Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins: WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 Match Preview, Prediction

WWE Raw will put its biggest prize on the line inside the company's most demonic structure this Sunday when Kevin Owens defends his WWE Universal Championship against Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell.

After weeks of cat and mouse, will Rollins finally pin down Owens and exact retribution for his shock defeat on Raw earlier this year, courtesy of a major assist from Triple H?

Will The Game return and shed further light on his intentions and his allegiance with Owens? Or will other members of WWE's roster interfere and cause more controversy? Here's a look at a couple of the match's underlying subplots, as well as a prediction for what might happen Sunday night.

Will Triple H Make an Appearance?

Triple H's intentions have mystified WWE fans due to his one and only appearance in gifting Owens the Universal Championship.

Is it part of a wider feud with Rollins? Or is it a new dawn for The Authority, with Owens heading up a new regime?

Those questions have yet to be answered—and for whatever storyline WWE has in store for Triple H, it feels like time is running out for it to be a success.

Leave Triple H away from TV for too long, and the impact from his shock return will have less of an impact than what it might have had.

Perhaps this weekend is the time for The Game to come back, screw Rollins and set up his feud with him, leaving Owens to move on to a different challenge.

What Will Be Chris Jericho's Involvement?

The form of Chris Jericho since the brand split has been one of Raw's biggest positives.

SmackDown is winning the brand war on a number of levels, but Jericho's comedic, hilarious, off-the-cuff mic work—as well as the reinvention of his character time and time again—makes Raw worth watching.

His friendship with Owens is getting more and more interesting as the weeks go on, with frustration seemingly growing between the two.

Can they survive Hell in a Cell and enable Owens to leave with the Universal Championship? Or will Y2J perhaps turn on Owens and cost him the title?

There's the possibility for an upset, as anything can happen when Hell in a Cell is involved.

But for now, it is perhaps better to keep the pair on the same page. That way, Owens can turn on Jericho and perhaps draft him into the mix for the Universal Championship.

Prediction

One thing is for certain Sunday—there is bound to be a surprise. 

Rollins and Owens have been in great form so far, particularly with Jericho working as an entertaining third component to the mix.

But it seems strange to imagine a clean victory for Rollins or Owens. Either Triple H or Jericho will have his say at some point.

But in terms of who gets the benefit of a controversial involvement, bank on Owens.

It doesn't feel like he's completely fulfilled his potential with the Universal Championship yet—he should continue to wear the belt for now.