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’s Bryan Alvarez has said there is talk within WWE over what to do about upcoming Saudi Arabia events scheduled for this year amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
- Later, Dave Meltzer said the belief is the event planned for July “is unlikely to happen.”
- Sources told Bodyslam+ that WWE’s discussed a Jelly Roll/Royce Keys tag match at WrestleMania 42. The new team would bond over the issues they’ve struggled through and overcome to reach their current positions.
- According to Bodyslam.net, WWE could have plans to bring back Finn Balor’s “Demon” gimmick for his feud with Dominik Mysterio.
- WWE looks to be cornering the -hausen market for their new merch-moving star Danhausen, filing for eight trademarks Friday on words with the suffix, including “Girlhausen”, “Ghoulhausen”, “Kidhausen”, and “Kid-Hausen”