Speculating on the rumors surrounding professional wrestling is probably the favorite pastime of many fans, 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 note: Rumors are just rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, just pro wrestling rumors being spread. We track the accuracy of rumors here in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back. Remember to take everything with a grain of salt.
Rumor of the day:
Dr. Chris Featherstone is not part of the creative plans, despite previous rumors that Bill Goldberg would return to WWE in early 2025 and specifically appear in this episode 27th) He was also informed that he was not scheduled for RAW in Atlanta. According to Fightful Select, WWE is discussing Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair as one of the matches for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, while discussing this week’s report claiming that Britt Baker was unpopular backstage and could be signed to AEW, said, “Her contract still has a few years left.” It seems that there are,” he said. The Observer said that one of WWE’s goals in entering into a multi-year partnership with TNA was to create the perception that TNA is the second-largest professional wrestling organization, even though that is “far from” reality. He said it would be detrimental to AEW. “TNA tried to sell to Tony Khan in 2018,” the Observer reported. Some believe that WWE will eventually buy TNA, but the Observer says, “It would be difficult for[TKO/WWE]to acquire another pro wrestling company until 2028.” F4WOnline’s Dave Meltzer heard three weeks ago that Roman Reigns would be revealed as the cover star of the WWE 2K25 video game. Meltzer believed the reveal would be made on the January 27 episode of Raw. PW Insider said the reason Hulk Hogan won’t be in Saturday Night’s main event tonight is because “he wasn’t scheduled to be there.” WWE did not book Hogan on the show because Hogan’s son Nick is getting married this weekend. Bodyslam.net’s Cassidy Haynes says that “people within AEW have adamantly denied reports” that AEW is banning young talent from performing at the WrestleMania weekend indie show in Las Vegas. . Haynes went on to say, “There are no company policies or obligations specific to WrestleMania weekend.” WON noted that Nick Carn was “misinformed” last week when discussing WWE’s international PLE plans for 2025, adding that “there will definitely be a PLE in Paris” this year, but “at this point… There are no PLE shows scheduled in Germany in 2025.” The paper also said, “Rumors that WrestleMania will be held in Indianapolis in 2027 are not true.” Indianapolis is slated to host a WrestleMania event, but likely in the “early 2030s.” According to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, the reason Wyatt Six hasn’t been featured on WWE programming lately is because “I think one of them is missing.” According to Fightful Select, “Deonna Purrazzo has been vocal with management about wanting more from AEW.” That was “especially so” when Full Gear was in his hometown of New Jersey last year. Purrazzo lost to Anna Jay on the pre-show of that PPV. Meltzer said the Young Bucks were backstage at last week’s AEW Collision taping because “it was a big deal for them to be there” in the lead-up to the Texas Deathmatch between Christopher Daniels and Hangman Page. , he said. Regarding Daniels’ retirement, Meltzer said, “Some people were under the impression that Daniels wasn’t going to wrestle anymore, and some believed he wasn’t going to wrestle for a while, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to come back in some way.” That doesn’t mean it won’t happen,” he added. It’s a match. ” According to an insider, Tully Blanchard recorded “Material” with her daughter Tessa during an appearance on Thursday’s Live Impact.
If you hear any interesting rumors that you would like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. This is just a rumor and has not been confirmed as fact, so please take it as such. And keep track of how often rumors turn out to be true by checking out our weekly Rumor Recap here.
