Triple H Is Trying to Build a Pro Wrestling Pipeline From the NCAA
College athletes with big muscles and even bigger personalities have a shot at fame in the ring now that the NCAA has loosened rules to let them earn money through marketing deals.
WWE tryout rings at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Source: WWEAt long last, college athletes can get involved in the scripted combat world of pro wrestling while they’re still in school, and that’s all opportunity for Paul Levesque, better known by his ring name Triple H.
Levesque, representing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., spent his first full days back at work after a recent health scare assessing around 50 current and former NCAA athletes on a Dallas Cowboys training field. They received basic lessons in acting and public speaking, and learned how to roll and fall convincingly in four rings set up in the north end zone. After a grueling morning, Levesque reminded his prospects that there are plenty of fit people around. But if you don’t have personality, you don’t have a chance.