Where's Triple H?

[jtolliver23]

So, this is a question I ask myself everytime I watch Raw. Where is Triple H? The night Nash took him out with the sledgehammer, he told John Laurinitis (spelling?) that he was still his boss. So, if that's the case, since he already got his revenge on Nash, why isn't he there to reel John in and stop the nonsense with CM Punk? Or why isn't he there to figure out who was responsible for him losing total control of the company and being the head of the conspiracy? It just seems like that whole storyline got scrapped and Raw as a whole has holes in it and well, it frustrates me.

 

[Suibon]

Why? I don't see any overtly screaming need for Triple H to be there on Raw, pulling Laurinaitis to wherever to do Triple H's bidding.

 

[Y2JBL]

Yeah this is just another loose end to the sloppy writing that drained Punk of his momentum, and served nobody except HHH (of course) and gave Nash his (last?) match. I remember HHH clearly stating that he was still C.O.O. but he hasn't cared since.

The ultimate irony? Does anyone remember the fact that HHH was fired as GM because of the unsafe working environment? Now we have an interim GM interfering in the champion's matches, we have Kane blowing up the stage last week when Cena was about to walk out, and this week trying to drag Ryder into "the abyss" aka the dark space under the ring where Kane will have to hide until the fans leave the building. Classic WWE forgetting their own logic, the whole "safe workplace" thing went out the window.

 

[King of the Words]

I think the Game will return at the Rumble Match and soon after restart his feud with the Undertaker. Maybe after Mania he will take John Laurinitis' position and become a full time Raw GM.

 

[Suibon]

I see a lot of conspiracy theorists here. Hmmm...

... so how exactly did Triple H steal all the spotlight and the momentum that he could from apparently his latest victim in CM Punk (without accidentally or deliberately letting on that you're pissed that your fantasy booking didn't happen)?

 

[SinCityBlitz]

As long as he is not on my TV I don't care if he is spending another night in Chyna.

But seriously, I don't think the WWE thought that John Laurinaitis was going to take off like he did so they just dropped it. Right now there's no point in bring him back just to fight with JL when Punk and JL have a pretty good thing going. Plus he needs to try and steal the spotlight at Mania.

 

[TheGreatLegend]

HHH should return and start cutting promos on the Undertaker waiting for his return then one day the Undertaker returns as American Badass and they face off at Wrestlemania with Shawn Michaels as the special guest refree. And for all the Punk bandwagon fans...Punk and John Laurinaitis is the worst and the most corniest thing going on RAW right now. WWE is trying to redo Austin/McMahon but they are failing.

 

[Cats Pajamas]

Up a pigs ass eatin' a Ham sandwich. Sorry, a former boss of mine said that to me & it kinda stuck.

This whole Nash/HHH thing was at very best... not great. He oughta taken that sledgehammer of his and shoved it. Then to have Nash's sentimental thank you tweet after a sledgehammer fight? Pretty shitty television.

Raw is better with its interim GM anyway, at least he's doing a good job of keeping Brodus Clay's fatass off the show. Woooo!

They've got better things to worry about anyway, like Jericho not wanting a measure of revenge against Orton. Worst. Return. Ever.

It sucks coming down.

 

[The Eighties]

At home polishing his shovel, waiting to see who can bury next before his steroid intake bursts his quad again. He'll be back in late February to set up another pointless ego stroking match with Taker at Mania.

 

[Suibon]

HHH should return and start cutting promos on the Undertaker waiting for his return then one day the Undertaker returns as American Badass and they face off at Wrestlemania with Shawn Michaels as the special guest refree. And for all the Punk bandwagon fans...Punk and John Laurinaitis is the worst and the most corniest thing going on RAW right now. WWE is trying to redo Austin/McMahon but they are failing.

You call me a dumb-ass, and yet this is glaringly kooky. For starters, why have Triple H talk a blue streak about waiting for the Undertaker's return when he said a few days before TLC that he had effectively retired the Undertaker, and especially as we don't even know who the Undertaker's going to face against at Wrestlemania?

As for Laurinaitis being corny, well, he's supposed to be that: an out-of-touch ass-kisser who calls himself Mr. Excitement and then calls out tediously ordinary matches. If you're trying to compare Punk v. Laurinaitis to Austin v. McMahon, bear in mind that this isn't 'What's the Better Feud?'

