WWE Legend Refused To Play Old Character At NXT TakeOver

Triple H has revealed that a WWE legend refused to play his old character during last night’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House event.

WWE producer Michael Hayes was also known for his role as announcer Dok Hendrix in WWE. Speaking on a media call after TakeOver, Triple H said that he tried to get Hayes to play the character during the show.

He said:

“You have no idea how hard I tried to get Michael Hayes to cut his hair and show up as Dok Hendrix. His refusal was loud and very intense. I could hear him exploding through my cell phone as his Dok Hendrix photo appeared on the wall of Johnny Gargano’s living room, which was phenomenal. Those nostalgic moments and all the things you remember if you’re old enough — even if you’re not between the WWE Network and YouTube clips — it’s right there for everybody. From Regal doing his best Lord Alfred Hayes to the ice cream sandwiches to the ICOPRO. It was a lot of fun and paid back the nostalgia in a great way for fans. Could this comeback again? Absolutely. I think people enjoyed it. You try to do things and you get outside the box and try stuff. Some of it works, some of it doesn’t but you want to bring it back and have fun. That’s what I loved about this show. It was every bit of today with the excitement and energy but it had a nostalgic feel.”

As Triple H mentioned, last night’s TakeOver had a really unique feel to it with the nostalgic feel of the set, transitions and even Todd Pettengill, combined with the hunger and grit that we all know and love from NXT.

Thanks to Fightful for the transcription