Triple H explains why WWE decided to “pull back the curtain” with the Unreal series on Netflix

During an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, Triple H explained why WWE decided to “pull back the curtain” with the Unreal series on Netflix…

“I think in today’s world with the internet… half the fun for our fans, I think sometimes, is speculating around what is going on behind the scenes anyways. So 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, if you wanted to use a magic reference, but we’re giving you the behind the scenes. We’re 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. And, you know, it’s all predetermined. So it’s easy. It’s not that at all. There’s a million things that go into this, and a lot of complex navigating, and it’s a fascinating look.”

“We looked at every aspect of it, and the positives and the negatives, and we weighed it out. You can’t be afraid to do something in life. You can’t be afraid that, ‘Well, somebody might criticize us.’ If we were afraid that people might criticize what we do, we wouldn’t put on a show every week. It’s part of what makes us wonderful. You can look at it no different than a sport. You can look at it and say, ‘This coach doesn’t know what he’s doing. I would have done this, and I know that would have been better.’”

“I think of… people that weren’t fans of F1 racing, see the behind the scenes of everything that goes into it, and it has increased their respect of an industry, their respect of what those athletes go through. I think this just increases the respect level for what we do. I think it builds that deeper connection. When you have athletes like Rhea Ripley, who many see as this larger-than-life, never-would-have-a-doubt character, going through the highs and the lows and the pressure and the doubts, the self-doubts, and overcoming those to go out there and perform the way she does, I don’t know how it doesn’t make you appreciate her more as a performer… They do it for the fans. They do it to entertain. They do it because they love what they do.” (quotes courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)