart in 2021 same year thus supposedly happened

[@bearmcquade2846]

Same year alot people had a heart problem? Wonder sometimes 😮

[@johns3491]

All HHH had to say was, "We can't comment on pending litigation". Boom. Done. Even crackhead Tony Khan knows that much.

[@WhereverUAre972]

WWE is a publicly traded company. Therefore, Triple H has to answer to people above him. AEW is NOT a publicly traded company, last I checked. Tony Khan has the freedom to go on his tangents, take jabs at WWE or dodge questions about his company without any repercussions.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

typical wwe mark response. aew relies on Time Warner. so same exact shii

[@darksideon]

Also Jericho wasn't under any investigation, so Tony could say whatever he wanted to.

[@chadk890]

​@@IAEMThatIAEM🙄

[@madnomad3861]

​@@IAEMThatIAEMTime Warner doesn't own aew

[@evacody1249]

​@@derpderpin1568oh shut up bot.

[@Azphreal]

The company has been accused of turning a blind eye and nobody talking about what was happening to her so he has gone out and refuses to talk about what has happened. That does not look good on the company.

[@Billinois78]

In this month's issue of Highlights, the parts of Goofus and Gallant will be played by HHH and Cody Rhodes.

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

Cody gave a better answer

[@bubepube7792]

I know people really want HHH to be involved in this because they’re just weird like that but I don’t see him having time to read a 66.6 page lawsuit on Royal rumble week

[@bookmark7859]

It took me under 30 min. Just like most of HHH's matches.

[@maxpc1370]

" that ain't it bro" -Jim Cornette

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

Its an ongoing investigation externally, not within the company. He probably cant say much, like Brian said. The biggest difference between this and Tony Kahn, for me, is WWE didnt put Vince on TV while this was going on. Also, the Jericho incident directly involved Tony Kahn. The McMahon allegations dont have HHH having anyone sign an NDA.

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

@@derpderpin1568 I'm not saying he couldn't or shouldn't say more. But this isn't just some internal WWE investigation. This is something that's going to the supreme Court, and Trips was probably told not to say shit. On top of that, I'm not sure he knew everything. I don't think Vince was telling family members what was going on. Also, that's been his father for over 20 years. And the grandfather of his children. At this point, everyone is wanting him to spill his personal feelings. Because, professionally, what more does anyone want. He's been taken off the board, his company was stripped from him, and his name has been smeared from the history books.

[@mannyrobles3065]

​@@derpderpin1568you do knpw the best criminals and perverts make it so those close to them have no idea. Teachers, pastors, cops and such. Serial killers whoe were loved by their communities. So im not saying he knew or didnt know, but Vince couldve done this when HHH and Steph when they were out on sabbatical, him with his heart and stuff

[@JackCrossSama]

​@mannyrobles3065 multiple parties were involved, Vince involved 2 people that we know of so who knows how deep it goes.

[@Justme42yay]

I guarantee that TKO is investigating everything right now.

[@togborne]

In other words “I don’t want to talk about that. Look how awesome the WWE is!”

[@klxo14]

I thought the interviews were scripted. Didn’t think they’d ask about Vince

[@jaxjams7921]

it’s sorta weird because the wrestlers are sorta in kayfabe but hhh talks more openly about the decisions to the booking and stuff

[@moses0686]

WWE is covered by every major news site print anf online. They couldn't do pressers that way or they would get roasted. The talent is in character but they are giving real answers that they would give out of character

[@ZebraEnt]

I think it's pretty suspicious that Kevin Dunn quit just a bit before this broke.

[@CarbonOwl993]

Or he just quit

[@ZebraEnt]

@@CarbonOwl993 with very little notice after 30-40 years of employment. 😐

[@frodnipper]

"Beauuuuutiful, Baba! Sheikh always positive!" 😂

[@jdub5869]

Funny how Triple H responded the same way TK did that everyone gave him shit for but Triple H get praise.

[@totallybored5526]

HHH wasn’t wearing a stupid hat and glasses

[@seyvend]

TK didn’t offer next to no comment like HHH did, he cut a promo on how safe the company apparently is. When the correct answer to this would always be to offer no comment at all, HHH’s response was actually better.

