Rumor Roundup (Feb. 5, 2018): Kane injury, WWE unhappy with Mixed Match Challenge, Women’s Chamber, 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:

• Wrestling Observer speculates Kane might be dealing with an injury, based on how little he worked in the Universal title match at Royal Rumble and the one-sided write-off the next night on Raw.
• WWE officials are “very unhappy” about the approximately 30% week-to-week drops in live audience numbers for Mixed Match Challenge on Facebook, says The Observer.
• An image claiming to be a local ad for Elimination Chamber making the rounds online shows the women challenging Alexa Bliss in the Chamber match as Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose.
• On a recent Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer says Tyler Bate’s recent WWE losing streak is because he has heat with management over telling them he had other plans when asked to work a tour at the last minute.
• According to a report by Squared Circle Sirens, Impact’s Rosemary suffered a knee injury at an indie show this weekend.

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.