Triple H and Drew McIntyre on the WWE ThunderDome & engaging with fans virtually | First Take

WWE EVP of Global Talent Strategy & Development Triple H and WWE champion Drew McIntyre join First Take to discuss the changes made to adjust to no fans being at events, engaging with virtual fans and the possibility of Stephen A. Smith entering the ring.
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[@jasonjimerson7046]

At least Steven A. has some classic wrestling knowledge to pull off this interview.

[@adamwade8801]

Stephen A mentions Jimmy Superfly Snuka Triple H: 👁👄👁

[@anasshahid224]

👏👌

[@hoodiejaja4095]

😂😂🤣

[@TheCre88tor]

6:16 - Yes, Stephen A.!!!!!!! Come To The WWE! He Would Be The Black Paul Heyman Promo Wise!!!!

[@dwadeisthegoat2020]

Facts

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

And Kellerman the next Michael Cole

[@xIcy]

@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. LMAOOOOO

[@voz3704]

As Much as Stephen A annoys me, he'd be GOLD in WWE

[@trelopaoktsaki]

Just Imagine SAS goes on a WWE Show and he would promoting a Reborn of WCW from TNT. How cool would it be if WCW comes back with the NWO as the opposites of the McMahons.

[@franciscocortez5677]

It’s great to see ESPN acknowledge WWE once in a while!

[@gregharper6382]

Yea!

[@giovannigraham6290]

Wrestling isn't real

[@BigKamar]

Runya Bere I think people know it’s 2020

[@dom12011]

chris Bronson just like your mother

[@voz3704]

@@giovannigraham6290 Neither is your originality

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

HHH vs Drew at Wrestlemania 37

[@sourpatchwrapper]

NO

[@malikabercrombie9513]

Yes

[@Last-In-Line]

@@sourpatchwrapper i rather see that than HHH against some like Orton for the hundred time. Or Drew McIntyre vs someone he already faced 100 times. Plus I think it was HHH that brought Drew in the business. It would be a great storyline. Unless CM Punk comes back to WWE. Then I wouldn't mind Drew vs Punk.

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

@Fortnite Gamer i haven't really watched wrestling the last 4 years like i did from 99 to 2015. I didn't know that match between HHH and Orton at Crown jewel was for HHH career on the line.

[@DownfallWrestling]

The Thunderdome looks sick🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bryanmelendez6403]

Drew is legit. He got it all.

[@matthewbush2371]

Triple h and the chosen one the championship drew McIntyre fist conversation on first take

[@Mr_Miracle]

Stephen A Smith would be a great manager much like Paul Heyman, every day he does a promo for ESPN

[@gregharper6382]

Wrestling Never stopped! other sports aren’t amassing them lol! If anything it’s the other way around! WWE had a bubble Long before the NBA even started discussing it

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

i don't get what you mean.

[@TheStreetAnalyst]

Lol I could see Stephen A Smith managing the New Day(as heels) and adding to their hyperactive personality 🤣

[@willzimmermann9425]

Ya spending 400 on a virtual meet and greet sounds so worth it

[@tufoinproductions]

It's $125 but I'm with you on your point

[@darriongray2013]

Well Mfers Are WEIRDOS so if they wanna be Weird they gonna have to pay to be weird

[@AlejandraSanchez-nc2dw]

Drew The best wwe champions 💪

[@dntwasteit8547]

Stephen A and Drew McIntyre this is a strange encounter

[@DJ_FIFO]

Man Stephen A would be a great advocate lol get it done WWE

[@victorarredondo304]

Next time wwe comes to dallas. Oh boy he would work the crowd

[@malikabercrombie9513]

@@victorarredondo304 Wrestlemania 38 comes back to Dallas

[@TheKlevon24]

Drew McIntyre is so great

[@savageaf6023]

If we ever get back to having live crowds again and the wwe is in Dallas, I would love to see Stephen a come to the show and troll cowboys fan

[@voz3704]

HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS?!

[@malikabercrombie9513]

Wrestlemania 38 comes back to Dallas

[@anasshahid224]

WWE and Vince McMahon are true innovators,always stepping up and putting on great shows 👏👏👏

[@EastHumbled]

Can you imagine Stephen Manager type rants? Get it don't Hunter lol

[@anonymous-pb7dy]

someone should start petition to get stephen a as a manager in the wwe

[@echoasis1935]

I would love to see a Drew vs HHH match

[@dootek]

Luv me some Trip. He's done plenty wrestling. He's definitely earned the right to chill for as long as he needs. SAS as a manager is masterful if he had the time to really build it.

