The big WWE Raw premiere on Netflix opened with a video package narrated by Triple H that reflected on the history of wrestling, and the history of WWE. Throughout the video package Triple H used insider terms such as “heel,” “face,” “shoot,” and “work,” which didn’t sit too well with some of the fans on social media. A number of fans criticized that aspect of the video package and it seems that Triple H read some of the criticism directly.
Triple H addressed the backlash during the Raw post-show press conference while stating that WWE is an art form, and they’re not trying to insult anyone’s intelligence.
“The reaction seems like we did a good job with it. That was the intent, to capture the emotion and let people know, we’re not hiding what we do. I saw a lot of chatter today from people saying, ‘Oh my God, they said heel and face and shoot and work in one promo.’ We’re not hiding what we do. That’s what we do.
To be honest, I think most of the world understands those terms and they’ve almost transcended our business. It’s transcended our business. It’s what it is, people know what we are. We talk about it. We’re not insulting anybody’s intelligence. We’re an art form. Absolutely an art form that captures people’s emotions.
We don’t take ourselves as seriously as most other people take us. It was all part of trying to capture that and say, ‘If you’ve watched, watch this and hopefully we honor what you love. If you’ve never watched this, watch this, we’ll explain to you what we are.’ That was the attempt.”
H/T Fightful
