Triple H Says Enzo Amore Was Almost Cut Several Times

Triple H was recently interviewed by ESPN.com and talked about his role in developing new WWE talent, among other things. He had this to say about Enzo Amore:

ESPN: Daily training is different for each talent at the WWE Performance Center, depending on individual needs, and each is assessed in a formal review every six months. Some will be cut at that point; others, even if they aren’t shining at the time, will get a respite if there’s faith that they’ll eventually have a valuable asset to tap into.

“There’s been guys that have made it that over the course of a couple of years that were constantly on the cut list,” Levesque said. “Enzo Amore, when I brought him in, everyone at the tryout was saying, ‘Get rid of this kid!’ I was like, ‘He’s got a huge personality. If he can annoy us all this bad here, imagine what he can do on TV.’ … Every time he’d get his review, they’d be like, ‘I’d cut him.’ Dusty [Rhodes] and I would be like, ‘Keep him.’ Look at him now. … Is he ever going to make you money from an in-ring performer standpoint? Probably not. But he’s money on the mic.”