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:
- The mystery WWE crate to be opened at Elimination Chamber will not be Chris Jericho, says Fightful Select.
- In fact, Jericho is still under contract with AEW and the belief is he had his contract frozen when he took time away in 2025.
- Self Made Pro claims there was a creative meeting held within WWE for SmackDown where it was decided everyone on the SmackDown roster needed something to do on last week’s show.
- More from Self Made Pro: Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland was originally planned for AEW’s Revolution event but Omega has other commitments in Japan.
- Xavier Woods has a shoulder injury he is getting addressed now, says PW Insider.
- Ronda Rousey told ESPN that she pitched her fight with Gina Carano to Dana White but it “didn’t exactly work out with the UFC.”
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.
