Randy Orton Praises Triple H For Creating Family-Friendly WWE Culture

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WWE veteran and 14-time world champion Randy Orton has nothing but praise for the companyโ€™s current leadershipโ€”specifically Paul โ€œTriple Hโ€ Levesqueโ€”for fostering a more balanced and family-oriented work culture behind the scenes.

Appearing on Whatโ€™s Your Story? with Stephanie McMahon, Orton reflected on the positive changes under Triple Hโ€™s guidance, including a shift in priorities that places greater importance on performersโ€™ personal lives.

โ€œI was just talking to Hunter yesterdayโ€ฆ he wasnโ€™t at TV one week. And Iโ€ฆ where is he? He was at Murphyโ€™s softball game. It was the national championships,โ€ Orton revealed. โ€œJust knowing that in the past that never would have happened, and knowing that now itโ€™s okayโ€ฆ heโ€™s leading by example.โ€

Orton emphasized that this cultural shift empowers WWE Superstars to request time off for important family milestones without fear of consequences. โ€œThereโ€™s no question in my mind that if I say โ€˜Hunterโ€ฆ Iโ€™ve got this thing, and itโ€™s very important to me and my family and my kids,โ€™ thereโ€™s no question in my mind that theyโ€™ll say โ€˜Done.โ€™ Like that is huge. Thatโ€™s everything.โ€

He also credited Triple H as the most influential mentor in his career. โ€œYour husband was probably the number one mentor,โ€ Orton told McMahon. โ€œNot because heโ€™s in the room, and Iโ€™ll put him over like till the day I die, as far as like, seeing something in me early on that I didnโ€™t see in myself, and then putting up with me as I started to kind of get the big head at a very young age.โ€

Orton continues to compete at a high level on WWE programming and has recently expressed gratitude for his current run, particularly after overcoming career-threatening back injuries in 2022.