WWE: Triple H on Netflix Having ‘No Input’ On Creative Direction Of WWE Shows, A&E WWE Ratings, More News

Apr 2, 2025

Triple H Comments on “Netflix Has ‘No Input’ On Creative Direction Of WWE Shows”

The BBC held a recent interview with WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque. One of the topics discussed included Levesque’s thoughts about if Netflix has any input on the creative direction for WWE RAW shows.

“No input. We create the superstars, we create the storylines. We do all of that and the world watches.”

Levesque also stated that that only thing Netflix decides is how long their WWE RAW show is and other broadcast related things for the show.

“How long the show is, when we go off air, or what time we’re on air. As far as the content of the shows… someone doesn’t tell the NFL how football’s played. They distribute our product.”

A&E WWE Programming Ratings – March 30, 2025

This past Sunday’s WWE LFG episode drew 151,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This was down compared to last week’s show’s 156,000 viewers and 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

This past Sunday’s WWE Rivals episode drew 187,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This was up compared to last week’s show 160,000 viewers but equal to its 18-49 demographic rating. This episode focused on the memorable Shawn Michaels vs. Scott Hall rivalry.

This past Sunday’s WWE Greatest Moments premiere episode drew 161,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This was up compared to last week’s show 115,000 viewers but equal to its 18-49 demographic rating. This episode focused on WCW.

Source: Programming Insider

WWE News & Notes

Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct episode featured 2K Games announcing that their WWE 2K and NBA 2K video game series will be coming to the upcoming new Nintendo Switch 2 console when it is released.

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida featured Pretty Deadly’s Elton Prince & Kit Wilson making a surprise return appearance to the NXT brand.

WWE recently revealed the next match in their on-going countdown of their Top 50 matches in WrestleMania history. The 16th spot was the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship match of Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair (c) from WrestleMania 39.

WWE also recently released two new matches to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a WWE United States Championship match of Big Show vs. John Cena (c) from WWE WrestleMania XX. The second new video was a “WrestleMania Pre-Show Matches: From the WWE Vault.”

WWE also recently released one new video to their NXT Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was the full May 22, 2014 episode of WWE NXT.

In a recent interview with the Byron Scott’s Fast Break podcast, former WWE wrestler Kelly Kelly, real name Barbie Blank, gave her thoughts about her being hopeful of getting inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame in the future. Kelly stated “My dream is for my kids to see me wrestle. Hopefully, I get in the Hall of Fame one day.I go to the shows and WWE, maybe they’ll call me for another Rumble. Who knows. I would definitely come back for that.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with the No Contest Wrestling podcast, NXT talent Stephanie Vaquer revealed the official name for her between the legs head smashing move she does during her matches. Vaquer stated “Matt Bloom says Devil’s Kiss. I love this name. People ask me about the name, but I don’t really have a name for the move because it’s weird. I try to mix many thing and find a new wrestling style. Somtimes I’m asked about the name and I say, ‘I don’t know,’ because I’ve never seen it before. Now, I know because I saw a video of Charlotte, but I didn’t know. I really didn’t know. It’s a bit different (than hers). It’s not the same. Similar, but not the same.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with MuscleManMalcolm, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T gave his thoughts about his his wife and former wrestler Sharmell has ever taken exception to any of his work on commentary in WWE’s NXT brand. Booker T stated “Sharmell, she’s been in the entertainment business since she was a little girl, beauty pageants and whatnot. She understands the business, and when she see me out there, she knows that I’m working more than anything, and it’s not about me when I’m out there. If I could put some light on Stephanie Vaquer, if I could put some light on Jaida Parker, [or] Trick Williams, I’m gonna do my job.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Charlotte Flair gave her thoughts about the reaction she has received from crowds following her Women’s Royal Rumble victory this past February. Flair stated “I think there is a misconception that people are like “oh, Charlotte Flair is good” or that I was trying to be good. I keep going and not that she’s trying to be good or she’s trying to be bad – no. Charlotte Flair is above being good and bad. She is just Charlotte Flair. She’s the end all be all of women’s wrestling. I am the end-all be-all of women’s wrestling. Now that I have learned from every opportunity I have learned from every opponent. I’ve learned from every scenario to me you’re either wooing or booing. Get on board, learn to love it. I am who I am. It’s different town to town, event to event. Like I wrestled in Nottingham against Piper and they were woos. She got the boos. But the night before I got the boos. I love that I can take people on that roller coaster. Either way, yeah, if we don’t hear anything then we worry!“

In a recent interview with the Developmentally Speaking podcast, former WWE wrestler Layla El revealed that she will be launching a new podcast called “LayTalk” and will feature interviews with other former WWE Divas talents. Layla stated “I am also having a podcast that will launch very soon. It’s called LayTalk. It’s going to be dedicated to the Diva era. It’s also going to give you insight on different Divas’ careers and and also insight on some of the stuff that happened backstage that you guys would never, ever, ever get to know. I’m going to have the Divas actually on the show, so it’s not just going to be me talking. I’m going to get interviews with most of the Divas, if not all of the Divas, and just to show you that the Diva era was something, it was significant, and to go back down memory lane and also to see where your Divas are now, what they’re up to, what they’re doing, what they feel about The New Generation. It’s going to be just a great, great podcast if you guys are Diva fans. If you do want to learn some more stuff about the Diva Search girls as well and how the women were treated back then in that time, in that era, and then you guys can make a decision like, you know, was the divas that bad? I don’t know. It’s going to be called Lay Talk. So that will be out soon.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)