Rumor Roundup (Jan. 19, 2018): Roman Reigns plans, US Title Tournament, Chris Jericho on Raw 25, 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 Observer notes that Roman Reigns winning the Universal championship from Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 is still planned.
• The belief is the US Title Tournament was moved up to avoid timing issues on the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
• It was reported by the Observer that Chris Jericho was advertised for Raw 25 before a deal between the two sides was done and it could depend on what creative is for him if it ends up happening or not.
• Per Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, New Japan has been “very pleasantly surprised” with the advance numbers on the upcoming tour of Australia.
• Jeff Cobb will be back as Matanza in the next season of Lucha Underground, though it may be to get written out, according to the Observer.

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.