Triple H buried 7-time WWE champion at Wrestlepalooza, says Vince Russo (Exclusive)

WWE has been receiving a lot of flak recently for the Wrestlepalooza PLE, which took place this past weekend. The show was promoted to be a huge event, with it being the first PLE to be shown on ESPN, but it didn't live up to the hype that it had heading into the weekend.

It only had a handful of matches on the card, with Cody Rhodes' defense of his Undisputed WWE Title against Drew McIntyre as the main event of the show. Rhodes would retain his title at the event, and Russo says this loss for Drew was Triple H burying the 7-time champion.

He was talking on the latest edition of Legion of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, where he made his point. He said that the win was great for Cody, but having Drew lose clean didn't do anything for McIntyre, just as losing clean to Brock Lesnar didn't do anything for John Cena.

"I'm looking at this Wrestlepalooa and I'm like, okay, Cena gets destroyed by Brock. Great for Brock, what did that do for Cena? Then we get to the main, Cody over Drew. Great for Cody, what does that do [for Drew]? Just this obsession with clean finishes in fake wrestling matches. This is why, bro, nobody's over. How many times are you going to beat Drew McIntyre until he means absolutely nothing, bro?" Russo said.

With Wrestlepalooza now in the history books, WWE turns its attention towards Crown Jewel, which is set to take place in Perth, Australia, on October 11, 2025. Cody Rhodes is scheduled to go up against Seth Rollins at the show for the Crown Jewel Championship, which means Drew would have to wait at least till November's Saturday Night's Main Event to challenge Cody once again.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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Edited by Faiz Ahmed