[@Noneblue39]

Amazing to see how far drew has come

[@shoulderlabrum520]

LOL maybe they should not of shouted out "SuperFly" ... dont want to be associated with him.......

[@depressedrocketsfan2880]

Lmao

[@roycuffee8387]

As a life king pro wrestling fan this was such a joy to watch even tho I feel the WWE is a joke right now this brought some legitimacy to the product

[@KingGeorgieIII]

The WWE needs to bring Stephen A on one of their Texas Road trips so he can come out to the ring and cut a promo on the Cowboys 🤣🤣🤣

[@djdannyd816]

Triple H Vs Drew McIntyre 💰🔥

[@bermudabryson5179]

Drew deserves to be champ, and the wwe true fans respect the wwe wrestlers women and men. Regardless of what people think. An Triple H is a legend.

[@DaChampDH]

I can see Steven A as a Bad guy in WWE lmao!

[@Disheartened6]

FINALLY they brought up SAS could be in wrestling as a bad manager😂😂😂😂😂 I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT😂

[@edwinlopez4743]

Cool🔥

[@bigdaddytrichardson4994]

Charly 2 Shows I see you haha getting that ESPN and WWE money. Get your hustle on girl...

[@roosterknightforkingjesus2093]

I do think the Triple H and Drew McIntyre would have one heck of a feud. 2006 Triple H vs 2020 Drew McIntyre anybody. Like we're Triple H does a swerve on Drew McIntyre and brings back the authority and works with Sheamus and has Keith Lee as his new muscle. I'm just thinking of the new angle where Seamus and Keith we still act like they can't stand each other well they're both best friends with Drew McIntyre. And even Randy Orton can be involved. Where's Seamus keep Lee and Drew McIntyre are having a match against the hurt business where they lose are plants famous at the end of the match acts like he's going to Brogue kick Keith Lee. Where McIntyre jumps in the way and Sheamus Brogue kick and then starts laughing. And then keighley with him. And then Lee looked at him with the series face first and then starts laughing himself and they both start attacking McIntyre. And then Randy Orton's music please Yaks like he's coming down to save McIntyre for some reason. And he acts all nice and goes to pick up who McIntyre and then hit someone with an RKO and then they hold him and then punt kick him. And then Raw goes off the air. They come out the next week say that they're forming a new generation of suffering and they say that there is a captain that is fighting your ship. Then the week after they say that the boss is pissed off and he's coming to bring Justice to the perpetrators that have ransacked the WWE. And nobody is going to rest until they're they're arrested and brought the authorities. Because evolution doesn't stop. and you know the rest of the story. Merry Christmas my people. I'm a big WWE fan but I'm an even bigger Jesus fan. I hope everybody finds Jesus and it's okay if not. To each their own enjoy your Christmas find peace have good health and have fun. it's good to retrieve and retreat we need to find that kind of peace I find it in WWE and I find it in God it's okay if you don't just enjoy yourself.

[@RobertKeilOK]

Can we just get beyond Thunderdome?

[@voz3704]

Well, all the children told me we don't need another hero

[@JACKYBWOII]

Spoony would be proud

[@mistahj218]

If coach can definitely Stephan A can

[@bingevintage8124]

Imagine Stephen A guy vs a Paul heyman guy

[@Mikel424]

Lmao this is hilarious.

[@Lebronallstat]

sas vs max lets go in the ring lol

[@howboutnow974]

Stephen A. managing wrestlers under the moniker 'The Salty Bloviator'.

[@rahulmaharaj1997]

Drew McIntyre = New Triple H

[@thegreatcharlie8679]

Stephen A in wwe that will be epic

[@abigailrivera7945]

adventure time

[@themadscientist3600]

I wanna get into a wrestling match with charly.

[@victorarredondo304]

Tag team

[@gentlefistinfinity9780]

Stephen A. Smith is a lot like Bobby "the Brain" Henan because he loves to run his mouth and throw tantrums like Henan did. 🤣🤣

[@briang3352]

Is WWE consider an sport or just entertainment.

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

BOTH

[@FredyVergara]

Randy orton losing Confirmed

[@keshavkaranjit3066]

drew mcintyre should win the match at summerslam.he beat roman reign ,brocklesnar, seth rollins, dean ambrose, bigshow,finn balor.randyorton is legend but its drew mcintyre time.

[@anthonys9892]

Who are you two roody-poo?

