Rumor Roundup (Jan. 28, 2020): Samoa Joe injury, women’s WrestleMania plans, Edge/AEW, MVP, 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:

• Samoa Joe being removed from Raw’s tag title match for an injury was not a work, according to PW Insider. Medical personnel made the decision and the rest of the match was called in the ring.
• Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler is the plan for WrestleMania, says Wrestling Observer. Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley is not (an update on plans for Flair can be found here).
• Multiple sites, including WrestleZone and Pro Wrestling Sheet, report Edge was cleared by an independent doctor and talked to AEW before agreeing to his new WWE contract.
• Edge will work limited dates, per the Observer. Insider’s heard he’ll be treated as a “special attraction”.
• MVP has more dates coming up with WWE but won’t be a regular, according to Wrestling Observer.

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.