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:
- According to Bodyslam.net, it’s expected that NXT star Trick Williams will “soon” be called up to the WWE main roster. In fact, he’s already listed internally on the SmackDown brand.
- The Wrestling Observer Newsletter claims that “talent from both TNA and AEW” who recently contacted WWE “have been told that they aren’t looking at hiring new people” right now. This is because WWE has plenty of wrestlers in its developmental system who are ready to perform on Raw and SmackDown.
- That being said, WWE’s apparent hiring freeze doesn’t apply to “guys the level of Chris Jericho or Leon Slater.”
- A source told Self Made that WWE has “offered a contract” to IWGP Tag Team Champions Yuto-Ice and OSKAR, the Knockout Brothers.
- Per Fightful Select, the rumor that Jake Something and Zachary Wentz recently signed new TNA deals is not true.
- F4WOnline’s Dave Meltzer was told that “a few” WWE stars will be “taking time off to heal up” so they are ready for Royal Rumble through WrestleMania 42.
- Meltzer also mentioned that Raquel Rodriguez has “been cleared” by WWE following some concern that she suffered an injury on this week’s Raw after Nikki Bella threw her head into the steps.
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.
