Big change under Triple H’s WWE regime is doing more harm than good, says former champion

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“The current talent is wrestling as much in a month now as we would wrestle in one week. Sometimes even less. The young me would have loved that schedule. But I also recognize now that you only get better by doing something repeatedly over and over. You flat out don’t get better as a wrestler by not wrestling. By limiting house shows, it’s not making the guys in the ring work any better,” Maven said. [H/T Fightful]

Maven cited recent world title match as an example of limited house shows hurting WWE

In the same video, Maven cited CM Punk and Jey Uso’s World Heavyweight Championship match from Saturday Night’s Main Event in November 2025 as one of the instances of a lack of chemistry hurting the product. He added that this would not have been the case following a couple of house shows, where they could have gotten to know each other in the ring more.

The first-ever Tough Enough winner also claimed that working house shows allows wrestlers to improve their chemistry, eliminate spots that don’t look as good, and helps them make sequences look smoother. Amidst fan outrage over rising ticket prices, it remains to be seen whether WWE will bring back an extensive touring schedule in the coming years.