What is the story about?
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:
- Per Wrestling Observer Live, the original plan before Jacob Fatu was injured was a three-way pitting Fatu vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE championship. So they basically went back to where they were originally going to go anyway.
- As for McIntyre winning the title, Fightful Select indicates there were those within the company who believed McIntyre “needed to win this match” so he could be “taken seriously as a top guy moving forward.”
- There has been interest within WWE of using TNA’s Leon Slater on the UK leg of the European tour, says PW Insider.
- Insider also notes that the Motor City Machine Guns are scheduled to work this coming weekend’s AAA tapings.
- Cedric Alexander has signed a new contract with TNA, according to Fightful.
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 with a grain of salt.
