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:
- According to PW Insider, a lot of talent in WWE believe that Chris Jericho “has made overtures to see whether WWE has interest in him” when his AEW contract expires.
- Insider also mentioned there were “several TKO/WWE employees let go from the TV production and social media divisions” on Thursday.
- Cody Rhodes will be done filming his scenes for the Street Fighter movie by Sept. 20’s Wrestlepalooza PLE. That comes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, which adds that Roman Reigns does not have the same filming dates as Rhodes, but there will be “some crossover.”
- The Observer says there was “a period when all but a few of [Vince] McMahon’s closest friends had nothing to do with him.” However, “in a lot of the cases it was because of their wives being appalled from the lawsuit and not wanting their husbands to have an association.”
- Per WON, at one point “people in WWE were told not to have any contact” with Vince, but that’s clearly over with.
- After Danger Pro Wrestling announced that it booked Raja Jackson for an upcoming appearance, Wrestling Observer Live’s Bryan Alvarez was told that “apparently the building put the ixnay on it…I think the building basically said he’s not welcome.”
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.
