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On-screen, this week’s WWE shows continued to build towards SummerSlam, with Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship) and Braun Strowman vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (Universal Championship) among the storylines that featured heavily on the go-home episodes of RAW and SmackDown.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes this week, it was alleged that a fired Superstar failed to cooperate with former WWE producer Arn Anderson before a high-profile match against The Big Show.
We also found out that Goldberg has two more years left on his WWE contract, while Seth Rollins explained what his relationship is now like with Roman Reigns and Jon Moxley.
In this article, let’s take a look at the full details behind those stories, plus seven others, as we count down 10 of the most interesting real-life stories that have been revealed about WWE Superstars and storylines this week.
#10 Arn Anderson explains Big Cass and Enzo Amore heat
Arn Anderson revealed on his ARN podcast this week that Big Cass and Enzo Amore were not very receptive to ideas and instructions before their WWE matches.
Using the Big Cass vs. Big Show match from SummerSlam 2017 as an example, Anderson – a WWE producer between 2001 and 2019 – said Cass was “fighting us every step of the way”, even though Big Show was willing to put him over in the match.
He added that Amore did a similar thing by not listening to advice from producers at live events during his time as a member of the 205 Live roster.
In the end, both Superstars “self-destructed”, according to Anderson, and he was not surprised when they garnered heat with the rest of the locker room.
#9 Details on Goldberg’s WWE contract
Speaking on The Pop Culture Show, Goldberg disclosed that he has agreed to compete in two WWE matches per year and he currently has two years left on his WWE contract.
The WWE Hall of Famer added that he has already “exhausted [his] limit this year”, which presumably means we will not see him step into a WWE ring again until 2021.
Earlier in 2020, Goldberg defeated “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt at Super ShowDown before losing the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 36.
#8 Seth Rollins’ relationship with Jon Moxley and Roman Reigns
WWE RAW Superstar Seth Rollins told Bleacher Report this week that he is still in touch with Jon Moxley and Roman Reigns, but his relationship with his former Shield colleagues has changed since they went their separate ways in April 2019.
While Moxley (fka Dean Ambrose in WWE) joined AEW, Rollins became a figurehead on RAW and Reigns moved over to SmackDown in the post-WrestleMania 35 Superstar Shake-Up.
Rollins said he talks from time to time with Moxley, most recently when Renee Young contracted COVID-19, and he added that Reigns is a “busy dude” since becoming a father of five.
#7 Maria Kanellis ‘begged’ WWE about personal storyline
Maria Kanellis and Mike Kanellis were released from their WWE contracts in April 2020 as a cost-cutting measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After another released Superstar, Rusev, mentioned that Vince McMahon told him WWE fans were mocking him by chanting “Rusev Day”, Maria tweeted that she was not surprised by the WWE Chairman’s comment.
The former 24/7 Champion added that she “begged” the company not to use her personal life on television if the storyline was going to be abruptly dropped, which is exactly what happened.
#6 Chris Jericho’s working relationship with Vince McMahon
In his latest Saturday Night Special on YouTube, Chris Jericho spoke highly of Vince McMahon and said the WWE Chairman agreed with 90 percent of the ideas that he had for his WWE storylines.
He also revealed that he initially struggled to receive the backing of his former boss, and he did not fully gain McMahon’s trust until the conclusion of his feud with Shawn Michaels in 2008-2009.
AEW’s first World Champion added that WWE is McMahon’s ice cream shop and everyone else is living in it.
#5 How Triple H created his WWE entrance
For the last two decades, Triple H’s WWE entrance has featured a spot where he stands in the middle of the ring apron and sprays water into the air while looking menacingly towards the hard camera.
The NXT founder revealed in an interview with Sony Sports that he originally came up with the idea to spray water in his entrance as an act of defiance against the people who said he would never become a World Champion in WWE.
Once the entrance spot became synonymous with his villainous character in 1999-2000, Triple H decided to spray water before all of his matches.
#4 How Seth Rollins reacted to praise from John Cena
Seth Rollins told People this week that he respects John Cena a lot as a performer and a human being, and he appreciates the kind words that the 16-time World Champion had to say about his recent work in WWE.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated last week, Cena name-checked Bray Wyatt as someone who has coped well with WWE having no fans in attendance, while he said Rollins has done an “unbelievable job” of adapting to a crowdless environment.
#3 Details on WWE fan signs being removed
WWE removing certain fan signs from shows is nothing new. Before SummerSlam 2010, for example, many Daniel Bryan signs were not allowed into the building because the company’s decision-makers did not want his surprise appearance in the main event to be ruined in any way.
Former WWE producer Arn Anderson recently appeared on Chris Jericho’s Talk Is Jericho podcast, and he revealed that WWE took away ‘Four Horseman’ signs when he performed for the company as an in-ring competitor in the 1980s.
Even though WWE fans were only trying to support somebody on the roster, The Four Horsemen were synonymous with the NWA, so WWE did not want to draw attention to a rival promotion.
#2 Curt Hawkins’ interactions with Vince McMahon
WWE Superstars are always asked about their real-life relationship with Vince McMahon. While some prefer not to bother WWE’s busy Chairman too much, others are not afraid to knock on his door to pitch ideas and request more opportunities.
Speaking on Sitting Ringside with Dave Penzer, former WWE Superstar Curt Hawkins revealed that he was able to establish a relationship with his boss during his time working as a backstage producer.
In fact, McMahon was the person who made the decision to trial Hawkins as a producer after seeing his name on a WWE injury report.
#1 Seth Rollins’ WWE retirement plans
In another interesting comment from his Bleacher Report interview, Seth Rollins said his current goal in WWE is to help out younger Superstars as much as possible. That way, if he does decide to step away from wrestling at some point, WWE will have enough Superstars who are qualified to take his spot.
The former Shield member, who runs his own wrestling school, added that he “loves this industry more than anything” and he wants to do whatever he can to make the business as successful as possible.
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