Triple H sat down with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for an exclusive live edition of the Steve Austin Show Unleashed podcast on the WWE Network and touched on many different topics.
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"The Game" spoke about myriad things in the hour-long interview, which was just over two months removed from WWE CEO Vince McMahon's controversial interview with Austin on the very same podcast on Dec. 1.
Here are three takeaways from Triple H's talk with Austin:
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1) Triple H is open to a CM Punk return To WWE: "The Game" touched on the topic of Punk, who walked out on the company last January and then blasted it on Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling podcast before signing with UFC.
Triple H told Austin that he hopes the two sides can get past everything and that if it's what the fans want and it's for the best, Punk would be welcomed back to the WWE someday. Punk has previously stated there will never be a working relationship between him and the WWE ever again.
Triple H also said Punk was "weird, but not in a bad way" and that he never had a beef with the "Best in the World," though Punk held a grudge over some things not working out in the WWE.
The COO added that he would hear from other people that Punk was livid about certain things during his tenure in the WWE and when he'd talk to him he acted calm and said everything is cool. Triple H said in that way it was hard to communicate with Punk.
2) Chyna may go to the WWE Hall of Fame: Austin asked Triple H if his past manager and DX stablemate Chyna -- who has had a rocky relationship with the WWE and has done some questionable things in the past -- should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Triple H said she deserves to get the honor.
Triple H also said that Chyna "100 percent transcended the business" and did things that no other woman did before her.
"The Game" said Chyna was "awesome" and a "phenomenal talent" and that he wouldn't get into the other stuff that happened with her, but there was "no beef" with her on his side.
Triple H did touch on Chyna's time in the adult film industry, referencing that he has an 8-year-old kid and if they Googled Chyna a lot of bad stuff would come up. Triple H noted that he wasn't criticizing "The Eighth Wonder of the World," but facts are facts.
Chyna responded to the possibility of joining the Hall of Fame on Twitter:
If the WWE was ever to say that I was going to be inducted, either as part of the groundbreaking DX or as an individual
— Chyna (@ChynatheIcon) February 3, 2015
Well, my answer would be what a friend of mine us to say in the ring, O HELL YEAH! — Chyna (@ChynatheIcon) February 3, 2015
3) The WWE may sign Brock Lesnar to another deal: Austin brought up the rumors of Brock Lesnar's contract coming to an end after WrestleMania 31 amid speculation that he may end up going back to the MMA realm.
Triple H said that the WWE is constantly talking to Lesnar about an extension, but it will ultimately be about what "The Beast" wants to do moving forward.
Triple H also intimated that Lesnar may leave due to having "unfinished business elsewhere," but he said no matter what the WWE is on good terms with the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
"The Game" also said it's special when Lesnar is on television, but wouldn't provide an opinion when Austin pressed him on whether Lesnar was the right guy to end The Streak of The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX last year in New Orleans.
With Triple H's interview with Steve Austin over with, a lot of interesting topics were addressed, but some questions remain unanswered.
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