We reported earlier today that WWE has hired on longtime Impact Wrestling employee Jeremy Borash to be a part of the company. At the time of press, we were unable to confirm his exact role with the company but we can now tell you that he will be working for the NXT brand. It was also Triple H’s decision to bring him on.

While there is no official word on when he will start with the company, NXT will be taping television in Atlanta, GA this week so it’s possible he could start at that time. We are unable to confirm at this time if he will have an on-screen role, but we will keep you updated if we hear anything.

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Hulk Hogan recently spoke to APNews about not being at the 25th Anniversary of RAW this upcoming Monday but mentioned that he would still like to have one more match in WWE.

“Brother, if I’m not there, I’ll definitely be there in spirit,” Hogan said. “One way or the other, Hulk Hogan influenced each and every one of those guys you’re going to see on TV Monday night. And that includes Vince McMahon, too.”

“I don’t know if they want me back. I think the fans want me back. I think that I’m part of that company from the ground up. Triple H I know is a huge fan of the guys that gave their blood, sweat and tears and their personal life to make this happen. I know Triple H would love to see me back on the inside again.”

“I’m 64 years old and right now I could go out and tear WrestleMania down,” he said. “I might have that one more match where I really beat the hell out of Vince. I’ve still got one in me.”

WWE issued a statement to The Associate Press and indicated that they have no plans to bring back Hulk Hogan.

“At this time, WWE remains committed to its decision,” WWE said in the statement.

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Triple H apparently skipped out on Tuesday’s SmackDown Live tapings to have dinner with Ronda Rousey in Los Angeles.

According to TMZ, the two were having dinner at the Republique restaurant and it appeared to be going pretty smooth. TMZ speculates WWE and Rousey are “one step closer” to sealing the deal. One WWE source told TMZ that it’s very unusual for Triple H to skip out on a SmackDown taping, as he’s on hand for everything.

As previously reported, Rousey has been rumored to be having a match at this year’s Wrestlemania against either Charlotte, Asuka or Stephanie McMahon. We will keep you updated if we hear about a deal being reached between WWE and Ronda.

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As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, Braun Strowman attacked Kane & Brock Lesnar backstage and used a grappling hook and pulled down a lighting truss onto his Royal Rumble opponents.

WWE issued the following “storyline” update on Kane and Lesnar:

“After Braun Strowman used a grappling hook to tear down a lighting truss and send it crashing down on Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Kane, WWE.com can confirm that Lesnar is undergoing examination by WWE medical personnel. Kane, meanwhile, refused medical attention. It is unknown how this incident will affect the Universal Championship Triple Threat Match at Royal Rumble involving all three Superstars”

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Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane.

Russo opens today’s show speaking about the missed dropkick spot at the recent Ring of Honor show which featured The Young Bucks. Russo was vocal about his disapproval of this spot but he wasn’t trying to talk crap or looking to start fights, he just feels that we need to start calling these type of things something other than ‘professional wrestling’.

Lane mentions that on one of his shows this past week, The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer was perplexed over people being on their phones while sitting ringside at wrestling shows. Russo says he doesn’t blame these people for being on their phones at all because they’re obviously bored out of their minds.

Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet mentioned this past week that the Hype Bros were more deserving of a main card spot at Clash of Champions than the Triple Threat US Title match. Russo calls Satin a jackass, and mentions that Satin probably hates Baron Corbin because he was a football player and a legitimate athlete, and Satin can’t relate to that.

At another point last week, Meltzer said that RAW has probably been losing viewers in the last hour because of long matches which feature talents who aren’t over. Russo says that nobody’s over on RAW right now, so who are WWE going to put in the ring?

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Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane and Glenn Gilbertti (Disco Inferno).

Lane mentions that Triple H defeated Jinder Mahal in India last weekend and became the first opponent to kick out of Mahal’s finisher. Gilbertti points out that a bunch of wrestling fans were livid about this online, when a few weeks ago those same people were complaining about Mahal being the WWE Champion. He adds that Mahal was only elevated to the main event picture within the last year, so perhaps WWE thought he wasn’t ready to pin Triple H yet.

Russo argues that from a business perspective, WWE should have wanted Mahal to look strong which would have captivated his hometown audience and helped their business in India. Instead, they beat Mahal clean. Gilbertti mentions that Triple H is still a bigger star than Mahal, even when they’re in India, and Mahal can’t be having that big of a positive influence on WWE’s business in India because they actually had to cancel one of the live events there.

