{"id":14835,"date":"2016-03-31T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14835"},"modified":"2016-03-31T19:47:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T00:47:51","slug":"triple-h-talks-nxt-cbs-sports-takeover-pushing-main-roster-including-wm32-nakamuras-debut-nxt-call-ups-not-expanding-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/31\/triple-h-talks-nxt-cbs-sports-takeover-pushing-main-roster-including-wm32-nakamuras-debut-nxt-call-ups-not-expanding-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple H talks NXT with CBS Sports &#8211; Takeover pushing main roster including himself at WM32, Nakamura debut, NXT call-ups, not expanding too quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-370880309\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE executive\/wrestler Triple H finds himself in an interesting situation this weekend where he expects the &#8220;NXT Takeover: Dallas&#8221; special on Friday to push the WrestleMania roster on Sunday, which includes himself in the WWE Title match against Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want those guys to strive to push the card at WrestleMania to want to perform better. I also am a part of the card of WrestleMania that is gonna be watching Dallas going &#8216;Oh man,&#8217; and has to perform better,&#8221; Hunter told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/general\/eye-on-sports\/25537238\/triple-h-discusses-the-future-fast-success-of-nxt-wwes-minor-league\" target=\"_blank\">CBS Sports<\/a> in a pre-WM32 interview focused on the NXT brand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So it&#8217;s great. It pushes everybody on every level. But that&#8217;s one of the matches I think everybody will be watching to see just how hard they&#8217;re gonna have to push.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One match he expects to push everyone to beat that is Shinsuke Nakamura&#8217;s NXT debut match against Sami Zayn. Hunter said he is anticipating getting to work with Nakamura after his debut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the whole world wants to see that match.\u00a0I know I want to see it. I can&#8217;t wait. Nakamura&#8217;s an incredible performer. Sami Zayn, one of the best. 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