Triple H was asked to give his insight on WWE’s medical protocol following a question at the Survivor Series post-show press conference last night. The question stems from comments Jon Moxley made indicating that doctors should step in and stop matches at the first sign of a concussion.
There was nothing but confidence from Triple H that WWE already has the best medical protocol of any sport in the world. He said “I will put our medical protocol, our medical program, our wellness program, all of it, up against any sport on this planet. I mean that sincerely. We have one of the best medical programs in the world. When it comes to concussions, our people are trained to see it. Our talent are given seminars on it regularly. Our referees, our crew, and our staff are trained to see it and we don’t mess around. A few months ago, there was a match with Rey Mysterio and Rey got a concussion in that match. I don’t remember what it was, maybe a dive on the floor. That was a big storyline we were building, PLE and the whole thing. We saw it happen, the referee saw it happen, and we shut it down right there. Done. Finished.”
Continuing on, HHH said that WWE is always ready to make changes to the story if something comes up. He said, “Roll with the punches, change what we need to change. This is all about longevity, the health of our performers, their careers lasting, and their health first. It’s about having a long life after you’re done in that ring. When we see that stuff, we’re very diligent about it. We’ve been working with the top experts in that field for about a decade now to have that protocol be what it is. There are multiple layers of testing to come back to the ring, and it’s very stringent. You can go online and see all our policies there if you want. I’ll put our program, concussion protocol, our medical program, all of that up against any professional sporting organization in the world.”
Thanks to Fightful for providing transcriptions of the presser. You can read other comments that Triple H made including his comments on CM Punk returning here.
