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:
- While discussing Jacob Fatu’s current dental issue that’s keeping him out of action in WWE, Wrestling Observer Live’s Bryan Alvarez said, “I believe he will be back maybe by Survivor Series weekend.”
- One top star in WWE told Fightful Select there has been an overreaction to the usage of AI in WWE creative, noting that, “Michael Hayes, Ed Koskey and Paul Heyman are not AI.”
- Fightful also mentioned that “WWE creative has had AI software for years, but it’s barely used, and basically a glorified creative assistant.” It organizes things on the production side and is also used to “eliminate background noise from certain shots.”
- Alvarez indicated that the finish of AEW WrestleDream’s main event with Jon Moxley quitting was rushed because “they were completely out of time.”
- He said there was also some concern about the Missouri pro wrestling commission stopping the match after Darby Allin “sliced up his arm.”
- The Wrestling Observer Newsletter claims that Triple H reacted to negative reviews of Wrestlepalooza at a production meeting by saying, “We work them (the fans). They don’t work us.”
- PW Insider notes that former WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins is a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center this week, and former ECW star Jazz was a guest coach last week.
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.
