Triple H Suggests You Could Argue Pro Wrestling Would No Longer Exist Without Vince McMahon

Love him or hate him, you can’t deny the impact that Vince McMahon has had on modern professional wrestling, with the WWE head helping spearhead a golden era of wrestling in the 1980s, establishing the then WWF as the first truly international wrestling company.

Triple H took the time to praise McMahon’s impact during the post-SummerSlam press-conference, saying the following about McMahon:

"As far as contributions, I will just say this. The reason WWE is what it is, the reason this business - not just WWE - because you could make an argument, very valid one, that without Vince and his vision for this business, maybe it wouldn't be here anymore. Right? There were some things at that time, back in the day, there were very popular, roller derby, or things like that that just disappeared off the face of the planet that I can remember being a kid. Yes. Because I'm really old,” said Triple H.

The former multi-time world champion continued:

"[The] vision of what he did changed the business, changed all of it for 50 years. Incredible run of success. No greater mind in the business. In this point in time, if all of us didn't look at moments in time for counsel from him on thoughts or ideas, or if we have a question to go to him and ask, we'd be silly not to. It's sitting next to somebody that knows more about this or has forgotten more about this than you'll ever know, maybe, right. And to not utilise that in some aspect — But is he day to day? No. Is he in it all the time? No, and if anybody has, he's earned that right to be able to do that."

Whilst many praise McMahon for his vision and ability to make pro-wrestling a mainstream billion dollar industry, others have criticised him for bastardising the sport in the name of entertainment, with his talent acquisitions virtually crippling the NWA and other competitors in the 80s.

H/T: Wrestling Inc.