4 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 3 we hope aren't: Roman Reigns & Brock Lesnar using "backstage influence" in WWE?

#2. Hope isn't true: Hit Row member had a bad backstage reputation in WWE?

WWE seemed to have big plans for Hit Row when they were called up to the main roster. They enjoyed consistent TV time, and the promotion first released member B-Fab after only recently signing her to a new contract.

Soon enough, the rest of Hit Row were released by the company. AJ Francis, aka Top Dolla, reportedly rubbed people the wrong way backstage, as per a report from WON:

"While he came across well on television, he rubbed a ton of people the wrong way in NXT and was getting the same reputation on the main roster. He was the one Vince McMahon saw as the star of the group because of his size," revealed Meltzer in the Newsletter.

While noting that Vince McMahon viewed Top Dolla as the star of the group, him getting released supposedly made the other two members' releases inevitable:

"Once they decided to get rid of him, the other two likely were caught in the crossfire. Miles really wasn't going to do anything on the main roster without the group. Strickland is not their type as they are looking for bigger guys, and Francis not being with them pretty much doomed them," Meltzer added.

We hope this isn't true, and AJ Francis responded to these reports by defending himself. However, it's always a bad look when such reports come out.