Triple H holds nothing back when asked about Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight as WWE icon makes feelings clear

Triple H has explained why Jake Paul is a 'genius' for fighting boxing legend Mike Tyson.

Paul will welcome Tyson back to the ring in an exhibition bout that will take place on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

It will be 'Iron' Mike's first appearance since his showdown against Roy Jones Jr back in November 2020.

The 57-year-old looks to be in supreme shape ahead of returning to action as he shared a first-person POV training workout on social media.

He's taking his fight against the 27-year-old very seriously as he's making a huge lifestyle change in the build-up to his summer clash.

And Triple H - real name Paul Levesque - has given his honest assessment of Paul vs. Tyson.

Speaking to Logan Paul on his podcast Impaulsive, Triple H hailed 'The Problem Child' for distributing the bout on Netflix.

He said: "When I first heard that deal and you know I saw the announcement, just like everybody else did, I was like 'he’s gonna fight Tyson?'

"And then just in my mind, I was like 'oh that’ll be a good pay-per-view, that’d be cool'.

"I was like they going to run a pay-per-view? And then when I realised... no it’s just on Netflix. Oh my, kid’s a genius."

Triple H at WrestleMania 40. Image: Getty

The 54-year-old also touched on the actual fight between Paul and Tyson as he revealed how he'd approach facing the former world heavyweight champion.

"If the old Mike Tyson shows up for five minutes, like, how do you get past that? right, right? That’s, he doesn’t need to be there for the whole fight, just needs to be there for five minutes, five seconds," he added. "Yeah, I don’t know I hear your strategy, and I see your strategy. I don’t know that I wouldn’t just run for two-three rounds and hope that he gets tired."