By Matthew Guyett,The Sportster

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Triple H has been WWE’s CCO since September 2022 and took over the company’s creative duties from his father-in-law, Vince McMahon. The 56-year-old has found success in the boardroom, overseeing a boom period that peaked at WrestleMania 40 when Cody Rhodes finished the story and won the WWE Championship against Roman Reigns in the main event.

Rhodes spoke about WWE’s long-term future and whether he thought some of the current roster were eyeing Levesque’s job. The American Nightmare appeared to make CM Punk his closest competitor for the potential role while speaking to ESPN: “I think there’s starting to become a fight for it, and I didn’t see that at first. I thought, well, obviously I’m the best candidate. I felt like I had some experience, and I’d be interested in something like that. But also, it’s very clear that CM Punk is really great at helping develop young talent. He probably has a knack for it more than anybody.”

Punk is just as experienced as Rhodes, with both having worked the independent circuit and become main event talents in WWE, with extensive knowledge of pro wrestling and the business side of the product. Their careers have taken different directions, but the WWE Champion has served as an Executive Vice President of AEW and was one of the promotion’s founding members.

The pair met first in WWE and then in AEW before Rhodes returned to WWE in April 2022 at WrestleMania 38 to claim his place at the top of the business as a two-time WWE Champion. Punk made a shock return at Survivor Series in November 2023 and buried the hatchet with Triple H and NXT head booker, Shawn Michaels.