Triple H congratulates inaugural WWE NIL class member on Olympic gold medal win
A member of the inaugural WWE NIL class has won gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
24-year-old Masai Russell is competing at her first Olympics in Paris and took gold in the 100-meter hurdles in a photo finish on Sunday.
Triple H later congratulated Russell, writing “Huge congrats to inaugural #WWENIL class member Masai Russell on taking home Olympic gold in the 100m hurdles.”
This is not the first time one of Russell’s accomplishments elicited a response from WWE’s Chief Content Officer. In January 2023, Russell set a new NCAA record in the 60-meter hurdles. Triple H responded on social media, writing “Congratulations to #WWENIL athlete @masai_russell on setting a new @NCAA record in the 60m hurdles! An incredible achievement with undoubtedly more to come…”
In December 2021, Russell was announced as one of 15 college athletes to have signed NIL deals with WWE. The University of Kentucky standout is now listed as a coach on the school’s athletics page.