What if Shawn Michaels wins the Royal Rumble?

2. A Triple H angle

Where Shawn Michaels goes, Triple H can't be far behind

Reports indicate that Triple H tore a pectoral muscle in the Crown Jewel main event. While he is known to be in phenomenal shape and to work hard at rehab, there’s next to no chance of him being in ring shape for WrestleMania. While there’s no reason to expect DX to team up again in the next few months, let alone for Triple H to work singles matches, if Shawn Michaels does get a main event push going into WrestleMania, the odds are Triple H will factor into the angle.

Triple H could be situated as an antagonist authority figure, standing in Michaels’s way. It would probably make more sense at this point, though, for him to play HBK’s cornerman, returning the favor from the multiple times his friend backed him during his retirement. Michaels doesn’t necessarily need a mouthpiece, but Triple H’s gravitas and position within the company can certainly enhance HBK’s message and help sell whatever storyline he has heading into ‘Mania.