Triple H: Shaping WWE’s Future, Vince McMahon & The Story Behind John Cena's Heel Turn (E343)

But I went to John and said, what if we pulled the lever that no one wanted to ever pull? And what if we turn your heel? And then John is like, wow, that's bold. And my doctor calls me like five minutes later and he's like, I want you to pack a bag, just take whatever's essential. I want you to get in the car.

I want you to drive to Yale. And I think you're in heart failure. There's nothing, nothing like being in our ring in front of those people controlling their emotions and knowing I'm about to do this and they're going to lose their minds. That is the voice of Triple H to give him his real name, Paul Lovec, the former wrestler turned to chief content officer of WWE, the man who's now leading the way for the global entertainment powerhouse. And can I just say this isn't a conversation just about wrestling?

This is a conversation about a man who's helping to shape one of the biggest businesses on the planet, because he oversees everything from the storylines to developing new talent to deciding the future of the sport, including things like their huge Netflix deal. Look, this was an exclusive conversation we had, Damien, and it was an explosive one as well. It was. It was eye-opening.

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