[@Calico997]

It pissed me off drew barely a star rn when him and barrett would of been perfect heels for 10 plus years wwe fucked them selves over with cena

[@danielreamer8382]

I don’t care where they do it as long as they do it I mean they could do it out of the pc they could do it in a abandoned warehouse down the street at Bob’s house under a funeral moon or out of a barn I don’t care just as long as they do it

[@kingmagick8165]

Wwe sucks now a days its a kiddie show with bad writing and acting bad scripts just awful, i encourage any wrestling fan reading this to check out aew all elite wrestling and most importantly wednesday night dynamite every wednesday night on tnt

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

AEW SUCKS

[@jojojoget4988]

One thing I love about WWE is that they aren't on the bandwagon of BLM. ALL LIVES MATTER!

[@nabilhassan4689]

They kneeled on the show and wore blm t shirts so there you go

[@williejamison7487]

hey guys Amanda Paige Jamison call me Paige 21 year old database know me right way pick me way Choice me say that WWE EVP wait my question Triple h listen closely me in ESPN lot of questions me do have it be here drew McIntyre engaged to me no fans but things me Smart better change drew McIntyre married me get ready can do it Sugar free wedding cake for me me on RAW red shirt drew McIntyre wait for me ask my mom dad say thank you so much won.t let you down promise you wedding dress wedding ring see you soon church much it that it

[@williejamison7487]

help me please Camera see me here our house everybody home just me only one me still mad him drew McIntyre so much

[@fiatlux1656]

Lose the flashy lights and effects and hollywood scripts and show up to evey match with some attitude watch how quick WWE could knock off AEW

[@williejamison7487]

no can be guys guys hear me hello help me please choice me get married engaging for me triple h first take going on here have to stop talk to me look up just me Amanda Paige Jamison database 21 year old hello somebody on you tube channel way blow comment my dad my father name willie Jamison purple come on please second change drew McIntyre pick out wedding dress fit me that it

[@williejamison7487]

have me done Smith hey my name Amanda Paige Jamison call me Paige know me right know your name Smith much it

[@williejamison7487]

22 year old now grownup today my birthday pass way you want you to go way for me tell triple H hi lot few questions

[@anything9322]

He did not beat roman reigns

[@asianfireflie]

90th comment

[@tylernorton6440]

This ain’t a sport stop treating it like one

[@sephron17]

the definition of sports is as follows: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. So unsurprisingly, you're wrong

[@duvaltilwedie904]

they are entertainers just like football and basketball stop the disrespect acting like you never watched as a kid.

[@liamtwohig4095]

sephron17 it’s a TV show. It’s just an act. A physical act but that’s all it is. To call this kind of wrestling a “sport” is embarrassing. It’s Sports Entertainment not sports.

[@AshantiSeabron]

I'd rather watch WWE than your boring YT vids :)

[@bhasinanant]

@@liamtwohig4095 It's a sport. It's just not a traditional competitive combat sport. Still takes a lot of talent and practice to do what they do and entertain while at it. The who wins and what happens is the entertainment and the storytelling part. Their in-ring performances are the sport part of it.

[@ameetsander9344]

WWE sucks now

[@LukaSpecial]

WWE is a joke.

[@ninjanick84]

This is not a sport. I know it has fans but it is more a kin to boardway..stop ✋

[@victorarredondo304]

Sports Entertainment. It's literally in the term.

[@jjclaxton1652]

If E-Sports is considered a sport then wrestling should be considered as well

[@victorarredondo304]

@@jjclaxton1652 I have a better example. I compare wrestling to synchronized swimming. Several people working together to have the best performance. It's an Olympic sport.

[@decepticonxhunter4850]

Broadway actors don't usually risk being paralyzed or dead when they perform. A lot of things about what pro wrestling/sports entertainment are predetermined, but have some respect for the risks these people take on a weekly basis.

[@ninjanick84]

@@decepticonxhunter4850 no one said they arent respected for what they do. But ballerinas risk paralysis and injury too. I don't think they belong on ESPN. Physical theater is not sports.

[@davontesweat574]

lame

[@AshantiSeabron]

Imagine calling something lame while your last name is sweat

[@davontesweat574]

@@AshantiSeabron Imagine being a Virgin who still plays WWE2K20

[@AshantiSeabron]

@@davontesweat574 Happily Engaged thanks :) Thanks for watching my videos!

[@davontesweat574]

@@AshantiSeabron no I just browsed your channel and learned everything I needed to know about you.That fact that youre engaged and play wwe2k20 on youtube just makes me want to pray for you.

[@AshantiSeabron]

@@davontesweat574 I appreciate that man! I've never heard of looking at someone's channel and getting the full 411 on them, but I guess I'll take your word for it :) I love WWE and my fiance does as well. I hope you get all of this hate out of your heart brotha, if you see content you don't like on YT just don't click on the video It's really that simple. I'll be praying for you this Sunday at church, and then heading home to watch SummerSlam! It's been great getting to know you Davonte, have an amazing weekend!