Triple H did not oversee one of the most anticipated episodes of WWE Raw in recent memory.
Following the events that took place at Survivor Series, ending with the return of CM Punk, many fans were more excited about the November 27th broadcast than they were about the Raw after WrestleMania. Along with the return of Randy Orton, CM Punk would cut his first promo on WWE Raw in nearly 10 years.
Despite the show being an important one, Paul Levesque [Triple H] was unable to be in attendance. As reported by PWInsider, Levesque was absent from the Nashville taping as he was pulled away on “other WWE business.” This absence was also expected. PWInsider provided a further report on the whereabouts of Levesque on Monday. It is stated that Levesque and Nick Khan are in Los Angeles to negotiate a new media rights deal for Raw. There are currently several suitors.
It is stated that creative for the night was run by Bruce Prichard, who has also invited former TNA President Dixie Carter to the show.
It is assumed that Levesque not being at the November 27th Raw was a one-off and he will be at the next taping, which will be SmackDown on December 1st.
The same report also gives a brief update on Drew McIntyre, who was said to be in “good spirits” prior to the taping and any issues that were reported at Survivor Series have since “dissipated.”
Along with the highly-anticipated CM Punk promo, Raw would see Rhodes be the first Superstar to declare themselves for the Royal Rumble and Orton had his first match on weekly TV since being written off back in May 2022.
Triple H Highly Praises WWE Returns
With the newsworthy events that took place at Survivor Series, many in the media wanted to get Levesque’s thoughts on the shocking events that took place in and after the main event of the show. After first joking that the major return at Survivor Series was R-Truth, Triple H would highly praise Randy Orton for making his return to the company and overcoming a near career-ending back injury.