Rumor Roundup (Oct. 20, 2025): Seth Rollins injury, Nakamura vs. Tanahashi, Sami Zayn title loss, 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:

• The Observer notes that Seth Rollins is scheduled for surgery and they won’t know the extent of his issues until the surgery actually happens. WWE hopes he can be back for WrestleMania but everyone is in a holding pattern right now.
• On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer acknowledged there has been talk of a Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi match at the Tokyo Dome next year but “it’s not a done deal right now,” and there are plenty of political issues that could get in the way of it.
• Bodyslam.net claims it was Sami Zayn who made the call to drop the United States championship to Ilja Dragunov on SmackDown. 
• The Acclaimed reuniting was not originally the plan, says Fightful, but Max Caster getting over so well as a babyface seemed to change things quite a bit.
• In his Fightful Select Q&A, Sean Ross Sapp said Chris Jericho has been off TV for no reason other than it was simply time for him to be off. Rumors have swirled of a Jericho return to WWE but Tony Khan would still love to have him back.
• Per WOR, Toni Storm is being paired up with Mina Shirakawa with the idea they can add credibility to the AEW women’s tag team division.

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.