I remember WWE did a website interview with HHH, when he came back from his Survivor Series injury, shortly after he interfered in the HBK / RVD match.
They asked him if there were going to be reprecussions / heat / backlash on RVD because of the accident. HHH said "No. In this business, you take risks, etc."
The following month, RVD is performing host duty at the World. Hm...