Monday Night Raw Preview 4/20/15: Extreme Rules Go-Home Show Featuring Triple H's Return

The April 20, 2015 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw will emanate live from the Times Union Center in Albany at 8 p.m. Eastern and will serve as the go-home show for the Extreme Rules pay-per-view on Sunday.

Triple H's return has been advertised for tonight, and the COO reportedly has an announcement to make about the upcoming Tough Enough series. But will The Game address any of the other pressing matters in WWE? Will he insert himself into any of the ongoing affairs?

The Miz vs. Damien Mizdow has also been announced for tonight, and the winner gets the rights to the Miz name and brand. Given that Miz is going off to shoot a movie shortly, it's almost a lock that Mizdow wins. But could WWE throw us a curveball here?

Finally, it has been announced that we will receive on update on Paige's status following Naomi's attack on her last week after the Divas No. 1 Contender Battle Royal. Paige won that match and is scheduled to face Nikki Bella for the Divas Championship on Sunday.

John Cena will defend the United States Championship against Rusev on Sunday in a Russian Chain match, which is essentially just a strap match. Will the Bulgarian Brute gain an advantage tonight over Mr. Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect, or will Cena manage to get into Rusev's head before Extreme Rules?

The situation involving Daniel Bryan continues to evolve, and it's worrisome for fans of the Intercontinental Champion. As a refresher, here is what Bryan Alvarez said on Wrestling Observer Live about the situation:

"The big news today is what's going on with Daniel Bryan. Daniel Bryan has been removed from the WWE European tour, which, of course, has a lot of people concerned [about] what's going on with him. Is it his neck? Is it his elbow?

I've been told that the situation with Daniel Bryan is that he suffered a concussion. I don't know what the status of his neck is or his elbow. That may still be a problem, but the big issue on the tour was a concussion that he suffered and it was in fact, for those of you who saw the SmackDown show where Sheamus came out and gave him a beating, we actually talked about this on the program, there had been some heat on Sheamus for, I don't know if being careless is the best word, but he did give Daniel Bryan a beating and apparently Daniel Bryan suffered a concussion in that beating, so I guess that's the situation.

I presume there has to be a little more to the story because if Daniel Bryan got a concussion he shouldn't have being doing anything on the shows and they did put him in some tag team matches, some six-man matches. He was in the ring, so I don't know if he maybe got cleared. Maybe after suffering the concussion they cleared him, but he was still suffering symptoms. I don't know exactly what the story was, but all of the issues did stem from that situation there with Sheamus and Sheamus' return so far [has been] one problem after another."

However, Alvarez and Dave Meltzer subsequently said on Wrestling Observer Radio that it was not a concussion (despite what Alvarez was originally told), though WWE would not say what the issue is. Either way, let's see if Bryan is even at the show tonight.

Seth Rollins will defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton on Sunday inside a steel cage, with the additional stipulation that Orton cannot use the RKO. Will The Viper strike tonight, or will the weasely champion worm his way out of trouble yet again?

Roman Reigns will also face Big Show on Sunday, while Dolph Ziggler will face Sheamus. These are non-title matches, but they will likely get some screen time tonight.

As always, check back with MStars immediately after the show for a full recap of all the action. But for now, let us know your thoughts, guesses, opinions, and predictions for tonight's show in the comments section.