Triple H: If We Were Afraid Of Criticism, We Wouldn’t Put On A Show Every Week

WWE Unreal takes fans behind the curtain and into the backstage area and writer’s room of WWE. The five episode series is out now on Netflix and chronicles WWE from the Netflix premiere in January to WrestleMania 41 in April.

Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Triple H commented on why now is the right time for the series.

“In today’s world, with the internet, half the fun for our fans is speculating around what is going on behind the scenes anyway. We decided to let them take a look. We’re not exactly showing you everything and how the magic is done or how the tricks are done, but we’re giving you the behind-the-scenes and showing you what goes into this. A lot of people think it’s just ‘these athletes show up and they put on a show’ and that’s it. ‘It’s all predetermined so it’s easy.’ It’s not that at all. There are a million things that go into this and a lot of complex navigating and it’s a fascinating look. For people that are fans, it’ll verify why they are and for those that aren’t, it gives you an interesting look inside of what we do and will probably make them more interested when they see all the behind-the-scenes to make this show come to life,” he said.

Asked if there were concerns about letting fans in too much and allowing them to be more critical, Triple H replied, “We looked at every aspect of that, the positives and the negatives and weighed it out. You can’t be afraid to do something in life. You can’t be afraid, ‘Somebody might criticize this.’ If we were afraid that somebody might criticize what we do, we wouldn’t put on a show every week. It’s part of what makes us wonderful and what we do. You can look at behind the scenes. No different than a sport. ‘This coach doesn’t know what he’s doing. I would have done this and that would have been better.’ You can think all those things, but seeing what goes into it. People who weren’t fans of F1 see what goes into it and it has increased their respect of the industry and what the athletes go through and what goes into bringing a race to life. I think this increases the respect level for what we do. Are there people who are going to criticize? Yes. Are they going to see things out of context or moments in time that they want to criticize and jump on? Absolutely. At the end of the day, we put on an amazing entertainment program that is seen by millions of millions around the globe. This is a look into what everybody behind the scenes goes through to put this show on. It is their life and passion. We all come at it from that point of view. At the end of the day, the passion earns respect from our fans and that’s why we’re doing it.”

While making the media rounds, Triple H provided further insight into the show. You can find his full comments here.

All five episodes of WWE Unreal are now streaming on Netflix.

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