WWE Rumor Roundup - Superstar pulled down his pants in front of Vince McMahon, Backstage heat on Sami Zayn, Big botch at Clash of Champions and more - September 28th 2020

We're back with another stacked edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup. As you may have figured out from the headline, today's lineup has some explosive stories.

We begin with a multiple-time World Champion pulling down his pants in a WWE production meeting on the day before he officially quit the company.

Moving on to Sami Zayn, the reigning Intercontinental Champion revealed details of the time when there was heat on him for being annoying backstage.

Several notable faces were absent from the Clash of Champions PPV, and the reasons have been revealed.

The RAW Tag Team Championship match had a botched finish, however, what was the originally planned ending? We now know that as well.

On that note, let's take a look at each story in detail:

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#5 Kurt Angle reveals he pulled his pants down in a WWE production meeting

Kurt Angle was a guest on the latest edition of Stone Cold Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions, and the former WWE Champion revealed an incredible incident from the time he left the company in 2006.

Kurt Angle was really frustrated in the WWE, and he was hell-bent on getting released. To get his point across to Vince McMahon, Angle decided to crash a WWE production meeting.

The former World Champion took it to a whole different level by pulling his pants down in front of Vince McMahon, showing the wounds he had sustained in his groin area. Angle was scheduled for a Triple Threat match on RAW, but he wanted to push his way out of the company as he was really unhappy at that time.

Vince McMahon paid heed to Angle's demands, and they had a talk in the boss' office in Stamford, after which, he was officially released from WWE the very next day.

Here's what Angle revealed about the incident:

"The day before I quit, I went into a production meeting. I walked up to the front where Vince and the people were. I pulled my pants down my knees. B**ls are showing. Big black and blue marks, all across my groin area, all the way down my hamstring, up to the groin and my stomach. I tore three muscles the night before, at a house show. That night, for RAW, I was supposed to do a Triple Threat Ladder match. I just walked in and wanted Vince to see what's going on, and why I'm so unhappy. He's like, "Woah! I guess you wanna talk?" I was like, "Yeah!" He said, "Come to my office, not here. I need to talk to you at Stamford."

#4 Sami Zayn had to be talked to about his annoying backstage behavior in the WWE

Sami Zayn was a guest on the recent edition of The New Day's 'Feel The Power' podcast and the undisputed Intercontinental Champion confirmed that people in the WWE were unhappy about how annoying he was backstage.

There have been several reports in the past that have painted an unflattering picture of how he carries himself behind the scenes.

Sami Zayn was perceived to be quite annoying backstage, and WWE even made him aware of his actions. Zayn explained that what he thought was his fun-loving attitude actually irritated many people in the company.

He also highlighted the fact that he struggled with the competitive nature of WWE as he came from the independent scene. The WWE culture is different, and it took him time to adapt and understand the perspectives of his colleagues as well as the WWE officials.

"WWE made me aware of some of my own actions. I came in, and the big mantra was perception is reality. Even though I was 28 when I got there, I don't think I was a fully mature person in some ways. I don't think I was fully aware that I had my interpretation of what I thought I was, and then there were a lot of people who didn't agree with that. I see myself one way, and they are seeing me in a very different way. It made me a lot more aware of how my actions are perceived by people who are not me. For example, what I might perceive as fun-loving, let's have some fun chat on the bus might be perceived as annoying. I always only looked through my own lens, but being around these people with all these different points of view starts making you look at yourself through their lens. On the independents, it's a very different mindset. We are all just buddies. I would not call it a competitive environment. Everybody wanted to have great matches, but it's not like you viewed the other person as a threat. When you come to WWE, especially back then, it's different now, but it fostered a culture that the person sitting next to you was not your friend. He was a threat to your success. It was the culture at the time. I remember struggling with that." H/t WrestlingNews

Sami Zayn has had his ups and downs in the WWE, but his title win following an epic Triple Threat Ladder Match at Clash of Champions is proof that he has learnt his lessons and he is reaping the rewards as we speak.

