WWE Accused of Using Netflix Series to Paint Triple H as the Mastermind While Minimizing Top Stars

The WWE: Unreal docuseries on Netflix is generating plenty of chatter, but not for the reasons WWE may have hoped. Instead of being praised for pulling back the curtain, the show is now under fire for allegedly serving as a slick vehicle to boost Triple H’s public image — and critics aren’t holding back.

On the July 31 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer broke down how insiders see the series, claiming its entire purpose is to frame Paul “Triple H” Levesque as the mastermind of WWE’s success — in the same way UFC leans on Dana White as the face of its brand.

“The whole show is very clearly designed — someone who was very involved said the idea was they were trying to present Levesque… it’s a vehicle for Levesque. They were trying to present Levesque as Dana White, with the idea that the star, the mastermind, is Levesque, and the wrestlers are the wrestlers — they come and go, they’re pieces.”

Meltzer didn’t stop there. While stars like Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley were featured positively, he said the series gave the impression that they were mere pawns in a bigger narrative controlled by Levesque.

“I felt watching it… they minimized the wrestlers. Ripley, Cody Rhodes — they came off as very nice people, well spoken, but it was very much portrayed that they were the pawns and Paul Levesque was the manipulator.”

He also criticized the show for conveniently skipping over recent locker room tension — like The Rock’s reported influence on creative — and for assigning credit to producers Bruce Prichard and Ed Koskey for booking decisions that were far more controversial behind the scenes.

“They kind of made the whole scenario up… they were rewriting how it went down. They made it look like it was their decision, when it wasn’t.”

Instead of being a raw and revealing look into WWE’s power structure, Meltzer believes Unreal carefully shaped a story — one where Triple H is the mastermind, and everyone else simply plays their role.

Whether you’re a fan of the Game or not, this Netflix series has fans and critics questioning just how much of the “reality” in Unreal was actually real.