*OFFICIAL* Raw Discussion Thread: 10th June 2013

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It’s an unfamiliar situation Triple H has found himself in. For his own good, The Game has been ordered not to compete by Mr. McMahon and Stephanie. Despite the demands of his wife and father-in-law, the WWE COO has vowed to compete against Curtis Axel Monday night on Raw. If the match occurs, is Axel’s winning streak going to come to an end, or will Paul Heyman’s guy find a way to get another victory? Finally, will there be repercussions if Triple H defies the McMahons’ orders?

It’s official. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler has been medically cleared to compete. The news broke on Friday’s SmackDown when the champion appeared via satellite following a match involving his No. 1 contender Alberto Del Rio. What will unfold when The Showoff comes to Monday’s Raw?

After weeks of speculation, WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn’s secret admirer will finally be revealed on Monday’s Raw. How will the Divas Champion react when she meets her mystery devotee? Will there be any sparks between the two? Regardless of who it turns out to be, countless members of the WWE Universe can only continue to dream of the opportunity to meet the stunningly beautiful champion face-to-face.

Last week, the contract was signed for the WWE Payback match between CM Punk and Chris Jericho. But with Punk still nowhere to be found, Paul Heyman signed the contract for his client. Will The Second City Saint continue to lay low, or will he resurface before WWE Payback?

From out of nowhere, Curtis Axel has scored two major wins over WWE Champion John Cena and one against Triple H. During last week’s Cena vs. Axel match, Ryback interrupted and plowed Cena through a table. The week before, Ryback dismantled the champion in a sneak attack at the close of Raw. It’s been a rough few weeks for Cena. Cena and Ryback will be face-to-face live tonight on Raw. Will Cena finally get some retribution and gain momentum before WWE Payback? To find out, tune in tonight.

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I was glad to hear that Curtis Axel was given the Mr. Perfect-based version of his theme back, as last week's version of it just seemed too generic and with no connection to his father.

I have to say that I enjoyed McMahon and Triple H ending and restarting the match in the ways that they did, though it was obvious that the Iron Man match was unlikely to happen - McMahon taking the bell and microphone was unexpected though, as I thought he was going to specifically call an end to that match too.

Curtis Axel being Fandango's replacement in the Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship match makes sense, though I think that guarantees that he will be winning the match now, to continue the momentum that he is building up.

Good to see Dolph Ziggler back, though I expect that he won't have a match on SmackDown either, just to be 100% sure that he will be okay for the match at Payback. I'd prefer him having a different opponent though, as I still don't really care about Del Rio, but it's obviously too late to build something else up with someone else.

The "Secret Admirer" situation with Kaitlyn went pretty much as expected, as it was clear what was likely to happen as soon as it was revealed that Langston was the supposed admirer. I thought that it would be AJ that would come out straight away, but I can understand the attempt at teasing by having Langston appear first to drag it out for slightly longer.

I have no idea where they are trying to go with the Triple H/Vince McMahon thing now though, as having both change their minds to the view the other held just makes things confusing - will there be yet another match between Triple H and Curtis Axel or not? I'm actually hoping not, as I think it would probably end up hurting Axel's momentum and waste what they had already done, as I think it would probably end up with Triple H winning.

I'm looking forward to the Three Stages Of Hell match... but the participants of it, not so much.