WWE News Roundup: Vince McMahon tried his best to stop superstar from leaving, Triple H refused a match with former champion, Top name mocks Austin Theory (25th January 2022)

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE News Roundup, where we try and bring the biggest news stories from the world of WWE. With Royal Rumble just days away, the buzz is high for the company's next big event. We will take a look at one of the best Royal Rumble participants in history revealing his inspiration.

Apart from that, this article will also take a look at how Triple H did not want to work with a former champion but had to do it because of Vince McMahon. A former WWE Champion had a message for upcoming superstar Austin Theory which we will address in this article as well.

So without any further ado, let us dive in and take a look at some interesting news and stories that have been making waves off late:

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#5 Triple H did not want to face Eugene at WWE Summerslam

Former WWE Superstar Nick Dinsmore aka Eugene revealed that Triple H had initially refused to have a match against him at SummerSlam 2004. However, Vince McMahon was adamant about the match and it finally happened.

Speaking to Rene Dupree on his podcast, Dinsmore spoke about his time in the company and how his match against Triple H came about at SummerSlam. Even though The Game felt the match did not need to happen at a show as big as SummerSlam.

“Someone had said, I don’t know if this is true, he (Triple H) didn’t feel like Eugene was the right guy he probably should have wrestled at SummerSlam. But Vince was like, ‘No, this is the blow-off, we need a pinnacle here.’ I don’t know, but Triple H definitely had fun with it because all of a sudden he’s got a guy who can work a different character,'' said Dinsmore

The match was won by Triple H, who again beat Eugene a few weeks later on an episode of Monday Night RAW.

#4 Vince McMahon tried to stop B. Brian Blair from leaving WWE

Former WWE superstar B. Brian Blair revealed on the The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast that he quit WWE in 1988 because Vince McMahon broke his promise to give him a title run.

Brian revealed that McMahon wasn't keen on letting him go and even tried to stop him:

“He tried to talk me out of it... He said, ‘Talk about it for a minute.’ Vince is a good worker too, so you never know if he’s shooting. When I said that, he just kind of gave me a smile and he hesitated, a little smile, because I said, ‘Can I give you my two-week notice?’ He said, ‘Can you give me a month?’ He goes, ‘I really hate to see you go, Brian.’”

Blair was the tag team partner of Jim Brunzell and their team was called the Killer Bees. He stayed with WWE from 1985 til 1988 when he requested his release.

#3 AJ Styles mocks Austin Theory after beating him on RAW

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Austin Theory was handed a loss this week on RAW thanks to AJ Styles. Despite picking up a win against Finn Balor last week, the young superstar was no match for The Phenomenal One.

Before the match, Vince McMahon had told Theory to take a selfie with AJ Styles after beating him. The former NXT superstar was unable to complete the mission given by the Chairman.

After the match, AJ Styles took a shot at Theory saying ''Sorry kid, not tonight," after denying Theory an opportunity to take another selfie.

#2 Shawn Michaels on the importance of the WWE Royal Rumble match

Shawn Michaels has won two WWE Royal Rumble matches in his career, in 1995 and 1996. However, his inspiration for the rumble matches came from the late Mr. Perfect, a man who never won a rumble match in his career. Despite that Curt Hennig always shined during his performance in the 30-man matches.

Speaking to Fightful, Shawn Michaels praised Curt Hennig and said that he is the superstar who made him realize the importance of the Royal Rumble match. Michaels said that even without winning, the match gave you a chance to put yourself in the spotlight much like Mr. Perfect did every time.

"I can say this, the first time that I really — it was watching Mr. Perfect, Curt Hennig out there in the Rumble and just everything he did and how he made everything look so spectacular. He didn’t win, he never won a Royal Rumble, but he was the first guy that I watched to where I realized, ‘Oh my goodness, even in this event with 30 other people, you can become the focal point,'' said Michaels.

The Royal Rumble match is one of WWE's most unique matches, which sees 30-man compete in an over-the-top battle royal. The winner gets a chance to face the world champion at WrestleMania.

#1 Shawn Michaels lavishes praise on Mr. Perfect

Curt Hennig lost his life in 2003 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. Shawn Michaels spoke about how he had the ability to turn the Royal Rumble match into a contest with himself as the focal point.

Michaels said that once he realized that such a thing could be done, his perspective of the Royal Rumble match changed.

''When I saw him do that, that’s when I looked at it from a standpoint of ‘The Rumble can now be a performance-engineered type event where you can really get yourself over in a way that I thought was pretty challenging with 30 other people and so much else going on on the show. But after watching Curt that night it just stuck in my brain forever. It wasn’t so much about winning, it was about everything else you did in the duration of the time you were out there,'' said Michaels

The 2022 Royal Rumble will take place later this month and will see Roman Reigns face Seth Rollins for the Universal title and Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE title.