On Ric Flair: "Ric is one of my best friends. Ric doesn't know when to walk away. Ric doesn't want to be told to walk away. And Ric can't afford to walk away. Ric has lived every day of his life like it's the last for almost the fifty years he's been in the business. In Ric's mind, it's still 1982, he's on top of the world, he's young, he's got a lot of money. Ric has never questioned spending. We have a term on the road where if you go out and you have a crazy night that you spent a ludicrous amount of money or you just lose it one day and you can't go through another airport and you're trying to get a jet instead, we call it 'Naitching.' Ridiculously spending money for no point is called 'Naitching.'"
On The UFC & Evolving: I don't think we have to evolve. It's two totally different things. I think now especially there's this thing like, "oh it's very similar." I don't see us needing to evolve to what UFC does because quite frankly sometimes the fights are long and boring, guys lying around and sometimes the fights are fast and over in five seconds. I've always thought one of the things about us, if you look at us solely from a sports standpoint, is that we always give you a good show. We're never going to give you a crap game.
I think if anybody needs to evolve, it's them. Give more of an entertainment standpoint. Give more form; they just have fighters who walk in in T-shirts and shorts and just stand there and then they fight and then they win and then they go "thanks, I'd like to thank my sponsors" and then they leave. The whole world was up in arms when Brock was flipping people off and was cussing at the beer company because they didn't give him any money and everyone thought, "oh my god, he's disrespectful," -- the whole world was talking about it. They couldn't wait to see him get beat up. And then he did well, and he beat some guys and then people jump on his bandwagon going "Brock's the greatest." I'm good friends with Floyd Mayweather and Floyd would be the first to tell ya, "I make the most money in boxing and I have the biggest buyers because I have the biggest mouth." He'd be the first guy to tell you that. That's what it's about. Sports is entertainment.
So, when a young wrestler is obviously roiding up, do we call it Triple H'ing?
Posted By: Karl (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Way to throw your mentor under the bus there, Triple H!
Stay classless...jackass.
Posted By: Glazer (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM
At least Ric Flair EARNED his spot. He did not have to marry the boss' daughter just to be employed.
Posted By: Ziggy (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Triple H SHOULD be worried about UFC: UFC are real fighters who can whup Triple H's butt in a nano second!
Posted By: The Fuj (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Triple H should apologize to Ric Flair fo9r his insensitive comments.
Posted By: jackie (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Levesqueing is the act of taking it up the ass from Vince.
Posted By: Guest#0877 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Triple H comes off as a jerk in these quotes. Just mean stuff from a guy in charge of the WWE.
Posted By: kaerkea (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Generally best friends dont throw each other under the bus like that. Saying it to your face is one thing, but tearing you down in an interview is pretty lame.
Posted By: Guest#7858 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Triple H shoud concern himself with doing a better job of finding great WWE talent. So far he is 0 for 2:
Sin Cara
Kharma
Posted By: Corky Cruz (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Whoa I'm not the biggest HHH fan, but he told the truth about Flair. Brutal but true.
Posted By: swiftychampleone (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Once again the same person makes the four first posts in a row with four different names.
Posted By: The Unit (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
If you guys really knew anything about Ric Flair and his current financial situation you would know Hunter is speaking the truth. It's called tough love and I'm sure he's said the same thing to Ric's face. Ric has lived his gimmick and now he is paying the price. Google a recent story written on Flair and his financial problems and enlighten yourselves.
Posted By: Guest#5803 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Wow. My friend who is a ludicrous spender and a naitch fan is going to use that term.
Posted By: Guest#0550 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:57 AM
so Scott Hall is an alcoholic and you don't think his friends can say that he is an alcoholic and has issues? They should publicly deny? Ric Flair's financial problems are well documented. Nobody is throwing anybody under the bus here. It's already public knowledge.
Posted By: Guest#4927 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Ric Flair is a clown. He's always been a god awful wrestler and should have retired 25 years ago. This guy makes me laugh. The greatest thing he does is the face flop. He's more like the Harlem Globetrotter wrestler. Funny for kids, but will never be taken seriously.
Posted By: Guest#2508 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Ha. You can tell the TNA fans because they think enabling is being a true friend. You can't blame the TNA fans for that based on who they look up to.
Posted By: Guest#3191 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM
At least Ric Flair EARNED his spot. He did not have to marry the boss' daughter just to be employed.
Posted By: Ziggy (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Wasn't Trips already employed BEFORE he was married to Steph? I'm just saying...
Posted By: This Guy (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:17 PM
He made a legit point about MMA needing to find a way to make their fighters a little more entertaining. Not in the actual fights. But a way to draw attention to up and coming fighters outside the cage. Ultimate Fighter does it, but half of those guys wont make it.
