Haitch always seemed like a dude that would absolutely hate cruiserweights
People need to peep game and realize Trips is a die-hard wrestling fan on every level. How he approached the business himself and went about his career is a direct result of his influences (Nash, HBK, Hall) but dude is a wrestling stan, his mentality towards the business is more akin to the Benoit's, Guerrero's, and Jericho's than the Nash's and Hogan's people would associate him with.
The proof of this lies entirely in NXT. That's his. Every decision there, from roster, to staff, to final say on booking, is his. And look what type of place it is. Look at the people he brings in not just as wrestlers, but as teachers and coaches. Regal, Sara Del Rey, hiring Jimmy Jacobs as a writer, outright saying he views Evolve as a development territory, Norman Smiley, Robbie Brookside, Adam Pearce, Brian Kendrick (who people for years assumed Trips hated).
When it comes to Triple H the wrestler, we all know the drill. Man is going to put himself over by any means. But Paul Levesque the wrestling businessman is much more in-tune and has tastes much more akin to that of the diehard wrestling fan than anyone would have imagined. Though we should have seen the signs when he tried to become a Harley Race/Flair hybrid in 2002-05
