Bill Apter Says Triple H Didn't Disrespect Him At WWE SummerSlam

There was mild controversy surrounding Triple H following the post-SummerSlam press conference on Saturday, August 5, with some feeling the WWE Chief Content Officer disrespected legendary pro wrestling journalist Bill Apter.

Apter represented Sportskeeda at the press conference, during which he questioned Triple H about why United States Champion Austin Theory was booked in the Slim Jim Battle Royal instead of a title match at SummerSlam. 

Triple H initially gave an unserious response, which some found insulting towards Apter, but the former Pro Wrestling Illustrated journalist revealed on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge that he didn't feel disrespected. 

"A lot of people were defending me thinking that Triple H disrespected me at the SummerSlam post-press conference. I had asked a question to him and I said, 'Why the heck is the United States Heavyweight Champion in a Battle Royal?' and he sarcastically, jokingly, because it's a relationship I have with him said, 'Well, to win a Battle Royal, to throw people over the top rope', and he went into this, and you know, it got a good laugh," Apter stated.

"Then he explained how he couldn't put all the talent on the show because it was too long. But my feeling was that one of the main champions in the company should not be in a plain old Battle Royal there, and a lot of people thought that he was sort of too sarcastic and disrespecting me, and I just want to set the record straight. He was not disrespecting me one bit."

SummerSlam ultimately set records for WWE, becoming the most-watched and highest-grossing edition of the pay-per-view in SummerSlam history. 

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