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It will mark as his first appearance on the program since the June 27, 2011 show.

The two have been friends since the Irish grappler’s promotion to the main roster in the summer of 2009 as the two workout together on the road. In an interview with Power Slam, he singled out the Celtic Warrior as a wrestler with potential.

Triple H said, “The closest to me is probably Sheamus, because we always train together on the road. But I try to watch all the young guys’ matches and give them advice, if they want to hear it. If they take advice to heart and really want to improve, then I’m wanting to help. As for seeing some of myself in someone? That’s tough. Sheamus just the other day showed up at a show he didn’t have to be at. He does whatever he’s asked to do without complaining, he goes to every show and is always wanting to work: he does it all, goes above and beyond. That’s what I was like.”

Randy Orton was initially pegged as the Rumble victor since he cleanly put over Mark Henry during The World’s Strongest Man’s rise as World Heavyweight Champion and the event was taking place in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Later, the idea was changed to Jericho, setting up a WWE Championship showdown against CM Punk at WrestleMania XXVIII.

WWE officials contemplated last week having John Cena win the match due to the stipulation that “everyone was eligible” for the Rumble. Cena would win the match and subsequently make a tough decision: take the title shot and not face The Rock at WrestleMania.

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John says that he has been looking forward to this moment all week. John has a few things to say before Hunter comes out. John says that he knows what he has done on Raw and everyone appreciates what he has done. The facts are in the numbers. John says that ratings are up versus a year ago. John says that everyone has to go through a self-assessment on a 0 to 5 scale. John says that he gave himself a lot of fives. John goes through the categories he gave himself a five. One of them was probably not anticipating when someone’s music is about to play.

Triple H comes out and he is dressed to give an evaluation.

Hunter tells John that he gave himself a lot of fives. Hunter tells John that it is higher than four or three. He tells John to forget about the assessments. He has been watching John for a while, since he backstabbed Hunter. Hunter says that John is spineless and gutless and he is not very swift. He thought that John would not see the obvious grab for power in front of him. John says that he was worse than anyone else. Not only did he grab the power. He did what John could never do as a competitor in the ring. He used the spot to become a star.

John says that he respects Hunter but Hunter has it wrong.Hunter tells John not to lie and make it worse. John has personally involved himself in things like the WWE Championship match. Hunter says that Johnny has put himself on the show week after week to the detriment of others to make himself a star.John says that he was doing it to make Raw better. Hunter says that Vince let personal judgments cloud his decisions and he had to be replaced. The same happened to Hunter. Hunter says that John has done the same thing.

John says that he will do anything to save his job.Hunter says that ‘anything’ leaves a lot to interpretation. He could tell John to take the mic and apologize to everyone and if they accept the apology, he will reconsider his stance. John says that Triple H has shown that he has made some errors. He says that to err is human and to forgive is divine. He wants to apologize to everyone for any mistakes that he has made.

Hunter asks everyone and wants to know if that was good enough. Hunter says that he couldn’t hear John but he saw that his lips were moving so he had to be lying.Hunter suggests that he give John a chance to be a Superstar. He can put John in a Gauntlet Match. Hunter says that would not be fair. Hunter thinks of something. He says this is one of the things that his Father in Law is a certifiable genius. When he had an employee who he needed to see where their loyalty lied, he would have that person become a member of a certain club.

John gets some Chap Stick and he gets on his knees.Hunter laughs at John and calls him a freak for wanting to do it. Hunter wants to know why John thought he would get his lips anywhere near him. Hunter says that he is not going to do some silly stuff. He came out to do what needs to be done. Personal issues in the past have clouded everyone’s decision on their way to this position. Hunter has put his personal problems behind him and they have told Hunter that if he wants to come back to run Raw, he can do it at any time. Hunter tells John that it truly warms him heart to let John know that he wishes him well in all . . .

Before Hunter can say what he wants, a gong goes off and the fires burn on the stage while the building is bathed in a bluish hue. That is right, Sin Cara is not back . . . it is the Undertaker. Taker makes his way to the ring and Taker circles around Hunter in the ring.

Taker looks at Hunter and then he looks at the sign and then he does the throat slashing gesture to Hunter. Hunter is not sure of what to do. Does he crotch chop or not? Hunter taps Taker on the shoulder and Taker wonders why Hunter touched him. Hunter leaves the ring and walks away.

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WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim General Manager of Raw John Laurinaitis might have one less title preceding his name Monday – that’s when Chief Operating Officer Triple H rolls into town for Raw SuperShow to deliver a formal evaluation of the man who took his job. Laurinaitis has been on the clock since Oct. 10, 2011, when he supplanted Triple H as GM following a controversial “no confidence” vote in The King of Kings by WWE’s Board of Directors. Since then, the self-proclaimed “Mr. Excitement” has incurred the wrath of both John Cena and WWE Champion CM Punk for allowing Zack Ryder to compete through grievous injuries (though that may not have been entirely Laurinaitis’ fault) and voicing his intentions to cheat Punk out of the WWE Championship at the 25th anniversary of the Royal Rumble.

Add to this the fact that the WWE Universe is well aware of Triple H’s own beef with Laurinaitis, and there’s a good chance The Game will go the CM Punk route and tear “Big Johnny” a new one on national television, opening the door for Punk to kick Laurinaitis’ head in at the Royal Rumble event.

