Triple H on the pivotal moment in his working relationship with CM Punk

Full clip of Triple H talking about his renewed relationship with CM Punk and also working on creative with him

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Triple H opened up about a pivotal moment in his working relationship with CM Punk since the latter’s return to WWE. He recalled a situation where Punk disagreed with a proposed creative direction. “We’ve had a couple of moments since his return, there was one moment where he’d return and they told him something creatively and they told me, ‘He does not like this.’ I was like, ‘Okay, I’ll talk to him.'”

When Triple H approached Punk directly, the tension was evident, despite Punk’s initial calm demeanor. “Went and talked to him. ‘What’s going on?’ I told him the creative and he was like, ‘That’s good, whatever.’ I was like, ‘I know you don’t like it. Everybody’s told me. Let’s be open.'” Punk then opened up about his concerns. “He complained about what it was and I said, ‘Let’s go sit and talk about it and come up with something good.'”

This open dialogue proved to be a turning point in their professional dynamic. “That sort of changed, it was like a paradigm shift for us relationship-wise,” Triple H explained. Now, their creative collaboration has become a highlight for him. “It’s a funny thing for me to say, sitting down and being collaborative with CM Punk is one of my favorite things in TV because he shares a very similar view at the end of the day of the business as I do.”

Source: High Performance Podcast