[@jdub5869]

@@seyvend And Triple H went into how great a week they just had an what an amazing show they just did. Again crap all over TK even though Triple H did the same thing.

[@Jokesterloki]

All though HHH comments weren’t “satisfactory” possibly even indirectly disheartening being apart of leadership at WWE, we must recognize the complicated situation HHH is being so close to this fire but not in the blaze.

[@nickcrawford2456]

Anything he says that sympathizes with Vince will potentially implicate him. Anything he says that demonizes Vince potentially taints the coming legal action. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. This whole issue is gross all the way around.

[@michaelfang1393]

For real. Anything Triple H say about Vince might put him in court and he's definitely trying to avoid that and TKO getting in that lawsuit action. Let Vince get beat up in that lawsuit and leave him aside to it. But Triple H likely know about that Vince shit. Probably not involved but he probably knew something, but there's no evidence as of now on the who knows until someone talks (not some stupid dirtsheet journalist)

[@archiemisc]

"Vince does not represent WWE" is all he really needed yo say

[@AnisMaknojia]

WTF!!, don’t these people understand that it’s, all about control and if you can take it, all about your debt and if you can pay it. ….

[@robnix4146]

😏 Quoting HHH theme song

[@JohnMcVay1]

It’s actually an easy answer to give. Just re-state/reiterate the statement that TKO already had put out. Then, reference your daughters at home. Next, make it clear how seriously you personally take, & the company as a whole takes, these “extremely serious allegations”. That’s ALL you say. 💯

[@Cacklebladder777]

Exactly.

[@Jackholiday1025]

I would have said it’d not appropriate to ask me legal matters of the corporation since I’m the head of creative and I’m not going to let someone who is out for a payday take the spotlight off all of my wonderful talent who have worked so very hard.

[@mak9631]

i have an 8 year old kid..

[@jaweiss34]

​@@Jackholiday1025Are you saying the victim is out for a payday?

[@joshuasteward6097]

I think his answers were dumbly unprepared. But I do think his personality would focus on work as a coping mechanism.

[@princealirogers]

Not sure about the timeline, but wasn’t Triple H going through his heart issues while these alleged incidents took place?

[@Giambijuice]

I looked it up, because I was wondering the same thing. The woman worked for WWE from '19-'22. Trips had his "cardiac event" towards the end of '21

[@brendondowdy5651]

I believe it did happen at the same time. At the end of the day even if he knew about it or didn't know about it he wasn't responsible for it. Let's not try to hold him accountable for his bosses actions. I'm not saying you're doing that just for people out there.

[@enjoyitbro]

That's under the assumption it only happened then and hasn't been going on for years

[@CaliPaliGuy]

Guaranteed jericho and Vince are communicating about this. I bet jericho and Vince dabbled in some of that themselves back in the day

[@isaiahkayode6526]

After all the shit we seen from last year to this I won't be surprise.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

lets bring Jericho into this erroneously lol

[@aic8001]

Maybe you're involved too, who knows 🤷

[@CaliPaliGuy]

@@aic8001 I’m into that stuff not going to lie, consensually of course .

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

@@CaliPaliGuy 🤢 🤮

[@AAFly-Boy]

Disappointed in what HHH said. With him saying nothing at all it makes me think that he knew what was going on

[@theFRIS]

i would’ve responded “you guys-the company--want every week to be great. if you’re saying you don’t want to speak on it because this is a great week, and you want every week to be great, then you don’t want to ever speak on it”

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

🛎️🛎️🛎️

[@derpderpin1568]

Own up to what he knew and for how long without ever saying anything and accept the deserved punishment for being a bad person. Seems pretty simple to me.

[@InsomniacRocker]

10:54 gotta love a Corney "Anchorman" reference!

[@davebooshty299]

Someone Cue Triumph the Insult Dog , and just to poop on him. lol

[@churchjones1758]

People wanted Triple H to speak on this so they could try to decipher it to see if he knew what was going on. He said what he was supposed to say.

[@OmegaRedFan]

You are just another sheep in the herd

[@derpderpin1568]

We know he knew everything that was going on. It's literally in the court documents.

