Rumor Roundup (July 19, 2019): Raw Reunion, who turned down WWE, Finn Balor, Lex Express, 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:

• In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter it’s mentioned the Raw Reunion show came about because it was “one of the least bad ideas” from USA Network to turn ratings around.
• They also say Bully Ray and Jim Ross were both invited to the show but both elected against it.
• Finn Balor is not currently planned to wrestle as “The Demon” at SummerSlam, per the Observer.
• On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer mentioned WWE is going to be doing an updated version of the “Lex Express” to help promote the upcoming WWE move to FOX.
• Per PW Insider, Candice Michelle will also be at Raw Reunion next week.

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.