Summary

Leon Slater has spoken warmly about his brief run with WWE at the end of 2025, singling out a personal moment with Triple H following his Saturday Night's Main Event appearance as particularly memorable.

On December 13, 2025, Slater appeared at Saturday Night's Main Event at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., teaming with Je'Von Evans against AJ Styles and Dragon Lee. The show was part of a broader WWE effort to feature younger talent alongside established names. Speaking to SunSport in a new interview, Slater reflected on what stood out from that night and from his time with WWE more generally.

Quote from Leon Slater

"After the Saturday Night's Main Event match, I had a really cool little chat with Triple H where he pulled me to a side for a couple of seconds, and spoke to me [in] Gorilla – especially on a night like that where there's so much going on and I am far from the priority – I thought it was very cool of him to do that when he doesn't need to. I've had a bunch of experiences like that, man, like I can't sing enough praises for how I got treated during my couple of months with WWE at the tail end of last year."

Triple H, Slater, and What It Suggests Going Forward

Slater currently holds the TNA X-Division Championship, and his glowing account of working with WWE carries some weight for where he sits in the broader wrestling landscape. Triple H pulling Slater aside in the Gorilla position after a high-profile Saturday Night's Main Event, on a night where Slater was admittedly not close to the top of the card, is the kind of small gesture that tends to carry meaning. It indicates WWE has a genuine interest in him beyond a single guest appearance. Whether a formal return materialises, Slater enters 2026 as a name with credibility on both sides of the fence.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.