[@churchjones1758]

@@derpderpin1568 I read it. Where was his name mentioned?

[@scottcoval7547]

​@@churchjones1758It wasn't.

[@churchjones1758]

@@scottcoval7547 I know, I'm just trying to figure out why'd he just lie like that.

[@marvellis6762]

Not a private company now... robust and transparent answers will need to start being delivered

[@dominicarroyo6269]

TV show investigations and real life investigations don't work the same bro. You can't expect answers like that during a real life active investigation especially in a big company like this as TKO is taking this very very seriously

[@marvellis6762]

Not answering isn't answering is it. Got nothing to do with television. Can tell you ain't no business owner. Cheerio!

[@charialer]

The PR team and HHH should have had a pre-written statement at the beginning of the press conference addressing the situation and reference back to the statement with any follow up questions.

[@thegeekhustler]

My personal opinion is that they all knew something, to a certain extent. When they eventually tossed him out, Vince just used his stockholder/majority owner position to strong-arm his way back in... AND brought his cronies with him as well. Steph leaving and Hunter having a heart attack only made things worse, and it showed/felt like nobody had the power to force Vince out and keep him out. Thank God that Endeavor bought in with 51% majority, because that was pretty much the ONLY way to get rid of Vince. It must have sucked for Hunter having to think of his wife and his three daughters while having to answer these questions. It doesn't excuse his roundabout answers, but that certainly must have played into his entire thought process.

[@kevinw8276]

Maybe something along the lines of "its a lot to take in. We're still processing this mentally and emotionally." That sounds legit enough. If I just found out my father in law liked pooping on people that would take a minute to click

[@erikcruz5465]

People also have to consider that there are 6 grandchildren that will have to go to school from middle school to college, in Shane’s son’s case. He’s in a hell of a position there. I agree he should have e said at least a little non answer, like Corny said. However, he has to be waaaaaaaaay more careful than everyone else. As a father, I can’t imagine

[@pisto30]

Exactly this. This isn't some scripted storyline. There are real live people to consider in all this besides the talent people watch on TV every week.

[@flyguy7825]

No, he shouldn't have said what Jim Corvette would have said because if Jim cordett would have said it he would have had so many follow-up questions because he would have opened the door for the media to pounce on him with other questions about Vince McMahon and the allegations. He went straight to shutting it down and focusing on the pay-per-view and the Netflix deal and the positives. That's what you're supposed to do. That's PR 101.

[@djsognal]

​@@flyguy7825If you think that Triple H handled it as PR 101, you don't know anything about PR.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

I really like seeing everyone on here goes "he should have just said..." Meanwhile, they have never been in any situation even remotely comparable to this. I wonder how many of these people even had a single live microphone in front of them? Had they ever been interviewed? Had they even done as little as speak at their sibling's wedding? It's really really easy when it's not your own skin in the game. It's really easy when you know your own kids aren't going to have to live with this. "Triple H should have just.." yeah, right.

[@dominicarroyo6269]

​@@randomlyfactual1943that's because everyone is looking at this as a TV series rather than real life and falling to understand that real investigations especially ones this big don't play out like people think it does on tv while not also considering how these people feel to on a personal level. Everyone wants them to be guilty for whatever reason and to see this play out like a show for entertainment for their own amusement and nothing else

[@dominicd.292]

I'm surprised they agreed to do a press conference.

[@fuscinula]

"I definitely should have used that sledgehammer when I had the chance".

[@greedygiddy2386]

Neckbeards mad that he can't comment on a legal case that is currently on going

[@bobbobb5759]

It's not that.. lol... its the absolute terrible way he answered thats jus..awkward. he didn't read it ? things are amazing? no HHH...things are fking awful lmao

[@OmegaRedFan]

You're mad Triple H isn't a good leader.

[@Goawaykidyoubotherme]

Then say that. Don't say that crap

[@kamfisher1714]

@@bobbobb5759He answered it bluntly maybe he should’ve wore a Russian wig, that would’ve satisfied you.

[@kamfisher1714]

@@OmegaRedFanYou’re mad that everyone is not blaming everyone in WWE and triple for Vince’s actions