Then again, this is a job evaluation, not a railroading. In his capacity as COO, Triple H has to examine all angles, good and bad. Mr. Laurinaitis has had some measurable success in his term as Interim Raw GM. Maybe The King of Kings will show mercy on his subject, who has already begun a pre-emptive campaign for a second chance. What our COO will decide is anyone’s guess, but in the meantime, consider that we’re fans too at WWE.com. We’re part of the WWE Universe as much as anyone, not to mention WWE employees. Our jobs are affected by Mr. Laurinaitis’ performance, and in that spirit, we’d like to present our own personal evaluation of Mr. Laurinaitis’ performance, and what we think Triple H might have to say on certain matters.

Excitement Factor
Laurinaitis has called himself “Mr. Excitement” on several occasions and, to be fair, the man has been fairly consistent in keeping the WWE Universe invested in Raw. His stipulation for the Miz/R-Truth match this past week on Raw SuperShow (where the loser would enter the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at No. 1), putting Chris Jericho in the Six-Man Tag Match two weeks ago, and making Zack Ryder go through his friend John Cena for a U.S. Title opportunity in December made for compelling television and interesting challenges for his roster. Granted, the “puppet-master” feel of it all will probably irk Triple H more than anything else, but the chaos has been organized and entertaining. Final Grade: B+

Superstar Safety
Not only did Laurinaitis send Zack Ryder out there, despite injuries and a doctors’ report, to get dropped like a bad habit by Jack Swagger and Kane (twice), but his oversight led to The Long Island Iced-Z suffering a herniated disc at the hands of The Devil’s Favorite Demon. Our guess is that The Game will consider this issue to be as cut-and-dry as we do, especially since Laurinaitis left him to Kevin Nash’s mercy on more than one occasion as well. Plus, who doesn’t love Zack Ryder? Final Grade: C-

Tag Team Innovation
Sorry Mr. L., but this area is SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long’s house. And frankly, we’re sure Triple H would agree. Final Grade: F

Kevin Nash Attacks
We’ll give it to the Interim Raw GM: this is the one area where he has achieved complete success. After weeks of terrorizing the WWE Universe (and poor Santino Marella), Big Sexy got clobbered with a sledgehammer by Triple H at WWE TLC and hasn’t been seen since. We’d imagine Triple H would appreciate this, since he seemed to be Nash’s target all along. Final Grade: A+

Personal Comportment
Did you see Laurinaitis before being knocked out by CM Punk’s GTS? The man maintains calm at all times. Triple H could start waving a sledgehammer in his face (in fact, it could come to that Monday) and we doubt Mr. Excitement would so much as blink. We commend him for this. A true leader keeps his cool in the face of chaos. This, if nothing else, has been a constant in Laurinaitis’ term. Minus that instance with Mick Foley and the microphone, of course. Final Grade: A-

Impartiality
Authority figures’ track record in this regard is a bit spotty, but give Triple H credit: when he refereed a match as Raw GM, especially an important one like Cena-Punk at SummerSlam, he tried to call it down the middle. Laurinaitis, on the other hand, openly told Mick Foley he was going to screw CM Punk out of the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler at the 25th anniversary of the Royal Rumble. Granted, it’s the only time he’s publicly copped to such a thing, but still: that’s a big red flag there. Final Grade: D

Well, that’s our opinion. We won’t draw conclusions; anything can and probably will happen in WWE. And this Monday, we’ll find out whether the Laurinaitis Era will continue, or if we’ll bid a fond farewell to “Big Johnny” Laurinaitis, EVP of Talent Relations, “Mr. Excitement,” and Former Interim General Manager of Monday Night Raw.

LAST MAN STANDING OVATION
1/24/04 – Philadelphia, Pa.
There was no “brotherly love” between Triple H and Shawn Michaels on this occasion. The two squared off in a Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. However, both men’s human energy tanks were emptied out in this intense battle, and the end result was that neither man could answer the ring official’s 10-count. By that point, only the capacity crowd remained standing in appreciation.

A PHENOMENAL WIN
1/24/07 -San Antonio, Texas
It was an extremely successful evening for The Undertaker for two reasons: Not only did he win his very first Royal Rumble Match, but The Phenom also became the first Superstar in WWE history to have won this prestigious event after entering at No. 30. Many would also surmise that it fueled the fire for two historic WrestleMania confrontations between The Phenom and runner-up Shawn Michaels.

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Triple H possibly inducting The Four Horsemen: “He just shared with me in brief that he watched and appreciated everything we did, not just we, but he was talking about me specifically. Before he got into wrestling or at the start of his career, as he went in, if that is what he watched and that is what he molded himself after, then he would have a great amount of input on how the images of the Four Horsemen blended together and affected him.”

Saturday, March 31
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VIP 5 – 9-11am – WWE Superstar Triple H

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Session – 1-5pm
VIP 6 – 1-3pm – WWE Superstar Shawn Michaels

Tyler Sash & rookie cornerback Prince Amukamara took a photo with Triple H at the New York Giants’ practice at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ last week. You can check out the photo in our gallery.