Rumor Roundup (Aug. 5, 2017): Bayley injury, John Cena & Randy Orton, WWE UK stars, more!

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:

• The current expectation is that Bayley is going to be removed from the Raw women's championship match at SummerSlam and they'll figure out a new contender on Raw next Monday.
• Randy Orton and John Cena are missing some house shows but aren't expected to miss TV anytime soon.
• The Observer is noting that Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Wolfgang, Pete Dunne, and Mark Andrews are going to be brought to the States for WWE work in a few weeks, though it's unclear what that will be.
• WWE apparently pulled its contract offer for Io Shirai due to injury concerns.
• Moose has apparently signed a three year extension with GFW.

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.