“NFL is Not Sweating”: Triple H Uses The Rock’s XFL to Put Across a Strong Opinion on WWE’s Behalf

Is AEW a competitor for WWE? Honestly, at this stage no one knows. Several claim that WWE is too high up in the industry to even consider AEW a competitor. On the other hand, some believe WWE has been worried about AEW’s accelerated progress. Well, Triple H has an answer about where WWE and AEW stand in terms of competition.

Triple H believes that AEW and WWE have some form of competition but that only helps in instilling the love for pro-wrestling in the fans. He gave an example of XFL and NFL, claiming that with XFL in the picture, fans will only love football more rather than worrying about which league to support.

“It’s like saying the USFL or XFL is starting up and the NFL is panicking about market share. It’s just going to increase people’s love for football. If you love football that much, you’ll watch all of the football, and it’s great. But the NFL is not sweating that.” H/t The Athletic

He isn’t incorrect. Even when The Rock took over XFL,  he did not launch it as a competitor for NFL. In fact, XFL formed a partnership with NFL to advance the game with innovative rules.

While AEW and WWE may not form a partnership, the existence of the two promotions will help in making pro-wrestling a more loved sport among the fans.

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Triple H believes creating stars takes time in the pro-wrestling industry

During the same conversation, HHH revealed that there was a time when talk shows wanted to only call him or John Cena or other top Superstars. There was a time when HHH suggested Roman Reigns but the show wasn’t interested in that. But today, Reigns is one of the biggest Superstars in WWE.

Triple H (left) and Kurt Angle get together with their championship belts at the ESPN Zone restaurant for a WWE news confernce to announce details of “Wrestlemania XIX,” which will air on pay-per-view.(Photo By: Richard Corkery/NY Daily News via Getty Images)

Therefore, whether there is competition or not, there’s no shortcut to creating a Superstar. Even if AEW didn’t exist, WWE would need time to create Superstars who would dominate the pro-wrestling industry.

In the future, there will be numerous stars that come out of WWE and AEW. They’ll have their own fanbase. Ultimately, all that matters is how much of an impact they had on their fans and in the industry itself. It’s the legacy which counts more than two promotions competing!

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