Former WWE commentator and executive Jim Ross recently revealed that Triple H initially had a dislike towards Chris Jericho. It turns out that the dislike came upon him due to his size and talent.
Jim Ross reveals the relationship between Triple H and Chris Jericho
HHH and Jericho made their WWE debuts in 1995 and 1999, respectively, after previously working for WCW. The two men famously had real-life issues with each other backstage in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Bobby Lashley Leaving WWE RAW?
Ross, who also worked as WWE’s Head of Talent Relations, spoke about Jericho’s first year in WWE on this week’s Grilling JR podcast. He said that ‘The Game’ must have had a “politically based” agenda against his former co-worker.
“Triple H probably didn’t like him because he’s shorter and he’s a hell of a hand, and somebody’s gonna get to figure out what he’s all about. I thought for a guy as smart as Paul Levesque [Triple H’s real name], and he is, and I saw he’s getting better from his heart issues, which is great. He’s so smart, hence why I named him the Cerebral Assassin on an entrance…” Ross said.
“There’s gotta be a motive there. There’s gotta be an agenda of some kind, Conrad [Grilling JR host Conrad Thompson], why Triple H would say that [Jericho needed to learn “the WWE style”], and I believe it was politically based. Now, he won’t agree with that.”
Many years have passed and HHH and Jericho don’t share a bitter relationship anymore as they have become friends.
