{"id":196111,"date":"2025-04-14T20:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T01:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=196111"},"modified":"2025-04-14T20:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T01:32:18","slug":"triple-h-discusses-why-he-enjoys-working-collaboratively-with-c-m-punk-behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/14\/triple-h-discusses-why-he-enjoys-working-collaboratively-with-c-m-punk-behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple H discusses why he enjoys working collaboratively with C.M. Punk behind the scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4249798857\" 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 Chief Content Officer Triple H (Paul Levesque) says he enjoys collaborating with C.M. Punk behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Triple H talked about the current standing of his relationship with Punk on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=13&amp;v=90Xbnr-kzhA&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f4wonline.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=Mjg2NjQsMjg2NjY&amp;themeRefresh=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Performance<\/a> podcast. He said \u00a0he didn&#8217;t get along with Punk in the past during his initial run in WWE. Triple H pinpointed that it was probably bad communication that led to them not trusting each other. 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