WWE News: Backstage Heat on Triple H for Appearing at Boxing Match?

Triple H is undoubtedly one of the most controversial figures in wrestling history. 

He’s taken a lot of criticism from wrestling fans, who have said that he’s only gotten to the level he’s at because he’s married to Stephanie McMahon and that everything has been given to him because he’s the boss’ son-in-law. 

I can’t exactly agree with that, but that’s really neither here nor there. 

The bottom line is that Triple H is going to get some resentment for just about everything that he does, which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his appearance at Floyd Mayweather’s boxing match this past Saturday isn’t exactly sitting well with the boys. 

From F4Wonline.com (via WrestleNewz.com):

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There was a ton of discussion within WWE about Triple H accompanying Floyd Mayweather to the ring last weekend in Las Vegas. Most of the talk came from the fact that CM Punk wasn’t allowed to accompany UFC fighter Chael Sonnen to the octagon a few months ago in Chicago. 

Part of the reason why Punk wasn’t allowed to work the UFC show was because they felt nobody would acknowledge Punk as a cornerman and it would hurt Punk’s perceived star power. Triple H accompanied Mayweather to the ring and outside of wrestling sites and WWE’s own website, he didn’t get much mainstream attention at all. 

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Is this fair to Punk? Probably not, but it’s a part of the business. 

While it may come across as a load of BS to some, Triple H probably has more pull in the WWE than anyone not named Vince McMahon, and as a result, he’s going to get a lot of privileges and opportunities that not even top stars like Punk will get. 

I do find it rather hilarious, though, that Triple H’s presence at Mayweather’s boxing match was largely ignored because it isn’t the first time that this has happened before. 

Remember this? 

Triple H appeared at a Mayweather vs. Marquez press conference in 2009, and the crowd couldn’t care less when he asked them, “Are you ready?” 

Their response, though loud, was one of, “Who the hell is this Triple H guy?” 

To be honest, I just don’t think boxing fans in general care that much about pro wrestling, even though I wonder who the hell still actually cares about boxing. 

Still, it’s a bit ridiculous that Triple H was allowed to appear at Mayweather’s match on Saturday when no one seemed to care about him, while Punk wasn’t allowed at Sonnen’s UFC fight supposedly because “no one would care about him.” 

Kind of ironic, huh?

Drake Oz is the WWE Lead Writer for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter and ask him any wrestling-related questions (to be answered in the B/R Mailbag) on Formspring.