It’s been a big week for WWE as the company held WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium and following the big event it was announced that the company reached a deal with Endeavor that will see WWE merge with UFC to form a single publicly traded company. Triple H kicked off the Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania and he told the fans that following the Endeavor announcement they can expect to see the same WWE that they know and love.

Ahead of Friday Night SmackDown this week WWE announced that Triple H would be addressing the WWE Universe once again. The Game made his way to the ring at the top of SmackDown’s second hour and the fans greeted him with a “Triple H” chant.

Triple H welcomed the fans to SmackDown then said that there’s nothing in the world like WrestleMania, and this year WrestleMania exceeded all expectations. He hyped up WrestleMania 39 as a record breaking event, but said that it’s time to talk about the future now that WrestleMania is behind us. He asked the fans if they were ready to a big pop.

The Game said that in a few weeks it will be time for the WWE Draft. He said that it will be bigger than ever before as every single Superstar will be eligible for the draft. Triple H said that this year the WWE Draft will change the game. He did not mention a specific date for the draft only that it will happen in a few weeks.

Triple H then introduced someone who he said is changing the game and he welcomed new SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley who made her way to the ring with the rest of The Judgment Day.