The 47th President of the United States was in his element in WWE.
In 2007, Donald Trump ignited a rivalry with Vince McMahon that led to the “Battle of the Billionaires” at WrestleMania 23, with the loser of the bout having to shave their head bald. Represented by Bobby Lashley, Trump would defeat McMahon, himself represented by Umaga. He has since become the first WWE Hall of Famer to become President of the United States of America and is currently in his second stint in the White House.
Appearing on the All-In Podcast, WWE’s Head of Creative Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque heaped praise on Donald Trump for his charisma and noted that the same traits that led to his popularity in WWE have led to his success in the world of politics.
“I think if you go back through history — even in politics — and you look at the person that gets elected in every presidential cycle, it’s the most charismatic person on that stage that gets elected president. The issues are important. The real life, day-to-day things that are important to people obviously are there, but at the end of the day, they’re picking who they like. They’re picking who connects with them. They’re picking who is charismatic to them. Donald Trump was very good in our world of WWE because he was okay to be himself. He was okay to sort of get egg on his face and be embarrassed. Sometimes he was okay to put it all out there and just be him, but he’s charismatic. He’s larger than life. He’s not afraid to say what’s in front of him, right or wrong.”
-Triple H
On July 31, Levesque was officially announced as a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, joining Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, and other council members at the White House for the occasion.
Elsewhere during the interview, Triple H opened up on WWE’s creative writing process and claimed the company are more akin to the MCU than the UFC. You can read more about that here.
Levesque additionally highlighted that he was surprised by how many people at the White House are fans of WWE. You can read more about that here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Triple H’s involvement in politics as soon as we hear more.
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