Rumor Roundup (April 15, 2019): Ronda Rousey surgery, Undertaker deal, Superstar Shake-up, 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:

• Per Fightful, Ronda Rousey is set for surgery this week, as she’ll get her hand operated on tomorrow.
• They also say she was backstage at Monday Night Raw last week and WWE is hoping she returns to the company later this year or early next year.
• According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE has been trying to keep Undertaker from doing work with outside promoters and he may have signed a new deal that says he won’t.
• WWE is listing Sami Zayn as a free agent going into the Superstar Shake-up. It’s believed the NXT call ups will officially find their brand when the Shake-up is finished.
• PW Insider notes that Jonny Loquasto, an announcer for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, has signed with WWE.

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.