Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.
Important reminder: Rumors are just that -- rumors. None of this has been confirmed as legitimate news or fact, it's just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.
Rumors for the Day:
- A source within WWE reached out to Wrestling Observer to refute Lana's claims about how hard she's been working to get in the ring prior to her wrist injury. The person says she hasn't been to Performance Center in "forever" and doesn't attend NXT house shows. It's possible she's setting up her own Eva Marie training storyline.
- His segments on last week's SmackDown are part of Bo Dallas being re-packaged away from his motivational gimmick and into...something else. Dallas thinking his attack on R-Truth was "funny" might be part of his new character.
- Kevin Owens vs. Ryback for the Intercontinental championship will be added to Night of Champions.
- WWE is getting an early start promoting next week's "season premiere" of Raw opposite a double-header of Monday Night Football on ESPN...but there's been no talk of main eventing with the Nikki Bella vs. Charlotte Divas title match.
- Global Force Wrestling cancelled dates at minor league baseball stadiums in Texas for September, ostensibly because Jeff Jarrett will be in the United Kingdom working on international deals, but word is going around that they were also worried about being "shown up" running in markets where NXT recently played.
If you have heard of any interesting rumors that you'd like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Just remember they are rumors and not confirmed as fact, so please take them as such. Have fun with it.