WWE News & Rumor Roundup - Top stars not on talking terms, Big name wanted to be Brock Lesnar's 'little sister', Several members of Stephanie McMahon’s team released (November 12th, 2021)

#2 WWE encouraged superstars to get vaccinated

The New York Post was the first to report a few weeks back that WWE released Nia Jax and a few other stars because they weren't vaccinated.

Dave Meltzer has revealed that WWE didn't directly tell talent that their jobs would be in jeopardy if they didn't get jabbed. However, people within WWE did encourage the wrestlers to get vaccinated.

"Regarding vaccinations and people being fired, while nobody was told that if they didn't get vaccinated that it would threaten their jobs, there were people very much encouraged to get vaccinated," reported Meltzer.

WWE reportedly told a top star who did not get vaccinated that they won't be too valuable to the company due to the inability to travel for overseas tours.

"One top wrestler who was not vaccinated was told that if you didn't get vaccinated you would be less valuable to the company due to not being able to go on overseas tours," added Meltzer.

It was revealed that by releasing many wrestlers, WWE sent a message to the entire roster about unvaccinated talent being at greater risk of getting the pink slip.

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#1 Artist explains the 'Triple H test' and process of making props for WWE

SFX artist Jason Baker appeared on the Gimme A Hull Yeah! Podcast, and he opened up on his experiences of working with WWE. Baker is well-known as the creator of Bray Wyatt's Fiend mask, and he was previously also responsible for making Triple H's crowns.

Baker stated that all the props made for wrestling had to be strong, and they tested its durability by passing it through the 'Triple H test.'

The Cerebral Assassin apparently broke all his crowns, and Baker figured that the best way to make a lasting prop was by 'throwing it across the room.'

Here's what Baker revealed regarding the amusing method:

"Something like with doing something for Bray, obviously we need it to be a lot more durable, so we make them a little stronger. We call it the Triple H test," he revealed. "So what we will do is we will take something and throw it across the room. If it survives, then it's probably good enough for WWE because Triple H used to break everything we made for him, like all the crowns and stuff. So if it can survive that, we will kick it, and it's like, 'okay, it held up, it's probably pretty good.'" (H/t WrestlingInc)

Triple H's crowns have always made his pre-match entrances even more majestic. Sadly enough for the fans, the NXT boss's in-ring days could very well be over as he might be forced to retire due to medical issues. You can read more about it here.