Triple H, who is the executive vice president for Global Talent Strategy & Development of WWE spoke about the recently held WWE tryouts. The tryouts during WrestleMania week was exclusive to current and recently graduated college athletes. The tryouts were profiled by The Athletic, who spoke to various participants at the tryout, WWE’s senior vice president of global talent, strategy and development James Kimball, and WWE executive Triple H.
In the article it is noted:
“Levesque [Triple H] said wrestlers on the main roster for “Raw” or “SmackDown” earn at least $250,000 annually.”
Triple H talks about why the tryout was exclusive to college athletes
While the top wrestlers on the brands can earn over a million dollars annually. ‘The Game’ spoke about the note as he Speaking about WWE’s approach in targeting college athletes, Triple H said:
“You change the direction of their intensity and their focus, that becomes this massive ocean of talent for us, not a tiny pond. In the beginning, it was a puddle. Now it opens up massively, and we’re getting there. You look at all the kids in college football that didn’t get to the NFL, what’s the difference between the ones that made it and the ones that didn’t? Not much. You go past that, you look at a hammer thrower. After college, what are the job opportunities for a hammer thrower? Or a woman that is an amazing track star? Coaching?”
The tryout took place in the indoor turf field at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility as a group of young people turned up. Around 50, nearly all of them current or former college athletes, had been invited for a three-day WWE tryout.
