Chicago Sun-Times: McMahon will give power to fans

On the season premier of "Monday Night Raw," Vince McMahon will make some major announcements regarding the controlling power of the "Raw" brand. The most notable announcement will be that the new "Taboo Tuesday" pay-per-view event will be the first WWE PPV in which fans will decide who will be in the World Title match that same night.

Fans will be given an opportunity to vote online over a set period of time to decide who will be HHH's opponent on the show. The WWE is not sticking its neck out too far on this one as it is a near certainty the fans will want to see an HHH-Randy Orton rematch.

However, we do hear the list of wrestlers to choose from will include Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Edge and Ric Flair. The HHH-Orton feud is hot, but who wouldn't want to see HHH vs. HBK or even the Nature Boy getting a title shot one more time.

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