Triple H is “creatively bankrupt” and should consider stepping aside, says WWE veteran

Triple H has taken over the creative direction of WWE since replacing his son-in-law Vince McMahon in July 2022. In the late 1990s, WWE General Manager Vince Russo thought the game should go away.

Russo wrote a storyline for WWE while RAW was regularly rated the highest in the show’s history. In 1999, McMahon left the company and joined WCW after being told he needed to hire a nanny to take care of his children.

In an interview Hannibal TVRusso said Triple H was a “great wrestler” but questioned his writing skills. He also raised concerns about RAW and SmackDown being three-hour weekly shows.

“I watch these shows and all I see are the same angles repeated over and over and over to the point of nausea,” Russo said. “That tells me Triple H is creatively bankrupt, so he needs to step aside and get some people in there who understand writing and know how to write a television show and understand wrestling, otherwise, like I said, bro, six hours of WWE, every week, do you know how old and boring that would be? (35:07 – 35:49)

In the same interview, Russo addressed Stephanie McMahon and Triple H’s relationship with Vince McMahon.

Vince Russo on Triple H’s early 2025 plan

On April 19-20, WrestleMania 41 will take place in Las Vegas. Several big names are expected to return, including John Cena, Logan Paul and The Rock. RAW is set to premiere on Netflix on January 6th.

With so much buzz around WWE right now, Vince Russo expects Triple H to have plenty of creative options ahead of WrestleMania. However, after the show airs, he thinks the story issues will come up again:

“Yeah, bro, maybe you can ride the wave from now until WrestleMania,” Russo continued. “They’ve got Cena in their pocket, they might get The Rock back, Logan Paul is coming back. They’re going to pull every rabbit out of that hat. Like WrestleMania’s over bro, and that tank’s empty, good luck with six hours of television every week (35:49 – 36: 16)

Russo also explained why he thinks Roman Reigns’ bloodline storyline is “boring” and not as interesting as many fans think.

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