WWE SmackDown: 5 Potential Replacements For An Authority Figure

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3. Triple H

When it’s WrestleMania season, you know The Game is lurking around the corner in an effort to get as involved as possible. While Triple H is currently involved in a WrestleMania angle over on Raw, it would make sense for him to take over SmackDown Live for at least a week or two.

Triple H is the current COO of the company so he could theoretically be the next man in line to take control of the show after Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon have been injured. Also, with Triple H’s relationship with Kevin Owens, this may be an opportunity The Game may want to jump on.

After Daniel Bryan fired Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn on the latest edition of SmackDown Live, that has effectively ended the plans of a Kevin vs. Sami match at WrestleMania that Shane had announced.

With Kevin Owens being Triple H’s current golden boy, he could jump right over to the blue brand in an effort to reinstate Kevin and his best friend. Then, he could also give them back a spot on the WrestleMania match card.

Of course, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan would not be too happy about that, and that would ultimately lead to a Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon at WrestleMania.

If this tag team match is the end goal for WrestleMania 34, then Triple H stepping in as an authority figure for SmackDown would be a great stepping stone to get there.