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 Wrestling Observer notes that Randy Orton is now being advertised for an upcoming episode of SmackDown on Dec. 5 in Austin, Texas. That would seem to indicate he is returning soon.
- Per Fightful Select, Zack Ryder isn’t signed to WWE after his return on SmackDown but the door isn’t closed for his return. He does, however, have a merchandise deal in place.
- Dominik Mysterio told the Towers of Power podcast that he’s gotten talked to backstage for some of his heel work on screen, like spitting on Dragon Lee (he claimed it was his gum) and doing snot rockets in the corner during commercial breaks.
- Nia Jax told The Happy Hour that the idea of her joining The Bloodline has “definitely been talked about,” but it never happened because it “has to be the right timing.” She said the answer is “never a no” on it possibly happening in the future.
- According to Fightful, Tony D’Angelo was backstage at NXT this past week. It’s still unclear his exact status moving forward but this was his first time spotted at the Performance Center in months.
- The Takedown on SI says AMC has emerged as a legitimate candidate to land TNA in a new TV deal.
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.
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