Triple H Talks About Vince McMahon's Opinion Of NXT, How Much He Watches NXT, More

With NXT Takeover: Unstoppable running tomorrow, interest in NXT has reached a fever pitch. Triple H held a media conference call today to talk about the special, as well as the NXT brand in general. During the call, HHH was asked about how CEO Vince McMahon feels about the brand, and most notably Vince's reaction to WrestleMania weekend.

"He was blown away," said Triple H. "I didn't know he was going to come until the last minute. He just dropped me a note and said he'd be there in a bit"

Triple H then noted that Vince McMahon gave him the finances and opportunity to create something special at NXT, and that McMahon was impressed with what he did. However, there were hurdles that Triple H and NXT faced getting to run a show during WrestleMania weekend.

"They saw the success of what we were doing from a television standpoint," explained Triple H. "They were excited about it. San Jose was a tipping point. That all came together last minute for the facility, and I jumped on it. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to convince people that it was the right thing to do. I pushed for it hard and executed it. Vince was on board, but he was getting a lot of push back for it."

Triple H said that the show was a huge paradigm shift for NXT, and got a lot of executives on board, saying "You couldn't stand in that building and not think 'Holy sh-t, this is something special.'"

During the call, Triple H also said that Vince McMahon doesn't watch NXT religiously, but Triple H will often show him things that he needs to see. He mentioned that when McMahon needs something for a particular segment, he'll pitch it, which is what happened with Kevin Owens this week.