In the case of Paul "Triple H" Levesque, his biggest influence came at a pivotal point in Amore's life. In fact, it was Levesque who directly helped propel Amore into a professional wrestling ring.

Throughout his teens and early 20s, Amore trained alongside world-renowned strength and conditioning coach Joe DeFranco in his home state of New Jersey. Sometime in the early 2010s, Levesque also began training at DeFranco's gym, opening the door for Amore to forge a connection, specifically by asking DeFranco to show Levesque a YouTube page of him exercising and cutting a promo. Seemingly impressed by the footage, Levesque, then serving as the Chief Operating Officer, subsequently granted Amore a tryout with WWE, where he was later signed and received his formal in-ring training.

"I got to thank you, Triple H. Paul Levesque, thank you for saving me that three grand on wrestling school and giving me the best school in the history of the world with the greatest coaches in the history of the world," Amore said. "When people ask me about wrestling, I say I learned how to wrestle on WWE TV. I watched it and I understood what I was watching. I got it." 

As he continued his in-ring training, Amore made his official pro debut in October 2012 during a six-man tag match at a "WWE NXT" live event. From there, Amore debuted on "NXT" television and formed a notable partnership with Big Cass, which eventually transcended to WWE's main roster.