Lane mentions that a former soap opera writer who worked for WWE for 5 years recently parted ways with the company. The writer went on the record saying that Vince McMahon would get lost when he tried to pitch year-long story arcs to him. McMahon wanted 3-month arcs and nothing longer. Russo says that his experience writing for McMahon was very similar.

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While speaking to CBS Sports, Triple H was asked about Chris Jericho facing Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom next month.

“I think it’s great. Good for Chris,” Triple H said. “It’s phenomenal. Good for Kenny, good for New Japan. We were aware. That was a conversation that was had.”

Triple H continued, “It’s great, it’s good for him. Chris is one of the greatest talents in the history of the business, so I think it’s great. Good product is good product. I’m happy for them, happy for Chris and happy for everybody.”

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WWE announced the signings of Nasser Alruwayeh and Shadia Bseiso on Twitter today. These are the first-ever Kuwaiti talents signed to the company.

.@TripleH welcomes the first Kuwaiti signed to #WWE, #NasserAlruwayeh! They are joined by the first Arab female from the Middle East signed to #WWE, @shadiabseiso! #WWEAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/LmIV7hr5op

— WWE (@WWE) December 8, 2017

Another chapter of #WWEAbuDhabi history has been written as @TripleH welcomes @shadiabseiso and #NasserAlruwayeh to @WWE! https://t.co/qpi1VGTMY0

— WWE (@WWE) December 8, 2017

Another historic moment here in #WWEAbuDhabi as we welcome @shadiabseiso, the first woman from the Middle East and Nasser Alruwayeh the first Kuwaiti signee, to @WWE. @WWEmena pic.twitter.com/DnFbZlazQL

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 8, 2017

Congratulations to #NasserAlruwayeh I’m so proud to be starting my journey @WWE with such an incredible athlete from the Middle East! https://t.co/IOQoG3YyJi

— Shadia Bseiso (@shadiabseiso) December 8, 2017

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November is drawing to a close, and in the WWE year, that can only mean one thing- Triple H has come out of hibernation, blown the cobwebs off his sledgehammer and is about to insert himself into a top-level feud for Wrestlemania. Over the last few years it has been pretty obvious who Triple H’s opponent is going to be, especially in the case of Seth Rollins last year, and Sting two years prior to that. This year, however, things are looking a little different.

At the end of the Survivor Series main event, Triple H went crazy and made the whole thing about himself- attacking both Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle, and then getting beat up by Braun Strowman. While the ending was supposed to have made Braun look strong, Hunter isn’t fooling anybody and the internet reacted with its usual response to Triple H doing such things. The match did create a lot of speculation surrounding Triple H’s Mania opponent, though, and fans have since been discussing it ever since the show closed.  While it seems likely it will be one of the men involved in the finish at Survivor Series, just which one it will be remains uncertain, and who knows, it could be someone different entirely. Let’s take a look at five potential Wrestlemania opponents for Triple H.

Braun Strowman

At the time of writing, Braun Strowman is definitely the front-runner to face Triple H at Wrestlemania. The two men had a square off at the end of Survivor Series and Braun followed that up by confronting The King of Kings on Raw the night after.

Triple H cowered away from Braun in their in-ring segment, something we have rarely seen The Game do in recent years, and there is every chance that sooner or later he will find some underhanded way to retaliate against the big man. WWE won’t be teasing a feud between the two for nothing either, and Triple H, for all his faults, has a habit of putting over younger stars on the grand-daddy of them all, Wrestlemania.

A match between Braun and Triple H, and a victory for the former Wyatt Family member would work wonders for his career, and with Brock Lesnar likely leaving the company after Wrestlemania, this would position Braun as the next unstoppable force in the WWE.

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While asked about beating AJ Styles and becoming WWE Champion, Rob Van Dam indicated on Twitter that it’s up to Triple H if they decide to bring back the former WWE Champion to the company. You can check out the exchange below:

@TherealRVD do you think you could beat AJ STYLES for wwe universal belt?

— mark arthur walsh (@markawalsh90) November 23, 2017

I do if Hunter does. https://t.co/cYGvvAbWGX

— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) November 23, 2017

RVD has been away from WWE for over three years now. His last match was back on August 29, 2014 in a match with Seth Rollins. Since his time away from WWE he has been working independent bookings.

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