There has been rumblings that he was in talks with WWE when he was up in Stanford to tape Triple's H DVD and the two sides talked then. Since it has been quite but now this throws gas on the fire.
This is only a appearance for an live event that has a special VIP listing. He is not advertised for any shows afterwords so this could be a possible one night only deal.
He has not been on WWE TV since 2010 where he quit.
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