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    3 Clear signs Triple H is deliberately burying 43-year-old WWE star

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    Triple H is the Chief Content Officer and head of creatives in WWE. He and his creative team are the backbone of the product that the fans consume on television every week.

    Currently, the Stamford-based promotion is inching closer to the Night of Champions 2026 premium live event with each passing week under the creative leadership of the Hall of Famer.

    One of the attractions for the NOC PLEs is the Queen and King of the Ring tournament. The tournament finale will take place in Saudi Arabia. Both Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown hosted the qualifying rounds for the KOTR and QOTR tournaments.

    The June 12th edition of the blue brand saw a massive fatal four-way match in the King of the Ring tournament to determine the semifinal spot, which would go against Je’Von Evans to punch a ticket to the Night of Champions finals in the tournament.

    Jey Uso, LA Knight, Royce Keys, and Finn Balor clashed in the main event for the spot. All four stars had their moments in the match. However, the ending was creative, as Solo Sikoa was ringside to help Keys.

    As The Megastar was about to execute his game plan and finish strong, the Street Champion connected his signature Samoan Spike on him.

    Royce then connected his spinebuster to close the night, but The Yeet Master capitalized and connected a frog splash on the former AEW star, pinning Knight to punch his ticket to the semi-finals.

    While many expected this to be Knight’s moment once again, he has been snubbed by the World Wrestling Entertainment. In this listicle, we will explore three potential reasons why Triple H is deliberately burying The Megastar.

    #3. Eliminated early from the WWE King of the Ring Tournament

    The prime example of The Game burying the former United States Champion is his taking yet another loss in a major match, which could have put him in the title picture fans have been pushing for a long time.

    Moreover, it wasn’t only him not qualifying for the King of the Ring semi-finals, but he also took the pin from the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Jey Uso. This strongly hints that the World Wrestling Entertainment saw Knight as the weakest link, who could have taken the L.

    #2. Used to put over other wrestlers

    The ex-WWE United States Champion has been constantly used to put other superstars over, which is why he has been in the backseat for a long time, despite fans being so high on him getting the opportunity.

    Generally, the Stamford-based promotion positions those superstars to put others over whom they have given up on, and keeps them on the roster to put up-and-coming talent over. This is another point which suggests that The Game has given up; LA Knight has been burying him on purpose now.

    #1. Stuck in the WWE mid-card division for too long

    The 43-year-old superstar has been in the mid-card division since he made his main-roster debut. He has been placed in the United States Championship a couple of times, and he has also had a rivalry with the Vision faction, which many times hinted at his main-event run.

    His being stuck in the mid-card scenario for too long is yet another hint that Triple H and his WWE creative team had given up on him. His streak of being snabbed and not being in the big match despite massive fan support continues, as he lost his chance to earn the title shot by failing to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the Night of Champions 2026 premium live event.

    That being said, with the Saudi Arabia-based promotion approaching with each passing week, it will be interesting to see where The Megastar heads next in his professional wrestling career after once again getting robbed of a major chance of getting a title shot.

    Moreover, fans are eagerly waiting to find out who wins the semi-finals between Dominik Mysterio vs. Oba Femi and Jey Uso vs. Je’Von Evans in the coming weeks and then collide in the finale to earn the King of the Ring title and to punch their ticket to the historic two-night WWE SummerSlam 2026 premium live event in a championship match.