WWE Hall of Famer Discusses Past Tensions with Triple H

A WWE Hall of Famer has reflected on their challenging relationship with Triple H.

Triple H reportedly had doubts about RVD's abilities, leading to some tension. This was exacerbated by an incident at Survivor Series 2002 where RVD inadvertently injured Triple H.

In a recent episode of his podcast, "1 of a Kind," RVD reminisced about Survivor Series 2003 and discussed his approach to promos. He acknowledged that he could have exerted more influence over the scripts he was given, but at the time, he struggled to feel genuinely interested in the content.

"I mean, I could have taken more control if I would have had ideas, if I would have been inspired to look at their script and then make it my own. But that wasn’t something they I’ve ever really been good at, faking an interest in something. Now, I could probably fake it as an actor. But back then, it was more like I was myself, and so if I really was telling everybody that this match that I had with Christian on Saturday means more to me than anything in my whole life, I’m gonna be laughing at myself, and I’d feel like I’m making myself into an asshole.

But now, I could probably do it. But back then, I really felt more attached to what I was saying. So when I read the script, and it’s like, ‘Cool, whatever,’ then I would never look at that and say, ‘You know what would really make this good? What if I walk into the room, and Booker T had his towel around him, and come out of the shower….’, I didn’t have that kind of inspiration.

I was just like, ‘What do they want from me? I just want to wrestle.’ That is mostly how I felt. Looking back at the ECW promos, I did have some fun with the promos sometimes. They were fun. I feel like they were more what I wanted to say. Then all of a sudden, I had to talk about stuff I didn’t care about, and pretend that I did. The whole agenda was way different,”

RVD also recalled a time when Triple H offered to help him with his promos, which he initially perceived as a slight against his own abilities.

“I was asked about this like a year or two ago. Otherwise, I would have forgot because it’s a really faint memory. But sometime, and this would have been before 2004, I think it was Hunter, offered, I think he pulled me aside and offered [to] help me with my promos.

I think I was insulted by that. My ego [and] competitiveness made me feel like he was saying I couldn’t talk, and I was like, I don’t want to talk like him. ‘I’m RVD, he just don’t get me.’ I think I felt more like that, and that probably, very good chance, could have led to some of the long-term that I had while I was there, possibly, looking back at it,”

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