WWE has been experiencing a whirlwind of changes recently, with Vince McMahon retiring and Triple H assuming creative responsibilities. In a new interview, Butch commented on these substantial developments.
Speaking with Stephanie Chase of Digital Spy, the man once known as Pete Dunne shared his thoughts on McMahon’s sudden retirement, noted that the aftermath of the move has felt “strangely normal.”
“To be honest, up till now, it all feels strangely normal,” said Butch. “Even the day when we were at SmackDown and we got notified that Vince had retired, obviously there’s that second of people looking around like, ‘Did you see that? Can you believe this has happened?’
“But then after that, everyone’s so focused on the job that’s at hand it kind of feels strangely normal but exciting at the same time.”
Butch, like many other bright stars on the WWE roster, came up through NXT when Triple H was leading the brand. When discussing the fact that “The Game” is in charge of creative for the whole company, the former NXT UK Champion looked back on the way Triple H helped him get to where he is, making it clear that he’s loyal to him and looking forward to working with him again.
“I credit him for getting me to where I am, to be honest,” said Butch. “I think people forget that, when that UK tournament happened, [the participants] hadn’t really had much exposure. That UK tournament was really just, taking a bunch of talent and just trusting in us to go out there and have three, four matches in one weekend on the [WWE] Network.
“They just put full trust in us and it springboarded us to where we are now, where I can provide for my family. I’m living out of Florida, it’s a completely different lifestyle than I ever would have had without the likes of him, [William] Regal people like that. They just trusted in talent. So to be able to work with [Levesque] again, it’s going to be incredible. I’m excited for what the future holds.”
Butch also commented on Triple H’s approach as a leader, based on what he saw first-hand during his time in NXT; he predicted that it will translate over to the main roster “just fine”, and he expressed his excitement it.
“One thing everyone will say about [Levesque] is, he is extremely approachable and he’s excited to put out the best content we possibly can and that’s what NXT was always about,” Butch said. Going into it we would be saying, if we were paired with Wrestlemania, SummerSlam, or a Royal Rumble, we wanted to make sure that this was the best show of the weekend.
“He had that same vision, the same as us who were out there competing. So I’m sure he’s going to transition over just fine and from what we’ve seen already just off the back of the shows last night [Raw] and on Saturday [SummerSlam], I think there’s already an excitement around it. Just watching those shows, they feel slightly different and as a fan I’m excited to see what the future holds and obviously, as a performer it’s the same.”
Triple H continues to make major moves as the new era continues. On the August 5 episode of WWE SmackDown, Karrion Kross returned to the company and attacked Drew McIntyre at the end of the show.
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