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Triple H and Shawn Michaels' return
Ric Flair's recent return has brought up ratings, which makes it easy to keep both Triple H and Shawn Michaels off RAW. So, they are not scheduled to come back as quickly as anticipated.
Triple H was originally supposed to be back before The Extreme Rules PPV, now word coming out says he will be off RAW for another 4 to 6 weeks. Which would set up a possible match with him and Randy Orton for "The Bash" PPV.
Shawn Michaels is another story, there is not return date for him yet. He was originally scheduled to come back around Summerslam, but now he could be gone longer.
Michaels has reportedly told WWE officials that "he anticipates taking more time off than originally hoped, as he wants to spend time with his children during an age window in which they still want their father around."
Which anyone can understand. I could see him coming back around the Fall personally, maybe before Cyber Sunday. And since he is now wanting an Undertaker-like schedule, he will be able to come back for a little while. Then he can go away for a while and come back around Royal Rumble or Wrestlemania time.
Everyone loves to see him at Wrestlemania, he is Mr. Wrestlemania afterall. So I would assume he would come back around that time and just forget about the Rumble since he would not be winning it anyway.
As The Royal Rumble usually helps to set up a new up-and-comer or put over someone enough to get a World Title at Wrestlemania. We have seen this the past few years, and other than the Undertaker, all needed the win to really get them going.
John Cena especially did because he was just coming back, Batista needed it to put him over enough to be a top name, Randy Orton needed the win to put him and Legacy over and despite the loss he still won the WWE Title anyway and had the best feud of the year so far, and Rey Mysterio needed it to push him enough to win a World Title.
There are countless examples I could go into, but the same thing will remain in the end where Michaels still doesn't win.
So expect Triple H back in a month or so, but do not expect HBK anytime soon unless the WWE can persuade him to come back sooner.
John Cena heel turn
Reports say that an unidentified creative team member suggested a heel turn for John Cena. Saying it could work out considering the amount of faces on the show and the lack of big name heels other than Orton.
It was reported shot down big time by Vince McMahon and he "lit up" the creative member saying it was “foolishly short-sighted.”
Many members of the creative agreed with Vince saying that Cena's face image helps sell tons of merchandise and the short-term benefits for the heel turn were not good enough to risk.
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