WrestleMania 39 media scrum notes *SPOILERS*

[Chris]

WWE held a press conference following WrestleMania 39 Saturday in Los Angeles.

Rhea Ripley, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, Rey Mysterio, and Triple H all made comments during the event. Here are some notes:

• Rhea Ripley said being the first grand slam champion is "so satisfying". She said that the one thing she strives for is making history.
• Rey Mysterio said riding to the ring with Snoop Dogg was "legendary". He walked into his match very emotional, and a lot of what he did on Saturday was to honor Eddie Guerrero.
• Kevin Owens said that he gives Super Dragon and PWG credit for getting them to this position. Says that it meant a lot to be here.
• Sami Zayn said that there are many Hall of Fame level performers who didn’t get to be part of a story such as this. He said there was a sense of finality to this storyline, but also said that at any time, they could go back to it. He said that this could be a storyline that people could aspire to have. He compared the storyline to what The Sopranos did for television.
• Zayn said that as much as he liked doing the match with Knoxville last year, the match in Montreal put him at the level where he is now.
• Owens ended their interview by mentioning two other names that got them here: Jay and Mark Briscoe. Owens said he hoped they did them proud.
• Triple H said they were able to break their all-time WrestleMania sponsorship record with 21 million in activations. He alsoclaimed that they broke SoFi’s attendance record, citing the 80,497 number given during the broadcast.
• Triple H praised Charlotte as a "generational athlete". Doesn’t recall seeing a match of hers where it “didn’t feel real." Also praised Rhea Ripley to her growth in recent years, comparing her to Roman Reigns.
• When asked about putting the Undisputed Tag Team title match in the main event, Triple H said the choice was made over what whas the most impactful storyline. He said it was about whatever storyline is resonating the most, and in this case he felt it was the The Usos vs. Owens & Zayn.
• An interviewer asked about Bad Bunny potentially wrestling at Backlash in Puerto Rico. After praising recent celebrity performers like Logan Paul, Triple H says if Bad Bunny wants in that ring, he has his number and they can talk.

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[Chris]

Triple H talked about the finish of the Roman Reigns/Cody Rhodes main event during the WrestleMania 39 Sunday press conference.

While talking about the card in its entirety, Triple H made mention of the finish to the main event, saying the story will continue Monday on Raw, and that only a chapter concluded at WrestleMania.

“It’s always interesting to me when people say how could that happen, or how could they do that in that moment," Triple H said. "It’s almost perfectly spelled out in this story, to finish the story. In the WWE, the story never changes. Tomorrow night on Raw at the sold out Crypto Arena the story continues, the story takes another chapter. We just got to the end of the chapter. But the story continues and that is where the story gets interesting to me.”

Here are other notes from the press conference, which also featured Bianca Belair and Roman Reigns.

• Bianca Belair praised the Divas of Compton, who danced during her entrance.
• Belair said that after she started her training, she was inspired by people like Beth Phoenix who she said was muscular and beautiful like herself.
• In regards to his story, Roman Reigns said that they are only in the third ending and that the story he’s telling has just scratched the surface. He said we’re going to have to open people's attention spans. He’s giving people filet mignon, not fast food.
• Reigns said he’s not cutting a promo when he’s out there when he says he’s the best. He said Dusty Rhodes told him that years ago.
• Nick Hausman asked Roman Reigns about the CNBC report from earlier Sunday regarding Endeavor purchasing WWE and merging the company with the UFC. Reigns said he was focusing on smashing people’s favorites and whatever happens, they’ll be lucky to have him. Heyman said that Hausman had a history of asking bad questions. Reigns alluded to Hausman being “the improv guy”
• Triple H said that this was “the most successful WrestleMania of all time," smashing records for sponsorships, merchandise, viewers, and social media.
• He also mentioned that the gate was “well over 21 million”. He also said 81,295 was the number to tonight’s show, with the total for both nights being 161,892.
• Regarding Brock Lesnar vs. Omos, Triple H mentioned that when it was first announced, there were “audible groans,” but said it ultimately delivered.
• Triple H said that Shane McMahon tore his quad during the match against The Miz. He praised Snoop Dogg for improvising, saying his respect for him is now on a whole other level.
• Mentioning what Belair said about the Divas of Compton, an emotional Triple H talked about how the company was informed this morning that one of the girls’ mother, the one who did contortions during Belair’s entrance and danced with her, passed away on Sunday morning. Triple H said to see her troupe swarm around her, to see everybody come together for her and for them to do what they do, to give her that opportunity and create that moment for her, it’s why they do what they do.
• Triple H had no comment when asked about the CNBC report, saying he wants to talk about WrestleMania.
• Regarding Finn Balor, Triple H said that he was "fine". He received staples in the ring and was able to finish the match.
• Triple H finished the press conference by saying "We’re not going anywhere, we’re just getting started."

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/triple-h-on-wwe-wrestlemania-39-sunday-finish-the-story-continues

 

[Dale]

Man that's fucking awful about that girls' mother

 

[Butters]

Finn was "fine" he had a GASH on his head

 

[The Gipper]

Finn was "fine" he had a GASH on his head

 

[Y2Jayne]

Yeah good thinking from Snoop, it wasn't a great finish but it could have been so much worse if he had not improvised.

 

[Sabretooth]

I’m just happy he commented on the Roman finish and confirmed there’s more to come.

 

[Spider DKR]

Snoop still earning his ring

 

[Sabretooth]

Nah that fact that Snoop improvised like that is actually amazing. I’m just curious to know how the Shane/Miz match was supposed to go.

 

[Comrade Khan]

just don't ask him to do a frog splash and he'll be great every time

 

[Dale]

Nah that fact that Snoop improvised like that is actually amazing. I’m just curious to know how the Shane/Miz match was supposed to go.

Honestly, I think it maybe went another couple of minutes longer and then Snoop still did that spot.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Man that's fucking awful about that girls' mother

Man I agree that's terrible