WWE's Triple H hints at return to Monday Night Raw

Published Jan. 15, 2017 9:04 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

WWE legend and current executive Triple H main-evented WrestleMania 32 last year and then vanished from weekly programming - until he made a shocking return in August to take out Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and hand the Universal Championship to Kevin Owens.

Immediately afterward, Triple H mysteriously disappeared from Raw and SmackDown once again, only popping up in backstage photos or in connection to NXT events. Over the weekend, Triple H was in England for the United Kingdom Championship tournament, which was won by 19-year-old Tyler Bate.

Soon after the final match, though, The Game hopped on a jet and announced he was on his way to Monday's episode of Raw in Little Rock, Arkansas.

https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/820766586210545664

While Triple H could just be going to Raw to fulfill his usual behind-the-scenes duties, Seth Rollins took notice. Rollins has publicly challenged Triple H on Raw in previous weeks, and Rollins vs. Triple H seems potential WrestleMania match in the making.

https://twitter.com/WWERollins/status/820768642128343042

It's clear that WWE is going all out to make the upcoming Royal Rumble feel like an event on WrestleMania's level, so it would make sense for Triple H to finally return in the build up, and fans are still waiting to find out why exactly Triple H handed the Universal title to Owens. While it remains to be seen if Triple H turns up, Brock Lesnar is announced for Raw - a week after The Undertaker put himself in the Royal Rumble match.