WWE NXT TAKEOVER RESPECT TRIPLE H CONFERENCE CALL AND NOTES

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Source: f4wonline.com

With NXT TakeOver: Respect scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, that means it's also time for Paul "Triple H" Levesque's routine of doing a media conference call the day before the event. We'll have the audio from the call shortly after it wraps.

Join us here in a few minutes for ongoing notes and such from the call.

- They reiterated WWE Wrestlemania tickets are now on sale.

- HHH apologized for being late and said he had to stop and call Bruno Sammartino and wish him well on his 80th birthday.

- He mentioned the UK tour, put over the WWE 24/7-esque show on the Network, and the Nashville and Louder Than Live music festival events this past weekend.

- He said the 'Respect' name has a lot to do with Dusty Rhodes and his meaning to the business. He put over the Dusty Rhodes Classic tag tourney finals and everyone on the show wanted to do Dusty proud. He talked about the Bayley/Sasha match at length.

- He talked about the recent Finn Balor tweets about TNA and with TNA talent, and how he thought they were funny and didn't see it as a big deal.

- He was asked about the Divas "Curtain Call" moment at NXT Brooklyn. He said Vince McMahon "loved it".

- Final question was on Gabe Sapolsky and the relationship there between Dragon Gate USA & Evolve, specifically Johnny Gargano's recent appearance, and whether they are a feeder system for NXT. HHH says he sees all of it as a feeder system, he really like what they do, and wants to support their shows. He said if he didn't have room at the P.C. for talent and wanted them to get additional work, he'd send them to Gabe. He said the indie undercurrents are healthy for the business, and would do anything he could for them.

- He said he's a big fan of Apollo Crews and laughs when he hears references to him being potentially the first black WWE Champion. "Guys like Rock, Booker T...I guess they don't count?"

Call ended at 3:17 PM EST. Audio and more info coming shortly.