With Wrestle Kingdom 11, Impact Wrestling getting new owners, WWE building up to Royal Rumble and much more on the showcase, the week that went by was a memorable one for the professional wrestling fans out there.
The rumour mill had plenty of things to buzz about as well. Brock Lesnar’s future with the company was a talking point as his current direction could see a big change in the coming months.
Elsewhere, the buzz about Samoa Joe found some new grounds. Batista’s status with the company and the relationship between John Cena and Nikki Bella also featured on the rumour mill and we are going to list all of these down and take a look at them.
#5 John Cena – Nikki Bella to be on-screen couple
The relationship between John Cena and Nikki Bella is not a secret. The duo is public about their relationship and have been featured on reality shows like Total Bellas and Total Divas.
However, WWE has not banked in on this relationship when it comes to their weekly television shows. This could change soon as WWE might be thinking about making these two a power couple on screen. The last time Cena was involved in such an angle was with AJ Lee.
Both Nikki and Cena now work at SmackDown and after the success that the Miz – Maryse and Rusev –Lana pairings have had, it makes sense to see Cena and Nikki together. Some rumours are even suggesting that such a segment could eventually set up the heel turn of Cena considering that Nikki draws natural heat from the fans.
#4 Samoa Joe vs. John Cena feud coming up
Samoa Joe is the hottest commodity in NXT right now. While he is yet to be called up to the main roster, the buzz regarding Joe is endless.
Earlier, there were rumours about Joe making his main roster debut at Royal Rumble. While this buzz remains strong, another one has poked up and it’s more newsworthy than the first one.
Joe is expected to feud with AJ Styles after Royal Rumble given that Styles loses the title to Cena at the event.
Cena could be feuding with Undertaker at WrestleMania and once he is done with the Deadman and with the AJ Styles – Joe feud over, WWE is reportedly looking to pair up Samoa Joe with Cena for a program.
This sounds like a dream booking scenario and hopefully, it turns out to be more than just a rumour.
#3 Batista not on good terms with WWE
The rumours about Batista having a retirement match at WWE have been put to bed by a new set of rumours.
According to these new rumours, Batista is not in good terms with the promotion right now and considering how his last spell with the company went, it’s hard to blame Batista for being unhappy with WWE.
On top of that, Batista enjoyed a great amount of success with Guardians of the Galaxy and now that he has a foothold in Hollywood, it would be WWE’s need to get him on the show rather than it being the other way around.
But since we’ve seen many things in the wrestling business, it would be foolish to completely ignore a potential return from The Animal.
#2 Brock Lesnar to SmackDown
Brock Lesnar was slapped with a one-year suspension by USADA meaning that he will be restricted to competing in WWE for the time being.
WWE had been using Lesnar as a special attraction for Monday Night Raw ever since the drafts but he could be heading to boost SmackDown soon. There is talk about Lesnar potentially moving to SmackDown Live so that WWE could come up with some interesting permutations for the former WWE champion.
As for now, SmackDown live has been getting the better of Raw without the star power of Lesnar and it would be interesting to see how they match up with such a big shake up.
Similarly, WWE could also book Lesnar vs. AJ Styles, which is going to be a sure shot success story.
#1 Kenny Omega to WWE
Wrestle Kingdom 11 proved to be a memorable outing for Kenny Omega. He delivered one of the best matches of his career when he went up against Kazuchika Okada where Omega was unable to dethrone Okada to capture the IWGP Heavyweight championship.
Omega then tweeted out that he will be taking some time off from Japan and this has kick started rumours about Omega coming to WWE.
Interestingly, Cena also posted a picture of Omega on Instagram just like he did with AJ Styles before Styles made his Royal Rumble debut.
Omega was very vocal against WWE throughout the buildup to Wrestle Kingdom and if he does not move to WWE, then all of the buzz that he has created would be seen as just a work to promote WK11 and NJPW instead.
Omega debuting at Royal Rumble would be a huge move if it is indeed happening and wrestling at Wrestle Kingdom and WrestleMania in the same year would be something that he could showcase throughout his career.
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