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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 WrestleVotes Radio, there is significant interest in WWE for Chris Jericho to return to the company after his AEW contract expires. One source expects a deal to be made between Jericho and WWE when that time comes.
- “Several sources” told PW Insider that Will Ospreay’s comments on Dynamite about needing neck surgery are “100% legitimate.” The AEW star is “absolutely looking at neck surgery in the near future.”
- Fightful Select says Swerve Strickland has been working through a torn meniscus that he first suffered in 2019 while training at the WWE Performance Center. The Jacksonville Jaguars medical staff is helping him deal with the injury. It’s not clear if or when Swerve will take time off to have surgery to repair it.
- Elsewhere on the AEW injury front, Wrestling Observer Radio’s Bryan Alvarez heard that Konosuke Takeshita was “knocked batty” during his G1 tournament semifinal match against Zack Sabre Jr. He mentioned that Takeshita “didn’t remember the match…didn’t remember anything.” Alvarez doesn’t know how Konosuke was cleared to wrestle in the G1 final or at this week’s AEW Collision taping.
- Bodyslam.net claims that WWE has been planning a feud between the Wyatt Sicks and the MFTs, and it’s expected to begin soon.
- Post Wrestling says NXT’s No Mercy PLE will take place on Sept. 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- NXT is expected to expand its PLE schedule, per Insider. The current plan is to do eight such events per year.
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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