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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 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:
- The Observer didn’t confirm AJ Lee is returning to WWE, but did say it looks to be happening and WWE is trying to load up the card for Wrestlepalooza.
- Bodyslam.net claims WWE officials are “very impressed” with Ludwig Kaiser for how well he’s done playing the role of El Grande Americano. He’s looking at a big push in AAA.
- According to Fightful Select, The Righteous have been telling promoters they are finishing up doing independent dates “in the coming months” and it’s looking likely they will sign with WWE.
- Per the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Forbidden Door looks to have done similar PPV buys to Double or Nothing, which was “estimated at 122,000 to 130,000 buys.”
- Chael Sonnen mentioned during the Real American Freestyle wrestling debut that Nick Khan and WWE were to thank for the show happening, leading to the obvious speculation that they are involved in it.
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.
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