Ridge Holland Compares Working Under Triple H & Vince McMahon

Former WWE Superstar Luke Menzies, i.e., Ridge Holland, recently opened up about working under Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Vince McMahon during his time with the company.

The English professional wrestler signed with WWE in 2018 and spent the first few years on NXT, when it was still being run by Triple H. He was drafted to the main roster in 2021 with Vince McMahon still at the helm.

He spent his final years in NXT before being let go last winter. During an exclusive interview with the Wrestling Observer, the former Ridge Holland explained what it was like working under The Game and Mr. McMahon. He also compared the two regimes. Check out his comments below:

Ridge Holland on Working Under Triple H at NXT

“Yeah, I mean, it was always about opportunity, giving people opportunities. You know, you might have had to wait a little bit, but my personal experience was that everything was great. He had, from what it seems and what I heard, he had big plans for me. Everything was going swimmingly, obviously, until I got, I got injured, which seems to be a kind of like a bit of a running theme in my career up until late. But yeah, you know, nothing but good experiences really. You know, obviously coming in and not experiencing that type of environment before and having someone who was firmly behind you was, you know, it was a massive boost in confidence.”

Working Under Vince McMahon on the Main Rosster

“So at that point, it was just Vince [McMahon] because Triple H had had his health scare. All my dealings on the main roster were basically with Vince, Bruce [Prichard], and John Laurinaitis. So yeah, that was an experience [laughs]. Just as what you’ve probably heard from anyone else. Very intense. Obviously, he’s a crazy billionaire, you know. It’s intense. Being there and just watching him operate. I had a couple of interactions with him. And from what I can remember, that for the Brawling Brutes at least, he had some big plans, but, you know, and they kind of never really came to fruition, and I’m sure it’s just something that, you know, it happens. Yeah, nothing truly negative. But yeah, he was there, and it’s kind of like, ‘Oh, look, there’s Vince. There he is walking past and stuff, so. He’s got a bit of aura.’”

On the Difference Between Working Under the Two Regimes

“I  think the main thing was that around Vince and around that kind of the systems he had in place, there was a lot of kind of like people walking on eggshells. Just from how he liked everyone to be pretty high-strung in a really competitive environment. But when Triple H took over, it was more like just relax, and you could kind of more or less just take a deep breath and be yourself. And I think everyone felt a little bit more comfortable, if that’s the right term. Just a little bit more comfortable.”