Overview
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised WWE wrestlers as “inspiring” and said “every one of them has lost fights,” comments that multiple outlets and observers interpreted as suggesting he treats scripted wrestling outcomes as real.
- The remark came during a NewsNation interview filmed at the June 30 launch event in Atlantic City for the restored Presidential Physical Fitness Test, where WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque sat alongside Kennedy.
- The administration is moving forward with partnerships between HHS, the WWE, the Boys & Girls Club of America, and other community groups to promote GetActive.gov/kids and prepare schools to administer the test this fall.
- Officials framed the test’s return as a response to rising childhood obesity and military fitness concerns, and Kennedy cited a claim that 77 percent of young Americans would not meet current military standards.
- Coverage contrasted Kennedy’s praise with the widely known fact that WWE presents scripted results and noted Triple H’s role in WWE creative decisions, while no public correction from Kennedy was reported in the reviewed articles.