Triple H discusses creative vision and emotional connection ahead of WWE Survivor Series

NEW DELHI: In preparation for Saturday's highly anticipated Survivor Series premium live event, WWE Chief Creative Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque has been engaging in press interviews, shedding light on his approach to leading the creative team and making booking decisions for Raw, SmackDown, and main roster premium live events (PLEs).


In a recent conversation with Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso, Triple H discussed the intricate process of integrating multiple storylines into the upcoming WarGames matches and ensuring that talents not directly involved in title pictures or featured on the PLE card still have creative direction.Barrasso praised Triple H for his ability to maintain a cohesive narrative, to which The Game attributed his own experiences as a performer.
"I started at zero and saw all the various stages of it. I've worked in front of basically no people, and I've worked the biggest shows in the world. I understand the process–the successes and the failures," Triple H explained. "Even when you get an opportunity to move up the card, then you're moved back down, and you're not sure if you're going to get that opportunity again–I've been there."

Reflecting on his learning experiences from his father-in-law, Vince McMahon, who played a pivotal role in booking WWE television for almost fifty years, Triple H emphasized McMahon's advice to put oneself in the seats of the audience. McMahon's philosophy was to book what people want to feel and see, a sentiment that Triple H carries with him in his current role.
"Vince taught me years ago, you put yourself in the seats and you'll never go wrong. You've always got to maintain that perspective. I started out as a fan. Book what people want to feel and see," Triple H affirmed.
While acknowledging past debates on whether WWE always delivered what fans wanted to see, Triple H shifted the focus to the present generation of talent. He credited the current crop of performers for their dedication to putting on the best possible show, emphasizing their genuine love for the industry.
"We don't take our fan base for granted. And the way our talent operates is different from other generations. They want to go out there and put on the best possible show they can," Triple H stated. "A lot of these kids are already invested–they grew up wanting to do this. And if they didn't, they fell in love with it by learning from people who grew up wanting to be in this business, and that's how they learned the respect for it. To me, that's what makes you successful. That connection with our fan base, that's a big part of our core."