Rumor Roundup (June 28, 2022): Vince allegation, reaction to Cena return, Mox injury, 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:

• In the Observer’s Daily Update, Dave Meltzer notes that neither WWE nor Jerry McDevitt have commented on the updated Vince McMahon rape allegation. Meltzer speculates that’s because the media hasn’t picked up the story, so it “doesn’t appear to be harmful to McMahon’s position right now.”
• John Cena’s return excited the WWE locker room, according to WrestleVotes: “Cena is viewed as the ultimate leader, with his positive presence felt throughout the company when he’s around.”
• Jon Moxley was busted open “hardway” at Forbidden Door, per Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Radio, probably because he and Hiroshi Tanahasi “clonked heads”.
• Mox mentioned in the post-show interview that he might have gotten a concussion in Sunday’s main event, but Meltzer writes that “it was just something he said but he’s fine.”
• Kurt Angle told NBC Sports Boston that one of the AEW offers he turned down was for 10 matches, but he turned them down because he knows he can’t be “the old Kurt Angle” any more.

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.