Triple H is expected to remain out of action, despite Shawn Michaels and Undertaker already being on the shelf (and the possible loss of Jeff Hardy soon).

HHH is currently officially booked to return to house show schedules immediately after the upcoming WWE Judgment Day pay-per view.

While this is purely speculation at this point, it's quite possible that HHH will be returning at the PPV unadvertised, costing Batista his match in the main event. This would even the score with Batista, who cost Triple H the title and an "injury" to Randy Orton while distracted by "The Animal" during the match.