Triple H has given his thoughts on a huge botch at WWE Money in the Bank.
At WWE Money in the Bank, Damian Priest defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Seth Rollins. The match had the added stipulation that, if Rollins won, Priest would have to quit The Judgment Day, but if Priest was victorious, Rollins wouldn’t be able to challenge him for the title ever again. During the match, Rollins hit a Suplex from the top rope followed by a Falcon Arrow. When he pinned Priest, the referee gave a two-count despite Priest’s shoulders clearly staying on the mat.
At the post-show press conference, Triple H reflected on the incident, saying that accidents happen, but if he were in Priest’s position it would be all he could think about afterwards.
“Human beings in a ring, mistakes happen, things happen, it is what it is. It’s funny for me now looking at that – if that was something I was involved in as a talent, I don’t care how good the rest of it was, that would be all I would think about.
“And to me, it’s a shame that that’s all people will talk about and that’s all people will hit Damian Priest with while he had a phenomenal performance tonight. But a bunch of people will attack that, criticize that, comment on that. I don’t know why, that’s just the negative so outweighs the positive sometimes.
“And to me, I wish I could just go in the back, shut off his phone, have no-one talk to him for a while, and just have him think about all the other great stuff that happened in that, and the roll that he’s been on, and how great of a job he has done as World Champion.”
Triple H went on to acknowledge that Priest “deserves all the credit in the world” for how he handled himself as the champion, saying he stepped up as a top tier star.
“And what he’s done to get there and deserve it, because he deserves all the credit in the world for all those things, and he has stepped up to a place where when you see him as a performer now, I feel like I’m watching a champion come out. I feel like I’m watching a top tier guy.
“That’s on him, that’s how he has handled himself and made himself own that position. He’s done an incredible job of it. I’m incredibly proud of him as a performer. Late in his career, right? To get to this level, something that no-one thought he would ever be able to do, he’s got himself in incredible shape, done an unbelievable job.
“I hate for it to be like, ‘Oh yeah, you’re that guy that didn’t kick out the one time’. That’s the shame part to me, because his performance tonight was off the charts, as was Seth’s, as was Drew’s, as was Punk’s, as was everybody else in this show tonight. It’s just the way the world works.”
In recent news, a former WWE Superstar has recalled being yelled at by Triple H for portraying the wrong gimmick.
CM Punk Ruins Drew McIntyre’s Night At WWE Money In The Bank
Despite the botch, Damian Priest didn’t come off the worst in the match as CM Punk screwed over Drew McIntyre for the third time in recent months. McIntyre defeated five other men to become 2024’s Mr. Money in the Bank. Rather than utilise the one-year time limit for cashing in, the star used the contract to turn Priest’s defence against Rollins into a Triple Threat bout. Unfortunately for McIntyre, though, CM Punk was in the building and launched an assault on the Scottish Warrior that left him easy pickings for Priest, who hit a South of Heaven Chokeslam for the pinfall victory.
A follow-up report has also been provided on what happened between Seth Rollins and Damian Priest.
H/T to WrestleTalk for the above transcription.