Speculating about the rumors surrounding professional wrestling is a favorite pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to watching the games. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors spread across the professional wrestling rumors factory.
Important reminder: rumors are just that – rumors. None of this has been confirmed as a fact, it is only circulating in the rumored factory of professional wrestling. We tracked the accuracy of the rumors in a weekly article called Rumor Look Back, which you can find here. Remember, take everything with a grain of salt.
Rumors of the day:
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PW Insider says he was informed of material filmed by WWE with fighters on Raw this week for a tribute to Jon Huber (aka Brodie Lee / Luke Harper).
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Fightful says WWE has a video package for it, but it is unclear when exactly it will air.
- Current odds have Big E and Bianca Belair as favorites to win the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches.
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Ringside News says the WWE has plans for “another crazy fight” between Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt at the Royal Rumble.
- Nick Aldis told Konnan on his podcast that NWA has chosen an option in its contract and he will remain with the promotion.
If you’ve heard of any interesting rumors you’d like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Remember that they are rumors and are not confirmed as facts, so consider them as such. And check out our weekly Look Back Rumor on here to control how often the rumors turn out to be correct.