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TRIPLE H ON SAMOA JOE'S NEW WWE NXT ROLE

Triple H discusses Samoa Joe's new role with WWE NXT in front of and behind the scenes while promoting the WWE return to Madison Square Garden on 9/10 with The New York Post.

“It was something that we were already talking about anyways,” Levesque told The Post.  “And what people tend to focus on, because it’s the visual, is the in front of the camera, the character side of it. But what Joe and I have been talking about for a long period of time, before COVID, probably from the time he started in WWE in general [is] that’s he’s a very smart guy that’s very business-oriented, has a level head, and all those things. And [we discussed,] ‘What is the future like and how can he help build the future,’ and he was enamored with the other side of the business and what we do.”

As PWInsider.com previously reported, Triple H was intimately involved in bringing Joe to the NXT side of things, described as "not wanting him on the board" for others outside WWE.

“There was an opportunity for him to leave one realm and come into the other, but in coming into the other it sort of connected the dots for him to still do something in-ring from a preference standpoint — no different than I do, [or] other performers who have other jobs as well,” Levesque said. “It’s a piece of it, but the bigger component is the talent-development component that he’ll be a big part of. I’m really, really excited about that because again, at this stage of my career, it’s all about developing the next generations of superstars.”

PWInsider.com is told Joe will be working with Canyon Cemen in his new role.

 

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