Universal Champion Roman Reigns has said that Triple H helped him get a raise during his early years in WWE.
Reigns, now one of WWE’s highest-paid Superstars, is set to compete this weekend in his sixth WrestleMania main event.
Speaking about Triple H, who retired earlier this month, on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Reigns recalled an early experience with the WWE Hall of Famer:
“In the early days, I was always the type asking for raises. Every few weeks, I’d be like, ‘can I get more money?’ And they’d say, ‘Yes, sure.’ But there was a point when they were like, ‘No.’ And then I was like, ‘can you ask Triple H?’ And the next morning, they tell me, ‘you got your raise.’
“H has always hooked me up, he has always looked over me. Inside and out of the ring, he’s the best.”
Speaking about his upcoming match with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Reigns said it is time to “close this [Lesnar] chapter” of his career.