 

[Late Train]

It does seem odd having no Triple H since TLC. You'd think they would be having him drop more hints for the upcoming HHH/Taker III for Wrestlemania 28. He'll probably be back on Television before the Royal Rumble or at least Elimination Chamber so they can actually build the match properly which it deserves considering it will be Taker going 20-0.

 

[rge2010]

Be good to see him return at The Rumble, kind of a surprise entrant. Maybe he could be standing tall in the ring alone when the gongs start playing and Taker returns. They could have a moment and get it on setting up their rumoured bout at WM28.

Cant say I am too interested in seeing this again, although last years fight was very enjoyable. Suppose throwing in HBK as a guest Ref gives it a point of difference.

 

[DD7]

As much as I like Triple H, I think its good that he isn't on TV every week. It just shows that they are moving on. Triple H has done it all, he has nothing left to prove, nothing to do. I always wanted him to beat the record of 16, but I guess Cena is going to do that. I think we will see more of him near WrestleMania, maybe he will be at the Rumble. But I think he will retire this year...

 

[Workrate]

he told John Laurinitis (spelling?) that he was still his boss.

This was the part of that angle that I found the most hilarious. He was still the boss, but he basically had no power and had been replaced by someone else. Way to muddy the waters and make the whole thing confusing (a lack of logic will do that).

 

[Cosmic Hate]

Why? I don't see any overtly screaming need for Triple H to be there on Raw, pulling Laurinaitis to wherever to do Triple H's bidding.
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Well he is the COO of Raw, which doesn't make much sense to me at all, but still. However he should be on because we're severely lacking in star power, and WWE kinda needs that star power he brings to the table.

 

[24fawwe12fa24]

They shouldn't of ever removed Triple-H from being the Raw GM personally, John Lauranitis is making himself a good character but I think one big thing that both rosters are lacking intensely is that back in e.g. 2003 the reason I watched Raw was to see the feud between Triple-H and Goldberg for the World Heavyweight Championship and the reason I watched Smackdown was to see Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship now in the WWE the reason I watch Smackdown is to see how the Orton/Barrett rivalry was going to escalate before it obviously or as it seems came to an end, and the reason I watch Raw is to see what Kane is going to do next to Cena not to see Daniel Bryan's feud with... who exactly, originally it seemed he was just helping Big Show out with Mark Henry now it seems that Big Show is going to feud with D Bryan and what will Henry do after this? The reason I watch Raw as said is to see the Cena/Kane rivalry escalate not once again to see CM Punk vs.... who exactly!? The only person Punk seems to have a good feud with at the moment is John Lauranitis, and he's the GM, he had a reasonable feud with Alberto Del Rio before he was injured and The Miz was just thrown into the TLC WWE Championship Match because R-Truth was out because of his drug abuse so Miz couldn't continue his rivalry with Truth.. and Ziggler, well Punk and Ziggler don't even have a rivalry really they've had two matches now, whilst in the feud, one for Ziggler to become the #1 Contender for the Title and the other in the match for the title which I have not yet seen.. but they don't have a rivalry as far as I see, as I say I haven't watched Raw yet so I don't know how good there match was/ what actually went down in there match to escalate the rivalry further..

 

[LFC till i die]

I completely forgot about HHH. His feud with Nash was pretty shite. but i expect Trips and Taker to return soon to start their feud if they are going to wrestle against each other at WM. . .

 

[Pedigree1]

Triple H right now really to me doesnt fit in anywhere.. He took out nash and was indeed fired because of unsafe working conditions!! The E has much bigger things to worry about right now Royal Rumble the road to WM!! Jerichos return though was golden no words were really necessary just the fact that hes back is enough for me

 

[BDaMan612]

Triple H right now really to me doesnt fit in anywhere..

This.

Right now, we're at the build up to the Royal Rumble and as of now, Triple H does not need to be on TV. What purpose would that serve? We know he wouldn't win the Rumble, since he's getting closer and closer to being done with in-ring competition. And due to the muddied logic of the whole COO/GM storyline, it now doesn't make sense to have Triple H oversee what Lauranitis is doing.

Earliest I see Triple H back is post-Elimination Chamber just like last year. Maybe earlier if they really wanna start building HHH/Taker II (III).

 

[H33LTurn]

Yeah this is just another loose end to the sloppy writing that drained Punk of his momentum, and served nobody except HHH (of course) and gave Nash his (last?) match. I remember HHH clearly stating that he was still C.O.O. but he hasn't cared since.

