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. We track rumor accuracy in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.
Rumors for the Day:
- After Hell in a Cell Sunday night, WWE tweeted out an announcement that Seth Rollins and The Fiend would face each other at Survivor Series, but then quickly deleted it.
- Early advertising for Survivor Series from Allstate Arena is playing up the Raw vs. SmackDown theme, and promotes a Braun Strowman, Miz, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre & Rey Mysterio vs. Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, Aleister Black, Daniel Bryan & Finn Balor elimination match. Obviously, with the Draft coming and Finn being on NXT, that’s gonna change.
- Don’t expect Raw or SmackDown to be represented by General Managers or authority figures during the Draft.
- Sources tell Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio that Eric Bischoff isn’t doing much in his new role as SmackDown Executive Director.
- A shot of Daniel Bryan stumbling on the ramp after his match on Sunday’s PPV caused concern among fans, but Wrestling Observer says Bryan is fine.
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. And check our weekly Rumor Look Back here to keep track of how often rumors turn out to be correct.