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:
- While discussing the winner of tonight’s women’s Elimination Chamber match, Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer pointed out that Rhea Ripley is on WWE’s list of wrestlers that “they really want to be main event top dog of the division.” Bron Breakker is also on that list.
- The Wrestling Observer Newsletter claims that Cody Rhodes is a “virtual lock” to be in the WWE championship match at WrestleMania 42.
- On a related note, the latest odds at BetOnline indicate that Rhodes and Ripley are the favorites to win their respective Elimination Chamber matches.
- Even though there have been rumors about Randy Orton and Sami Zayn being added to the WWE title match at WrestleMania, the Observer was told that “a match involving more than three people is not being talked about right now.” Jacob Fatu is the leading candidate to join Cody and Drew McIntyre if there is a third person added.
- WrestleVotes speculates that WWE booked the Brock Lesnar open challenge angle on this week’s Raw because they legitimately still “have no idea” who to match him up with at WrestleMania 42.
- For whatever it’s worth, Seth Rollins repeatedly told ESPN’s First Take that he’s “getting close” to returning to WWE.
- Per Bodyslam.net, WWE currently does not have a tentative date or plans for a Draft show this year.
- Regarding the gloom and doom speculation that Paramount will “kill AEW” after acquiring WBD, Meltzer said, “That’s not happening, I don’t think.”