Posted By: K. Bett (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Ric Flair is a clown. He's always been a god awful wrestler and should have retired 25 years ago. This guy makes me laugh. The greatest thing he does is the face flop. He's more like the Harlem Globetrotter wrestler. Funny for kids, but will never be taken seriously.
Posted By: Guest#2508 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Always???? Did you like just start watching TNA or something??? You're either one of the biggest trolls ever, or just one of the dumbest people ever.
Posted By: chAd_b (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Ric Flair is a clown. He's always been a god awful wrestler and should have retired 25 years ago. This guy makes me laugh. The greatest thing he does is the face flop. He's more like the Harlem Globetrotter wrestler. Funny for kids, but will never be taken seriously.
Posted By: Guest#2508 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:06 PM
I hate to admit it, I really do, but this ass-clown might be right. Now, Chad_ b has a point. 25 years ago Flair was awesome, the man, etc...but now....it's a crying shame. Just a sweet, sweet crying shame. If this had been said about someone like Sting, Hulk Hogan or Jeff Jarrett I would agree 100%.
Posted By: TheBig500 (Registered) on September 15, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Ric Flair is a clown. He's always been a god awful wrestler and should have retired 25 years ago. This guy makes me laugh. The greatest thing he does is the face flop. He's more like the Harlem Globetrotter wrestler. Funny for kids, but will never be taken seriously.
Posted By: Guest#2508 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Best be trolling, you watching the wrong TV broski move on to something else and stop posting here!
Posted By: Guest#3963 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Triple H SHOULD be worried about UFC: UFC are real fighters who can whup Triple H's butt in a nano second!
Posted By: The Fuj (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:34 AM
UFC is as fake as the WWE and NASCAR and FOOTBALL. It is all scripted who will win. Dana White has every said that a few times over the years.
Posted By: Guest#9829 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM
when I worked with ric back in the 70's in columbia sc he was great. but an ass out of the ring. im suprised he lived this long
Posted By: mark (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Yeah, I'm pretty convinced that half of these posts are from the same person
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:59 PM
You know, he may sound like a jerk, but he's actually right about UFC. Brock is the biggest draw UFC has because he actually has a personality. UFC fans get so mad at him for "disrespecting their sport" but then a million of them pay to watch him fight. It wouldn't kill them to teach a few more guys to act like Brock.
Posted By: CJ (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:07 PM
I appreciate his honest about Flair and also I see his point on the UFC. Entertainment does sell. But the counterpoint is the professionalism of other organizations like the NFL. It's a tough balance.
Posted By: Chico Whoretiz (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:15 PM
Boxing is dead.
Posted By: Guest#5530 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:18 PM
no.
Posted By: Guest#7942 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:18 PM
MMA is lame...
Posted By: Guest#7152 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:18 PM
Fights are fast and over? did he seriously say this when the majority of the matches do not even last 5 minutes in wrestling? Five minutes is the amount of one MMA round, I mean what a stupid comment. Cena and Barret was what...two minutes? Stupid comment from the HGH'd Caveman brow, banana nosed, big toothed, skinny wristed doofus.
Posted By: Guest#0639 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:21 PM
At least Ric Flair EARNED his spot. He did not have to marry the boss' daughter just to be employed.
Posted By: Ziggy (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Wow. Ric Flair earned his spot? You know wrestling is a work, right? All due respect to the man, but how does one go about "earning" his spot? The promoter must take a special interest in you for you to "earn" your spot. Ric Flair was Jim Crockett's pet since he ended up in the Carolinas, and he was one of the biggest politicians in pro wrestling. Triple H is really no different in this aspectm as he was politicking with the kliq before screwing Steph. Why do you think Vinny Mac was okay with Triple H entering his family? He was Vinny's pet project, ala Hogan. It's the name of the game. Politicans= Top guys.
Posted By: HoldenCaulfield (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 01:56 PM
'Naitching...that's funny. And more than a little sad.
Posted By: Havok (Registered) on September 15, 2011 at 01:59 PM
Triple H is spot on about UFC. They have a great audience and I mean a GREAT audience as far as numbers go, but imagine if they let their fighters be more free to speak their minds. Imagine if someone came along with an ego that everyone, UFC diehard or not, wanted to see get his ass kicked or see if he could back up his words. For me, UFC is fun to watch when I'm in the mood to see it, but I'm not all that enthralled by it. Wrestling provides the entertainment and storyline that allows me to get emotionally invested in a way that UFC and its barebones presentation doesn't. I'm not saying UFC should start doing storylines, but more programs that allow the fighters to talk shit and be the heel would get me into it.
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:00 PM
Way to throw your mentor under the bus there, Triple H!
Stay classless...jackass.
