Roman Reigns is the poster boy of the WWE over the past several years. Back in the days, WWE has literally tried to feed him to the fans as a super babyface but that was universally rejected. Time and time again, that process continued for him only to be a failure. Thankfully, the process became a natural one after he was turned into a heel superstar.
It was back in Summerslam 2020 that WWE brought Roman Reigns back on TV as a super heel who won the Universal Championship just a week later at Payback. That marked the beginning of the Tribal Chief character which many believe to be the greatest character of modern-day wrestling.
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Triple H is a legend in the world of professional wrestling whose influence is felt in the pro wrestling business, especially among the young wrestlers. He has been a part of numerous iconic moments in the industry as a wrestler before creating the NXT brand to establish plenty of new names. It turns out that Roman Reigns was also helped in a huge way by the 14-time world champion.
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Roman Reigns reveals how Triple H had helped him
While speaking on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Roman Reigns talked about Triple H’s recent retirement announcement from professional wrestling. He revealed in the following statements that Triple H helped him get a raise in stock during his early years in WWE.
“In the early days, I was always the type asking for raises. Every few weeks, I’d be like, ‘can I get more money?’ And they’d say, ‘Yes, sure.’ But there was a point when they were like, ‘No.’ And then I was like, ‘can you ask Triple H?’ And the next morning, they tell me, ‘you got your raise,’ Roman Reigns continued.
“H has always hooked me up, he has always looked over me. Inside and out of the ring, he’s the best.”
Roman Reigns and Triple H also shared a great history on TV. The Shield faction featuring Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins broke out to the scene under The Authority banner. After the faction was dismantled, Reigns and Triple H engaged in a long-term feud that went on to produce the main event match for Wrestlemania 32. Like a true veteran, Triple H put over the new-age superstar who clinched his third world championship win.