Vince vs. Hornswoggle & HHH's Absence

Next week Mr. McMahon seems to be taking his "tough love" approach with son Hornswoggle into his own hands, and maybe a bit too far. He set up his own No DQ match one on one against his illegitimate son, and vows he's finally going to beat some sense into him. Mr. McMahon also told Horney's buddy, Finlay he could not intervene either, or else "He's FIRED!" So that sets up quite the situation for next week's show.

There's been rumors that there will be a Mick Foley vs. Vince McMahon match at Wrestlemania this year. Vince seems to get involved in a match at the big event each time now, with last year's Battle of the Billionaires against Trump. I'm expecting that we may see Foley come to Hornswoggle's rescue this coming Monday to set things up. Mick's been a surprise tag team partner of Horney before so I wouldn't doubt this. Then again, we may also end up seeing Finlay v. McMahon at Wrestlemania in some sort of battle over the rights to Hornswoggle. Maybe there will even be a briefcase hanging over head with the birth certificate inside, similar to the Money in the Bank match.

You probably noticed a big absence from this past week's Raw, Triple H. According to Wrestling Observer, The reason HHH missed the show on Monday and won't be on next week's show is that his brother-in-law, Gordon Ouellette, passed away suddenly over the weekend at the age of 41. There is a story at www.nashuatelegraph.com although didn't give any details on the death.

This most likely explains why Snitsky was the sixth man in the tag match, taking the place of the absent Triple H. Don't expect the dental hygiene-adverse Snitsky to be in the Elimination Chamber though.