Triple H was happy to see two former AEW stars at WWE SummerSlam.
During SummerSlam on August 3rd, many fans were delighted to see WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson make a surprise appearance, speaking with Cody Rhodes backstage ahead of his bout with Solo Sikoa. Anderson and Rhodes were aligned in All Elite Wrestling before Cody’s exit from the company in February of 2022.
Taking to social media, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H shared a photo of himself with Anderson and his son Brock Anderson, saying that it was great to have the Hall of Famer and his family in attendance at the blockbuster event.
Always humbling to be in the presence of a legend like Arn Anderson. So great to have him and his family with us this past Saturday for a massive #SummerSlam.
Always humbling to be in the presence of a legend like Arn Anderson. So great to have him and his family with us this past Saturday for a massive #SummerSlam. pic.twitter.com/G0ZY8VBy8q
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 5, 2024
Arn Anderson confirmed in May that he would be leaving AEW after joining the promotion in 2019. Meanwhile, Brock Anderson’s contract with All Elite Wrestling expired in August of 2023. Jim Ross had high praise for Brock following his AEW exit, saying the star has a lot of potential.
Triple H Addressed Stephanie McMahon’s Status With WWE
Another star making a surprise appearance at SummerSlam was Stephanie McMahon, who officially resigned from WWE in January of 2023 shortly after Vince McMahon’s return from retirement.
Speaking on the SummerSlam post-show, Triple H addressed his wife’s status with the company, saying:
“She does not have an official role right now, but I can tell you this, she loves this, absolutely loves it. Sometimes harder to love it, sometimes easy to love it. It’s easy to love it again for her. She’s enjoying watching it. She’s enjoying coming to the shows, seeing everybody in the back, she loves it.”
Triple H went on to say that McMahon is currently focused on raising the pair’s children as they “get too old too fast.” He did note that he expects to “see her around” the company in future.
“If I’m the little kid booking or writing or however you want to say it, but she’s sitting next to me, a little kid, enjoying it and loving it. It’s been her whole life, since she was little. No official role right now. Right now, her official role is enjoying our kids getting too old too fast, but we’ll see what the future holds. I would expect to see her around, because she loves it and she’s enjoying being around it again.” (h/t SEScoops)