The final WWE Raw before the debut of their latest PPV "WWE Payback" this Sunday hails Monday from Richmond, Va., and it is stacked to the gills with huge news and returns.
As the WWE's Five Points Preview points out, Triple H is being teased for an appearance on Raw following last week, when Vince and Stephanie McMahon forbade him from competing against Curtis Axel. The Game is looking for revenge after Axel beat him via count-out, and it would hardly be the first time that Triple H has butted heads with McMahon over an authority issue. Will the 13-time world champion defy the McMahons once again?
World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler will be making his return to WWE television. Ziggler was sidelined with a concussion for a month after he was kicked in the face by former No.1 contender Jack Swagger during a Smackdown taping in May. Now that he's been medically cleared to compete, Ziggler's rivalry with Alberto Del Rio, whom he infamously cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on the night after WrestleMania, should be kicking into high gear with Payback around the corner.
The return of CM Punk is also a highly-anticipated event after the charismatic five-time world champion has been absent for two months following his Wrestlemania 29 loss to The Undertaker. With his return bout with old rival Chris Jericho scheduled for Payback in Punk's hometown of Chicago, Paul Heyman, Punk's handler, played some mind games with Jericho on Smackdown last week. Will Punk himself make an appearance this time around?
Weeks of speculation end Monday, when WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn's secret admirer is revealed live on Raw. A host of potential suitors could be possible. Is it Sheamus? Cody Rhodes? Dolph Ziggler? Possibly...Hornswoggle?
And while Team Hell No's battles with the Shield continue, Daniel Bryan has a new archrival in the works--the Viper, Randy Orton. After Orton RKO'ed Bryan to end Smackdown last week, the bearded former World Heavyweight Champion could be looking for retribution this week. Will Bryan have a "No" Lock in store for Orton, or will the Viper strike again with another RKO for other half of Team Hell No?
And John Cena vs. Curtis Axel is being heavily teased for Monday. Cena, the WWE Champion, has lost twice to Axel heading into Sunday's WWE title match with Ryback in a Three Stages of Hell match. Will Ryback make his presence felt again after putting Cena through a table last week? Will Triple H appear at ringside? And will Cena be able to survive the chaos as he heads up against one of the most physically dominating opponents he has ever faced?
TV Schedule
WWE Raw airs at 8 p.m. EST Monday, June 10, 2013 on the USA Network.
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