The ultimate irony? Does anyone remember the fact that HHH was fired as GM because of the unsafe working environment? Now we have an interim GM interfering in the champion's matches, we have Kane blowing up the stage last week when Cena was about to walk out, and this week trying to drag Ryder into "the abyss" aka the dark space under the ring where Kane will have to hide until the fans leave the building. Classic WWE forgetting their own logic, the whole "safe workplace" thing went out the window.

Or perhaps they didnt throw the whole unsafe working environment thing out the window and are going to use it to give Lauriniatis the Triple H treatment. Or maybe they're not paying any attention to it because they want to give the impression that Lauriniatis had a hand in Triple H's firing and it was the Board or rather it was the Board under Lauriniatis' guidance. John isnt receiving the same treatment as Hunter because he's a top ranking WWE official. But I wouldnt count Triple H out. If anything WWE will say that his rivalries with Nash and Taker at Mania kept him from accomplishing his goal of being GM and that hes done (for now).

 

[Mustang Sally]

It's true he doesn't fit in a niche; I believe the company thinks his character is so well established and his presence so necessary that he can be placed anywhere and come up shining. Of course, they might be right. Plainly, he doesn't want to be a full-time active wrestler.....he wants to pick his spots and fill in when some star presence is needed to give another big-time player a big-time opponent. It's been done before.

Two exceptions: Usually, the guy who fills in as Trips is looking to do, is a jobber, not a star.....and Triple H sure doesn't feature as a jobber. Second, Trips doesn't lose, with the exception of last year's Wrestlemania. You would figure if the company is looking to provide a major vehicle for a big presence (Kevin Nash, C.M. Punk), you would expect that star to win the match. If you're in the ring with Paul Levesque, though, you had better be prepared to come up on the short end, no matter how big you may be in your own right.

I don't know; maybe Creative has a long term plan for Trips. I've always been a big fan of his, but I admit I don't care for the idea of his coming in and beating everyone.....not if he plans only to wrestle on an occasional basis.

But then, Triple H is the 800-pound gorilla who can sit wherever he wants.

 

[Jaystrong322]

Does it really matter where he is? His feud with Nash was a complete waste of time as was the whole walkout angle. He won't be wrestling full time, his gimmick is old and stale and to me he isn't entertaining anymore. He loves to steal the spotlight away from anyone who is shining brighter than he is, he has done it his entire career. He is a mid-card guy that got a big break when he married Stephanie...bottom line. The only justice that could be served is if he stays off T.V. permanently and Shane comes back to take over for Vince after he retires so Triple H and Stephanie don't get their grubby hands on the company and nose dive it into complete irrelevance.

 

[kizarny]

And for all the Punk bandwagon fans...

sorry, this comment bothered me. wrestling can't have bandwagon fans. sports have bandwagon fans when they start winning and ppl act like they've been loyal to the winning team from the beginning. wrestling fans aren't loyal to one or more wrestler's, they like who is entertaining. if you start cheering for punk because he's really over all of a sudden then you are not being a bandwagon fan, you're enjoying the product

I've never understood why some people have to be homer's to wwe or tna or sports entertainment/indy or raw/smackdown. I like whatever thing in wrestling is currently entertaining, because I like to be entertained. thats the point. sometimes I like wwe, sometimes i like tna, sometimes i like or hate both.

sorry for my completely off topic rant

 

[thebarber]

HHH will be a surprise entry into the Rumble, along with Taker. They will have a stare down before being beaten on by others, This will set up the seeds for their 3rd and last Mania match, this time HHH wont be able to leave on his own accord.

 

[vincent_kennedy_mcmahon]

HHH will be a surprise entry into the Rumble, along with Taker. They will have a stare down before being beaten on by others, This will set up the seeds for their 3rd and last Mania match, this time HHH wont be able to leave on his own accord.

At the moment I think it is unsure if Taker even returns for this years WM. After all his 20th Wrestlemania match/victory is somthing that is a landmark in professiuonal wrestling and should be, no must be, the main event.
It would make sense for Taker to go with a clean 20-0 record, and I don't believe he will be retired with a loss at WM like some do, and i don't really see a need for Taker to take it past the 20-0 record at all.
So if I'm right Taker comes back for a Wrestlemania apperance where he and his match and career are the main focus of the show and that wouldn't be this years.
Trips is going to be a RR contestend and have a WM match... but I don't think against Taker.