When Vince McMahon resigned in disgrace from WWE in the summer of 2022, Triple H stepped

up to the plate and there was a lot of talk about what this might mean for many of his

favoured pupils. In fact, he immediately began a hiring spree of talent that the company

had previously let go. But when you line these names up, it's fair to say that most didn't

cause the splash that the head of creative had perhaps hoped for. I'm Cy for whatculture.com

and these are 10 Triple H guys who must be miserable in the new WWE.

10. Carrie and Cross. Carrie and Cross has struggled throughout his WWE career. In NXT,

he didn't fit the mould that the full-sale audience were used to. This was even used in

storyline when these stalwarts of the brand called out Cross for being all-flash and bluster,

rather than a legitimate threat but at the very least he was booked as a dominant champion.

His runs on the main roster, not so much. Cross said in an interview with Muscle and Fitness

that he sees his persona as not that of a human being but rather a dark energy manifesting as a

person. Which is some interesting out-of-the-box thinking at least but could absolutely go badly

in the wrong hands. Sure, Triple H struggled to establish Cross on the main roster but just

remember what Vince did to him in 2021. There's almost no hope that Vince doesn't make

the so-called Doomwalker either just a regular Joe or a generic spooky supernatural figure.

It's possible that Cross's expectation of the kind of nuanced characters that wrestling

can create is too high. Be afraid, Cross. Be very afraid. 9. Tegan Knox.

In some ways, Tegan Knox's WWE journey has been truly hard to watch.

Constantly set back by injuries just as she was gaining momentum, it felt like she had been

cursed somehow. She finally debuted on SmackDown alongside Shotzi in July 2021, was drafted to

rule that October and then released just weeks later. However, a year on she put pen to paper for

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