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:
- For what it’s worth, The Observer says The Rock has “not weighed in at all on current WWE creative.”
- Rey Mysterio’s injury is “not serious,” according to Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer.
- According to PW Insider, the man who directs most major WWE events, including Raw and WrestleMania, Marty Miller, will not be directing Royal Rumble this year because of commitments to Zuffa Boxing this weekend. The director of SmackDown, Lee Lipschulz, is expected to take over for the big show.
- They also say the production for Royal Rumble this year is expected to be at the level of WrestleMania.
- WWE 2K26 will be released on Friday, March 13, per gaming insider Billbil-kun of Dealabs Magazine.
- Despite recent speculation over how he’s been booked on WWE television, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter says there are no plans for Adam Pearce to wrestle, at least not right now.
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.
