But I went to John and said, what if we pulled the lever that no one wanted to ever pull and what if we turn your yield?

And then John is like, wow, that's bold.

And my doctor calls me like five minutes later and he's like, I want you to pack a bag, just take whatever's essential.

I want you to get in the car.

I want you to drive to Yale.

I think you're in heart failure. There's nothing, nothing like being in our ring in front of

those people controlling their emotions and knowing I'm about to do this and they're going to

lose their minds. That is the voice of Triple H to give him his real name, Paul Lavec. The former

wrestler turned to Chief Content Officer of WWE, the man who's now leading

the way for the global entertainment powerhouse. Can I just say this isn't a conversation

just about wrestling. This is a conversation about a man who's helping to shape one of the biggest

businesses on the planet, because he oversees everything from the storylines to developing new talent,

to deciding the future of the sport,

including things like their huge Netflix deal.

Look, this was an exclusive conversation we had Damien and it was an explosive one as well.

It was, it was eye-opening, especially when he spoke about the complex relationship that

he has with his father-in-law, Vince McMahon.

The bit that stood out for me, though, was when he revealed just how close he came to death

and the health care challenges and what it's done to shape his perspective on life, love, and everything else.

You're absolutely right.

I mean, if you're a big wrestling fan out there, of course we talk about the famous heel turn of John Sina

and also the planning that goes into moments

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