#3 Real reason why WWE removed Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Nikki Cross from the Clash of Champions match card

The WWE Clash of Champions match card witnessed a few significant last-minute changes as Nikki Cross, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax were not medically cleared to compete at the PPV.

While the Women's Tag Team Titles match was nixed, WWE picked a replacement opponent for Bayley, who ended up being Asuka. Dave Meltzer revealed on the Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE pulled Cross, Jax and Baszler from the PPV due to COVID-19 related issues.

The female Superstars were in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, and the company didn't wish to take any risks by booking them in their respective matches.

Meltzer noted the following:

"Ok so, Nikki Cross and Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax were all called medically, they weren't medically cleared. That was the wording. Nia Jax got really mad about that by the way. The actual issue is that you know it's the COVID situation. I believe that I know at least one of the three, and I think two of the three do not have COVID, but they were in contact with someone who does. So, it might even be all three, but I know for sure one, and I think two. But, it's still part of the COVID, they were afraid of the COVID spread as they were in contact, so they were not allowed on the show. I don't know how all their healths are, but at least two of three are not unhealthy as we speak. Hopefully they do not get unhealthy. So that's the situation there."

WWE also made a big announcement about the future of the Women's Tag Team titles.

#2 Reason why RETRIBUTION wasn't used at WWE Clash of Champions

The RETRIBUTION storyline is one of the most prominent angles on WWE TV, and it was odd that the faction didn't make their presence felt at Clash of Champions.

Dave Meltzer was the first to reveal on the Saturday Night's Main Event podcast that RETRIBUTION was not cleared to compete at the Clash of Champions PPV.

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet provided a big update on the status of the stable.

The five core members of the group - T-Bar (Dijakovic), Mace (Maddin), Slapjack (Thorne), Retaliation (Martinez), and Reckoning (Yim) - reportedly tested negative for COVID-19. However, they have to quarantine themselves for two weeks as the members were exposed to a person who had COVID-19.

Here's what Satin reported:

Regarding RETRIBUTION not being cleared to compete at the moment, sources tell me all 5 members tested negative for COVID-19. However, the group's members each have to quarantine themselves for two weeks because they came into proximity with someone who tested positive.

Regarding RETRIBUTION not being cleared to compete at the moment, sources tell me all 5 members tested negative for COVID-19. However, the group's members each have to quarantine themselves for two weeks because they came into proximity with someone who tested positive.

— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) September 28, 2020

RETRIBUTION is apparently in the same boat as Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Nikki Cross. There is a possibility that the top RAW faction is kept away from WWE TV until mid-October.

#1 Original plan for the botched RAW Tag Team Titles match finish at WWE Clash of Champions

As seen at WWE Clash of Champions, The Street Profits retained the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship against Andrade & Angel Garza. However, the finish of the match was bizarre, to say the least.

The referee called an audible to end the match after Angel Garza suffered an injury during the bout. The referee completed the three-count despite Andrade kicking out of an Angelo Dawkins pinfall attempt at two.

The lack of communication between all involved parties led to the botched finish.

Dave Meltzer revealed on the Wrestling Observer Radio that the original plan was still to have The Street Profits retain the titles.

"Just so people know, The Street Profits were in fact going to win this match. They were not going to change the title. The finish was not changed in that way. So, after all that, like you put Angel and Andrade back together again, with no manager, they were still going to lose."

Regarding Angel Garza's injury, Meltzer had first heard that it could be a torn quad, but the information wasn't confirmed. As reported by PWInsider, Garza reportedly hurt his hip and complete details of Garza's injury would only be known once the WWE Superstar undergoes an MRI.

"The first word I heard was a torn quad which is not a good thing. There has been other talk that it might not be it, might be a lesser injury, might not be a quad, might be a hip. So, I think in the morning we'll probably know more."