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:
- Roman Reigns and Shayna Baszler are pencilled in as Royal Rumble winners right now, according to Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue.
- Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy’s rivalry will continue past their rematch next Monday, per Wrestling Observer Radio. This is another case where Paul Heyman wants the feud to be a push for both guys.
- Killer Kross is in a great negotiating spot, according to WrestlingNews.co. A source told them WWE is willing to debut him on Raw or SmackDown and “fast track him into the upper card”.
- Several of the enhancement talents used the past two Raws were graduates of Seth Rollins’ Black & Brave Wrestling Academy. Head trainer Marek Brave says to expect to see more in the future.
- Shazza McKenzie told Fightful she hasn’t signed with AEW.
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. And check our weekly Rumor Look Back here to keep track of how often rumors turn out to be correct.