X-Pac signed up expecting a light commitment reviewing tape for WWE’s ID program. Instead, that role has quietly expanded into something much bigger, and that is coaching and mentoring the company’s next generation of talent.
Speaking on Six Feet Under, X-Pac explained that he was actually the one who approached Triple H about getting involved with the ID program in the first place. Triple H agreed, but what started as an offer to review footage for a few hours a week didn’t stay that small for long, since the prospects needed far more support than just film sessions.
Yeah. Coaching, mentoring. Because, you know, the original gig was, ‘Hey, you know, I’m like, hey, can I help out with the ID?’ And Paul’s like, ‘Yeah.’ Like, the original thing was, ‘Yeah, you can, like, review tapes for six hours a week,’ and, you know, it ended up not being just that. ‘Cause, like, they need way more than just, you know, school sessions.
The Undertaker related immediately, noting that watching film is only step one while dissecting it and then applying it in practice is where real development happens. That’s exactly where X-Pac’s role expanded: beyond breaking down matches, he now spends time helping younger wrestlers work through situations that come up over the course of a career, drawing on his own past mistakes to help them avoid repeating them.
Yeah, man. Like, they need… you gotta, I think you have to, you have to watch film, you have to dissect it, and then you have to go and apply it.
That mindset carries into how X-Pac studies wrestling today. Rather than rewatching his old matches to relive the highlights, he goes back specifically looking for what he’d do differently, using those missed opportunities as teaching material.
Undertaker said he developed the same habit during his own career, preferring to review his matches alone rather than with people praising the good moments, since that kind of feedback didn’t actually help him improve. He noted that young wrestlers today often don’t fully recognize what worked or didn’t in their own performances until it’s pointed out to them.
Back in March last year, it was reported that X-Pac was quietly reviewing footage and giving feedback to WWE ID prospects. More than a year later, it’s clear that behind-the-scenes role has grown into a much larger piece of how WWE develops its incoming talent.
