Triple H names current WWE dream opponent
If Paul “Triple H” Levesque could return to the ring at the peak of his powers, he would love to face Roman Reigns again.
Levesque, who has not wrestled since 2019, retired from active competition in 2022 due to heart issues. A return to the ring will not be happening, and Levesque is “totally good” with how things have turned out. He now runs WWE creative as the company’s Chief Content Officer.
But Levesque told Good Morning America on Friday that, if he could face anyone from the current roster right now, it would be Reigns.
“If I got back in at this point I’d be wrestling Father Time is what I’d be doing. Nobody, mostly me, wants to see me back in the ring,” he said. “It’s hard for me to say. I think if — in this moment right now, a current superstar — if I could go back in time and do what I did in my peak, it would be Roman Reigns.
“He’s a great guy, incredible talent, incredible performer. Out making movies right now, still a WWE Superstar but branching out into Hollywood. He’s going to be a massive, massive [star].”
Levesque and Reigns headlined WrestleMania 32 against each other in 2016, though that was toward the end of Levesque’s career and before Reigns ascended into his Tribal Chief character.
At the moment, Reigns is away from WWE programming to film his role as Akuma in an upcoming live-action “Street Fighter” movie. He will not be part of the card for WWE Wrestlepalooza this Saturday. Cody Rhodes, who also has a role in the movie, has already finished filming and will be in action at Wrestlepalooza, defending the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre.
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