Professional wrestling legend and former WWE star Matt Hardy who is a former 11 times Tag Team champion in WWE recently talked about the retirement of professional wrestling legend and former 14 times WWE World Champion Triple H.
The retirement of Triple H is being considered as one of the most silent retirements in the history of professional wrestling. There is no doubt in the fact that he is one of the biggest inventions of WWE and he has always been huge attraction for the professional wrestling fans. He is a record 14 times WWE World champion, just next to John Cena who has a total of 16 reigns.
Matt Hardy Reflects On The Retirement Of Triple H
Recently he had been suffering from a heart condition and it is being believed that this heart condition has killed his professional wrestling career once and for all. He was rumoured to have a match with AJ Styles but the match could never take place because of his health conditions. And now, we will never see him in action ever again.
Just before WrestleMania 38, he announced his retirement and it was really silent. At the start of the WrestleMania 38 night 2, he entered the ring and left his boots. And that was very much it, the silent retirement of Triple H. It was a very emotional moment. He remained one of the best in ring performers in his prime and his name will always be remembered as a legend of the squared circle.
Matt Hardy who is a former 11 times Tag Team champion in WWE recently spoke to The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy where he talked about the retirement of professional wrestling legend and former 14 times WWE World Champion Triple H. He said;
“You know, I mean it is what it is. I mean we all have to retire one day. I remember I reached out to him after I heard about his condition and spoke to him briefly. Obviously, I’ve known Paul for a very long time, and worked with him many, many times and had good experiences with him. He’s incredible in the ring. He’s one of the smoothest workers you will ever be in the ring with. He’s really smart. He’s a student of the game. He loves the business and obviously, I love this insane sh*t, so I really bond with anybody else who has that much of a love for it.”
“Whenever I came back to WWE those last years 2017 through 2020, I had a great relationship with him. I feel like once he retired from being a full time wrestler and he was more of an office person that NXT was really like his huge passion. He loved that so much with every iota of his heart. That was really special to him, building that from the ground up and creating something special. I got along great with him.”
“I feel like anytime he produced any of our stuff, he had really good ideas and he was really selfless when it came to helping talent, especially once he didn’t have to focus on anything in-ring. He was at his best at that point. So I had a great relationship with him those last three years that I was there, for sure the best.”
“I reached out to him and wanted to make sure he was okay. I was glad he was hopefully recovering well. It sucks he has to retire, but I’m glad he’s healthy because he has a big family and I know he loves his daughters.”
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