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:
- In a Fightful Select Q&A, Sean Ross Sapp said sources that have spoken to Andrade told him Andrade “seemed in good spirits” but didn’t know or wouldn’t say why the Mexican star’s been pulled from recent shows and off AEW television since re-debuting. Those connected to AEW Sapp’s spoken to told him “Andrade is in fact signed”. One person said the issue isn’t “AEW or Andrade’s specific fault”.
- The same Fightful Q&A included word that AEW looked into opening their own “Performance Center” facility, possibly in the Asheville, North Carolina area with FTR and Adam & Beth Copeland among the coaching staff. Plans got far enough along that at one point Sting’s son Steven Borden was going to train there. The project never got off the ground however, a decision believed to be based on the cost of building and running the facility.
- Ridge Holland’s last WWE contract was for “NXT money” per Wrestling Observer. Fightful confirmed that Holland was on a standard main roster deal, but that expired in 2024 and he accepted a one-year extension for $200K less.
- Fightful also notes that Holland was not paid extra for the TNA show he was injured on, and WWE likely had to pay for his rehab even though they’re no longer paying him. Otherwise, he likely would have had grounds for a successful lawsuit.
- Wrestlenomics confirmed last week’s report that WWE is currently planning next year’s Elimination Chamber for Feb. 28 in Chicago.
- On social media, WWE promoted that new ID program prospects ”are coming soon”.
- Regarding the release of WWE LFG’s BJ Ray, Booker T indicated on his Hall of Fame podcast that Ray had the same attitude issues off-camera that he had on-camera: “The same way BJ Ray was on television, he was that way off television — you can’t be that way.”
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.