Posted By: Glazer (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Mentor?? Now if memory serves me HHH went to Killer Kolowski's school so that was his mentor. Unless this goof means the on screen role with HHH and Flair, hey I guess its still real to him.
Posted By: Paul (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:03 PM
sounds like someones jealous he didnt get invited to go watch brock lesnar fight w/ stone cold, goldberg, JR, paul heyman and the rock..
Posted By: wylun (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:09 PM
Ha. You can tell the TNA fans because they think enabling is being a true friend. You can't blame the TNA fans for that based on who they look up to.
Posted By: Guest#3191 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Just like you can tell who the true WWE fans are on here by their constant butt kissing of HHH. Sad, pathetic marks actually believe that the WWE is better than the UFC. No wonder those losers never got out of their mother's basement or touched a girl they weren't related to.
Posted By: JR (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:10 PM
Who isn't HHH friends with?
Name-dropper says what?
Posted By: Guest#7181 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:10 PM
So, when a young wrestler is obviously roiding up, do we call it Triple H'ing?
Posted By: Karl (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:30 AM
No, because Shawn Michaels was roiding long before Triple H, so I guess it would be called HBKing...
Posted By: The Phenom (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:14 PM
I kind of agree that there are a few things that UFC could improve on such as miking the crowd and post match interviews (there's nothing like thanking sponsors and God for 2 minutes to get yourself over). However, it's hard to believe that HHH doesn't know that WWE is getting caned by UFC on PPV and there's a ring load of things that they need to improve on themselves (like how many stars UFC have created in the past 10 years compared to WWE).
Posted By: Baron Skinny (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:21 PM
Triple H was a firm upper midcard/main eventer before he got married. Rock left. Stone cold left.Shawn left for years. Bret left. Hall and nash left. Macho Man and Hogan left and the last four guys actively tried to put Vince out of business. Triple H and Undertaker stayed. Loyalty is rewarded in businesss.
Posted By: the get some kid (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:26 PM
Ha. You can tell the TNA fans because they think enabling is being a true friend. You can't blame the TNA fans for that based on who they look up to.
Posted By: Guest#3191 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Just like you can tell who the true WWE fans are on here by their constant butt kissing of HHH. Sad, pathetic marks actually believe that the WWE is better than the UFC. No wonder those losers never got out of their mother's basement or touched a girl they weren't related to.
Posted By: JR (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:10 PM
Ha! Looks like over-compensating and using tired old ineffective insults are more signs of a TNA fan.
Posted By: Guest#7955 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:46 PM
Ric Flair has lots of money?? Hes always getting chased up to pay debts!
Posted By: Guest#1521 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:52 PM
No, because Shawn Michaels was roiding long before Triple H, so I guess it would be called HBKing...
Posted By: The Phenom (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:14 PM
And before Shawn Michaels it was Hulk Hogan, Billy Graham, Dino Bravo, Paul Roma, Rick Martel, Hercules, Powers of Pain, LOD, and many others who also used steroids. And before that it was also female German and Soviet Olympic athletes were given steroids.
Posted By: Chico (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:54 PM
Ha. You can tell the TNA fans because they think enabling is being a true friend. You can't blame the TNA fans for that based on who they look up to.
Posted By: Guest#3191 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Just like you can tell who the true WWE fans are on here by their constant butt kissing of HHH. Sad, pathetic marks actually believe that the WWE is better than the UFC. No wonder those losers never got out of their mother's basement or touched a girl they weren't related to.
Posted By: JR (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:10 PM
Enabling is still a much worse character flaw. But go ahead and continue to feel superior to people for posting on a wrestling comment section while you post on a wrestling comment section.
Posted By: Guest#5133 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 03:00 PM
i never roided!
Posted By: paul roma (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 03:32 PM
I'm going to defend Trip on the "UFC not evolving" comment: yes, they've sold out shows on 3 continents in the last year; yes they've gotten their fighters deals with Bud Light, Burger King, Under Armour, Nike, Safe Auto, Gatorade, and K Swiss; yes, they've signed a deal with the biggest network on broadcast television- and gotten the primetime and NFL exposure that goes with it-; and YES, they've purchased their only legitimate competition.
But, not ONCE have they opened any of their shows with a super cool pyro display.
Point: Triple H.
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 03:33 PM
Don't normally agree with the H, but he is right about the statement sports is entertainment.
Posted By: Guest#5623 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 03:38 PM
So, when a young wrestler is obviously roiding up, do we call it Triple H'ing?
Posted By: Karl (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Amazing......clap clap clap clap.
Posted By: Guest#2972 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 03:38 PM
First off, I want even go on the long rant about how he feels the need to publicly address Ric Flair.......but as for UFC, in THIS DAY AND AGE they are in another STRATOSPHERE when it comes to popularity and whatever else compared to wrestling. Yeah, they are the ones that really need change alright...
