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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:
- Sources told WrestlingNews.co that morale is high backstage at WWE because TNT extended Dynamite to 2023. That’s because the presence of AEW has led to Vince McMahon to not only offer more money, but also be more flexible with scheduling talent.
- On an audio show in PW Insider’s subscription-only Elite section, Mike Johnson stood by his story about Edge returning to WWE, depite Edge’s recent denials. Johnson said he’d be “shocked” if Edge isn’t “back on WWE programming by this time next week”.
- Naomi will be in Houston this weekend, reports PW Insider. She’s expected to start working on SmackDown soon, and the site theorizes she’ll return in the Royal Rumble match.
- New Japan’s Lance Archer is in in “high-level talks” with AEW, according to Sports Illustrated.
- A script for a movie chronicling the rise and fall of the Von Erichs is in the works, per Deadline.
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.