Rumor Roundup (Jan. 16, 2020): Stars not wanting to work Saudi show, Asuka, Impact banned, 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:

• WrestlingNews.co says they’ve heard that at least two more WWE Superstars have decided against working the next Saudi Arabia show.
• According to Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue, Asuka and Kevin Owens have expressed an interest in returning to or working more with NXT.
• Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson filed for trademarks on “Shatter Machine” and “#FTRKO”, which is being interpreted as a sign they’ll leave WWE when their contracts are up.
• Twitch banned Impact Wrestling’s channel on Wednesday. Speculation is this was due to the RVD victory celebration which aired on Tuesday’s show that featured him and his girlfriend in a hotel room with another woman.
• There’s a lot of talk Showtime is considering a deal to air MLW.

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.