WWE Top 5 rumors of this past week
Jun 6, 2016 at 5:12 PM
We are inching closer to the much-anticipated brand split in WWE which is looking to change the WWE, forever taking the “New Era” to a whole new level. Starting from July 19th, Raw and Smackdown will have equality as the blue brand will be brought back to its old glorious days. So, quite expectedly the speculations are high among the WWE fans with the split and it kept the rumor mill going stronger than ever. Apart from the split, the sudden trailer release of WWE 2K17 featuring Goldberg gave birth to rumors of his return. Also, the talks between WWE and UFC gave some added rumors. Here’s the summation of all that rumors.
Face of the brands
Now, splitting the brands definitely means there will be two top babyfaces for the two brands. The reports suggested that John Cena will now head towards the blue brand as to give a boost to the show whereas AJ Styles will be established as the top heel on the same brand. They are scheduled to compete for the newly introduced world title on Smackdown. On the other hand, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins will continue their championship feud on Raw. To the much dislike for the fans, Reigns will continue to be the top babyface and Rollins will be the top heel.
Goldberg’s status
Goldberg has been featured in the trailer of WWE 2K17 video game and thus paved his way for a path-breaking return much like it happened in the case of The Ultimate Warrior and Sting. With a number of rumors coming around him, the situation is still frozen between him and WWE. They are yet to have a sit down that can open the door for the former WCW champion. The talks are that upon his return Goldberg’s possible opponent will be Brock Lesnar. WWE had a sign of the Suplex City on the video game to tease the same. This would also rekindle their unfinished rivalry after which they both left the franchise.
Smackdown coming live on USA Network
Post brand split season, Smackdown will air live on USA Network from July 19th on Tuesday nights. The decision was needed to make the USA Network happy and it was not fully a Creative decision. Since Smackdown has moved to USA Network, it had gained many ratings and the channel officials were not happy with it. So, to make them happy WWE came up with the idea of making Raw and Smackdown equal. Thus, the idea of bringing Smackdown live came to fruition. Alongside this, John Cena will return to Smackdown to boost the show.
Ronda Rousey will appear at Wrestlemania
The news of Brock Lesnar appearing at the UFC 200 event came as a pure shocker. Then, the announcement came from WWE which stated that despite Lesnar is under WWE’s contract he will appear at UFC’s next PPV and will return back to WWE for Summerslam. Now, since WWE has let their huge star enjoy a short stint at UFC, the same can be expected from UFC, too. So, in turn, Ronda Rousey can be seen in a WWE pay-per-view anytime soon. The ideal chances of Ronda appearing in WWE is being stated at Wrestlemania 33. Plus, UFC 200 will surely hype up this year’s Summerslam.
Luke Harper to miss Wyatt family’s return
Bray Wyatt is scheduled for a return in this month and the current plan with him is to give fruition to the match between Wyatt and Brock Lesnar. After missing a couple of months due to injury, Bray Wyatt and his disciples are scheduled for a return this week on Raw, as per the rumors. Wyatt will continue doing their heelish acts upon the return but it’s not quite clear with whom they will start a feud. Meanwhile, Wyatt family member Luke Harper will miss in-ring action due to his knee injury. But, Bray will have Braun Strowman and Eric Rowan in his corner, as always.