Paul "Triple H" Levesque, who wears more hats than any one human being should already, threw a couple more hats on last night to ensure the special empty arena episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the WWE Performance Center went on the air as scheduled.
After being moved from the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on short-notice late this week, WWE scrambled to produce and broadcast their live, weekly WWE On FOX blue brand show from their own developmental training facility in Orlando, Florida.
Triple H was apparently largely responsible for helping get the show up-and-running this week, as the WWE EVP of Global Talent Strategy & Development worked as one of the announcers alongside Michael Cole for the empty arena broadcast from the WWE Performance Center.
Following the show on Friday night, "The Game" took to social media to comment on the extra effort that was put forth by the limited WWE crew at the WWE Performance Center to ensure the show was properly produced despite the unique conditions they were left with as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
"Tonight was an effort that brought together everyone WWE so we could go on air and entertain our most important constituency ... YOU," wrote the WWE EVP after Friday Night SmackDown went off the air this week.
"Thanks for letting me get my hands (and Michael Cole’s facial hair) dirty," Triple H concluded in a statement released via his official Twitter feed, which also contains some behind-the-scenes photos from this week's taping.
Check out the photos and comments posted by Triple H after this week's memorable empty arena edition of Friday Night SmackDown from the WWE Performance Center below. For additional exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the taping at the WWE PC on Friday, click here.
RELATED NEWS: Whoa ... it looks like Triple H was shooting about online rumors of him being demoted by WWE while serving as special commentator alongside Michael Cole at the empty arena episode of Friday Night SmackDown at the WWE PC this week. For a very detailed backstage news update on that story, including video footage and photos, CLICK HERE.
205 Live Results From Empty WWE PC Arena In Orlando, FL. (3/13/2020) https://t.co/uX1yGDV4yR pic.twitter.com/6tBvCfYoLS
— eWrestling (@ewrestlingcom) March 14, 2020
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results From Empty WWE PC Arena In Orlando, FL. (3/13/2020) https://t.co/sBwncBbgfR pic.twitter.com/AyM8JvkhPD
— eWrestling (@ewrestlingcom) March 13, 2020
FIRST LOOK: Empty WWE PC Arena For Tonight's Friday Night SmackDown (Photo) https://t.co/EL89CELCE1 pic.twitter.com/Ff8oHTUWIn
— eWrestling (@ewrestlingcom) March 13, 2020
Behind-the-scenes #PHOTOS of memorable empty arena edition of #WWE #SmackDown from the #PerformanceCenter (#WWEPC) in Orlando, #Florida last night!
LINK: https://t.co/vAbnORYkMh pic.twitter.com/FWEp0SL2p7— Matt Boone (@MattBoone1984) March 14, 2020
After VERY unique #SmackDown in an empty arena at #WWE #PerformanceCenter in #Orlando, #Florida, Stephanie McMahon posts statement praising #WWEPC crew, shares behind-scenes #photography of #TripleH working as cameraman (#SDLive, #SmackDownOnFox)
LINK: https://t.co/vAbnORYkMh pic.twitter.com/sodVkCektF— Matt Boone (@MattBoone1984) March 14, 2020
Congratulations to everybody who worked so hard to make tonight’s #Smackdown come to life! From our crew to the @wwe superstars to the team at the PC, it was awesome! I especially liked that new announcer, @TripleH, he was a cameraman too! Like the man said, we do it all for you! pic.twitter.com/3cbHCGV44B
— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) March 14, 2020
How am I doing?? #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/4dJwi01pvs
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 14, 2020
Tonight was an effort that brought together everyone @WWE so we could go on air and entertain our most important constituency ... YOU.
Thanks for letting me get my hands (and @MichaelCole’s facial hair) dirty!!! #ThankYou #Smackdown @WWEPC pic.twitter.com/HslV2or7El— Triple H (@TripleH) March 14, 2020
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