Rumor Roundup (April 15, 2022): WWE defector to AEW, Khan’s HUGE announcement, Bliss, AOP, Klaus, 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 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:

• PW Insider reports that Pat Buck, who quit his job as a producer for WWE right after WrestleMania 38, is already working as a producer for AEW.
• Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer speculates that Tony Khan’s HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT next week could be related to either a broadcast deal for Ring of Honor, or a streaming deal for AEW.
• Insider notes that WWE internally lists the top women’s babyfaces on Raw as Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, and Rhea Ripley. The top women’s heels on Raw are internally listed as Becky Lynch, Carmella, and Zelina Vega.
• AOP told The Sessions host Renee Paquette that prior to their WWE release, they rejected a creative idea that they were not comfortable doing.
• Fightful mentioned that before WWE settled on the new name of Ludwig Kaiser for Marcel Barthel, they were initially going to choose the name Ludwig Klaus.

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.