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#2 Reason why Triple H apologized to former WWE Superstar

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Former WWE NXT star Mercedes Martinez recently revealed that Triple H had apologized to her for not hiring her sooner. She signed up with the company in January last year and was part of RETRIBUTION on RAW. She recalled her conversation with The Game at the time and shared more details about their discussion.

"When I got hired and I finally got to sit down and talk to him [Triple H], or stand up, I guess, because we were standing up while we were talking. It was more like him saying, 'Sorry it took us so long to get you here. It was just never the right time to bring Mercedes in. We always wanted you but there was just never the right time. We didn't know what to do with you' and I was like, 'No,' I was like, 'I'm just glad to be here now. What is my role now to be here?'" said Martinez.

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Triple H had also told Mercedes Martinez that he wanted her to stay with the company for a long time and even proposed that she should work as a trainer after her in-ring career. Unfortunately, WWE released her on August 6, 2021.

#1 WWE veteran wants top RAW Superstar to turn babyface before facing Roman Reigns

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Vince Russo recently discussed AJ Styles' possible booking in the coming months. He suggested that The Phenomenal One should move to SmackDown, where he could turn babyface and feud with Roman Reigns.

"He needs a change. Nothing on AJ, Chris, nothing on AJ, he goes out there today at 43 and performs like he's 33. I think he needs a change in environment so he has an opportunity. And hey, bro, I'm gonna ask you this: why couldn't he be a believable babyface against Roman Reigns?" Russo said.

Russo further compared Styles to Finn Balor and said that the former could pose a believable threat to Reigns on SmackDown. He further stated that he would never have bought into Balor beating The Tribal Chief but wouldn't mind Styles winning against him.

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Edited by Kaushik Das