6 WWE Superstars Triple H pushed but Vince McMahon did not

#2 Triple H pushed Tye Dillinger but Vince McMahon did not

With @roderickstrong, @KassiusOhno, and the #NXTUniverse by his side, The #Perfect10 @WWEDillinger leaves @fullsail VICTORIOUS! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/W1YQ9MDUGv

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 20, 2017

After two years in the NXT system, Tye Dillinger debuted his “Perfect 10” gimmick in August 2015 and he quickly cemented his status as one of the most popular Superstars on Triple H’s show.

Dillinger’s popularity in NXT led to him appearing from the No.10 position in the 2017 Royal Rumble, while he officially left Triple H’s brand to join Vince McMahon’s main roster in April 2017.

Sadly, although he achieved relative success in NXT, Dillinger was not featured in a prominent position after moving to SmackDown in the post-WrestleMania 33 Superstar Shake-Up and he ended up leaving WWE in early 2019.

WHAT is @RandyOrton doing to @WWEDillinger? #SDLive pic.twitter.com/GqcTKBI1Z1

— WWE (@WWE) October 3, 2018

Speaking on E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness, Dillinger revealed that he had a conversation with the man who initially pushed him in NXT – Triple H – shortly before he decided to leave WWE.

“I had a talk with Hunter [Triple H], probably about seven weeks before I made my announcement to leave, and I asked him some personal questions. Some questions that I needed answers to. And to his credit, he answered them. And whether or not they were answers I wanted to hear or not, I heard them.” [H/T Wrestle Zone]

Dillinger joined AEW after leaving WWE and reverted back to using his Shawn Spears name.