Rumor Roundup (Nov. 1, 2019): Bray Wyatt title win, CM Punk, AEW-New Japan, 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. 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:

• There’s some speculation that the Bray Wyatt Universal title win could be a set up for a big trade between Raw and SmackDown.
• The huge news Renee Young has teased for WWE Backstage isn’t expected to have anything to do with CM Punk.
• The Observer notes that there may be some movement on the AEW-New Japan relationship front, and it could mean the two sides working together.
• Per PW Insider, Kazarian didn’t suffer an injury after a bad bump on his head as some had feared.
• They also say Joey Mercury is gone from Ring of Honor.

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.