Triple H comes under fire after SmackDown match ends in chaos; ex-WWE manager believes he didn't care about the finish (Exclusive)

By Prityush Haldar

Modified Dec 28, 2024 08:56 GMT

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Former WWE manager Dutch Mantell feels Triple H may have overlooked the finish to a SmackDown match. The veteran was reviewing the Sami Zayn vs. Carmelo Hayes encounter.

It was a stellar matchup as Sami Zayn locked horns with Carmelo Hayes. However, the encounter ended in a no contest after Braun Strowman rushed out to chase Hayes. Simultaneously, The Bloodline also attacked Zayn and laid him out.

This week on Smack Talk, Mantell guessed that Triple H probably wasn't bothered with the finish of the match. The veteran joked that Hunter may have left it to the creative team to decide how the match would end, resulting in all the confusion at the end.

"Couldn't you see? The creative team said, 'Hey Triple H, what's the finish?' Ah, hell figure out something and just walked out of the room. They'll figure out something, double DQ is fine with me." [From 42:45 onwards]

With this attack on Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline proved they are still a potent force in the WWE. It will be interesting to see what Sami has in mind for the group in the coming weeks.

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Prityush is a WWE news writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling who started watching wrestling in the later part of The Attitude Era. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Prityush was a creative writer for his college, and his flair for creativity and love of pro wrestling eventually led him to the journalism field. After an initial stint in 2016-2017, he has been writing regularly for Sportskeeda since 2021.

As someone who loves and respects the business, he prides himself on factual, clean, and ethical reporting, free of plagiarism and AI usage. One of the ways he ensures this is by transcribing videos that he reports on.

Prityush had the privilege of interviewing superstar Matt Hardy in his career so far. Although, his favorite wrestler is CM Punk, as he relates to his Straight Edge philosophy.

When he is not reporting news, he loves reading and collecting WWE action figures. He currently owns over 500 wrestling figures and merchandise.

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