Michael Hayes has taken on a lot more responsibility as of late and has become one of the most powerful agents in the WWE. He can always befound at the local hotel's bar or at HQ. Hayes is now on-call 24/7 and has a lot of influence over plans & pushes. In addition, with Lagana out, Ed Koskey is doing the writing on the ECW side, with Rhodes continuing to offer ideas. However, with ECW and Smackdown working together, Hayes will be deciding the main direction of both shows.

Hayes has pitched the idea of doing a Triple H vs. John Cena rematch at Wrestlemania billed as "HHH-Cena II."

The current plan has Triple H winning the Raw Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

Speaking of Triple H, as you might have guessed, he is still wanting to turn heel at some point.

As noted earlier, WWE RAW star Ron Simmons recently took up WWE's rehab offer. Simmons is currently staying at a rehab center in Atlanta. Simmons was last seen on television at the 12/29 Raw taping in Greensboro in a "Happy New Year's" vignette with Jillian Hall.