Posted By: wcwfan (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 03:49 PM
WOW. This actually might be the stupidest thing that I've ever heard. Seriously. UFC has to evolve? What the flick does he call them moving to FOX? Has HHH ever seen any of their ratings and PPV buys? What the hell is he basing success off of? UFC hasn't even hit their prime yet (that will come when they're able to put on shows in places like Madison Square Garden) and they're consistently blowing the WWE away in almost every category.
Ever since HHH became a suit, he's been getting real political. By political I mean ignorant, of course. This past Monday on RAW he acutually argues that Cena became successful because he was able to win over the WWE crowd. The same WWE crowd that heckles him half the time from city to friggin' city.
Posted By: ECLutch (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 04:10 PM
"We're never going to give you a crap game."
That's all they've been doing, almost non-stop since X-Seven. There have been moments, matches here and there even sustained runs when it seemed like things might improve (the fall of 2008 being a good example) but when you face facts it's been one fat load of shit for 10.5 years. One of the worst runs any single company has ever seen and the worst run the business has ever seen.
The man largely responsible was the one who contributed the opening quote, by the way.
Posted By: guy listening (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 04:51 PM
"I've always thought one of the things about us, if you look at us solely from a sports standpoint, is that we always give you a good show. We're never going to give you a crap game."
Can't say I agree with that at all. WWE has put on countless bad shows over the years, many of them during 2003, a time when HHH was the main guy (not all his fault though).
Posted By: Bubba (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 07:18 PM
Way to throw your mentor under the bus there, Triple H!
Stay classless...jackass.
Posted By: Glazer (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Mentor?? Now if memory serves me HHH went to Killer Kolowski's school so that was his mentor. Unless this goof means the on screen role with HHH and Flair, hey I guess its still real to him.
Posted By: Paul (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 02:03 PM
hey smart ass, get a thesaurus, look up the difference between TEACHER and MENTOR....Was your math teacher a your mentor? Was your 1st grade teacher your mentor?? Triple H didnt neccessarily look up to Kowalski, as he did Ric Flair.
Posted By: Guest#7237 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 09:19 PM
Spending $60 for a "meh" PPV is naitching.
Posted By: Bartoloco (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 09:21 PM
Good lord, could you UFC "fan"boys lighten up! HHH is not dissing the UFC, hes just SUGGESTING a few ideas for vanilla fighters like GREY MAYNARD to help get thier face out there more!
Go ahead, see who gets more lime light, Frankie Edgar or Jon (I have a MARKETABLE nickname) "Bones" Jones!
TNA suffers for this very reason as well.
Posted By: sourcreamNonion (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 09:47 PM
One of the main ingredients for a Pro-wrestler is that he must have personality and be able to project that in cutting promos while garning interest.
That same ingredient is not necessary in MMA. Only thing that matters in MMA is winning fights and showing up for promotional spots (some fighters like NDiaz have not mastered that part yet).
But having that ingredient is what the elite athletes have in every sport, CBarkley, RLewis, JMcEnroe. When these guys did interviews people stop and listen.
Posted By: TheR (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:15 PM
That same ingredient is not necessary in MMA. Only thing that matters in MMA is winning fights and showing up for promotional spots (some fighters like NDiaz have not mastered that part yet).
Posted By: TheR (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Shheeeeiiiit. So why is it, fighters like Shane Carwin have 12-0 before he got a title shot, while Brock lost his first fight and got a title shot 2 fights later?!?! And didnt Machida go 14-0 before he got his first title shot, while Forrest Griffen had less then half those fights, worse record, and got a title shot before him as well.
It really does help your career when people know, and somewhat care about who the hell you are.
Posted By: sourcreamNonion (Guest) on September 16, 2011 at 12:08 AM
"We're never going to give you a crap game."
Did i read this right?
Posted By: Guest#7642 (Guest) on September 16, 2011 at 07:38 AM
Ric Flair is a clown. He's always been a god awful wrestler and should have retired 25 years ago. This guy makes me laugh. The greatest thing he does is the face flop. He's more like the Harlem Globetrotter wrestler. Funny for kids, but will never be taken seriously.
Posted By: Guest#2508 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Best be trolling, you watching the wrong TV broski move on to something else and stop posting here!
Posted By: Guest#3963 (Guest) on September 15, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Um, yeah, Guest #3963, it's pretty obvious that YOU were the fucking moron who posted the Flair comment. YOU should move on to something else and quit wasting our time ready your horseshit! Why would you even comment on this if it wasn't you?! Idiot troll.
Posted By: Guest#7512 (Guest) on September 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM
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