Paul “Triple H” Levesque spoke with Sports Illustrated this week to promote the WWE Survivor Series 2023 premium live event on Saturday night at AllState Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
During the discussion, the WWE executive spoke about advice he received from Vince McMahon regarding booking, his goals as a booker and the importance of giving back to the fans.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On advice from Vince McMahon regarding booking: “Vince taught me years ago, you put yourself in the seats and you’ll never go wrong. You’ve always got to maintain that perspective. I started out as a fan. Book what people want to feel and see.”
On his goal as a booker: “Writing this stuff is a feel. You can analyze stories and how they come together, but how does it make you feel? If you can make people feel those stories, they’re going to be invested in the product. That’s how we try to approach, find that ultimate emotional place for the talent and the characters and the stories they’re in.”
On the importance of giving back to the fans: “We don’t take our fan base for granted. And the way our talent operates is different from other generations. They want to go out there and put on the best possible show they can. A lot of these kids are already invested–they grew up wanting to do this. And if they didn’t, they fell in love with it by learning from people who grew up wanting to be in this business, and that’s how they learned the respect for it. To me, that’s what makes you successful. That connection with our fan base, that’s a big part of our core.”
Check out the complete interview at SI.com.
