5 Rumors that came true this week - Huge name leaves WWE, Former IC Champion returns after 4 years, Vince McMahon's crazy stunt and more 

It's time for another edition of our weekly series where we take a detailed look at all the rumors that turned out to be true. There wasn't a new edition last week as there weren't many verified rumors. Thankfully, this week had its fair share of stories worth highlighting. One of the most shocking WWE departures in recent memory was confirmed this week.

A highly-touted former Intercontinental Champion also returned to the WWE for the first time in four years. In other news, WWE released a video of Vince McMahon's insane WrestleMania 36 stunt.

As Tom Colohue previously reported, a former World Champion recently cut an unscripted promo. This week's final story looks at the rumor about a champion who dropped his title due to injury. Sadly enough for him and his fans, it's true.

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#5. Renee Young is done with WWE

PWInsider was the first outlet to report the news that Renee Young decided to give WWE notice that she quit. The fans were naturally shocked as no one expected the popular WWE presenter to leave the company.

PWInsider's report stated the following:

WWE broadcast personality Renee Young is leaving World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources. We are told Young gave the company notice a week ago that she intends to exit. There is no word when her final date with the company is yet.

In the days that followed, the story was proven to be accurate. Renee Young confirmed during the kickoff show for SummerSlam that the pay-per-view event was her final night with the company.

Just like that, Renee Young's eight-year stint with WWE came to a relatively abrupt end. Young received an overwhelming outpour of love and support. She even issued an emotional statement on social media to address her WWE departure.

What's next for Renee Young? We'll have to wait and watch.

#4. Wade Barrett makes his WWE return after a 4-year absence

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet initially reported that Wade Barrett was set to return on the latest episode of WWE NXT to join the announce team. Satin noted that Barrett had not signed a full-time deal to return because it was just part of a one-off agreement.

Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned former WWE star Wade Barrett will be joining the NXT announce team this week. Sources tell us this is just a one-shot deal for now and that the former leader of Nexus – who won the first original season of NXT – has not signed a full-time deal to re-join the company.

Wade Barrett did return and he was impressive on commentary on a stacked episode of NXT. However, Barrett isn't done with WWE.

The five-time Intercontinental Champion will return next week on the massive "Super Tuesday" episode. Notably, WWE added an official bio for Wade Barrett on its website. They also listed him under the active roster page, so his return doesn't seem like a one-time deal anymore.

#3. Vince McMahon's insane demonstration of Rob Gronkowski's WWE WrestleMania 36 stunt

The rumors were indeed true. During an interview with TV Insider, Becky Lynch revealed a few months ago that WWE CEO, Vince McMahon, demonstrated a dive off a platform and got up as if it was nothing.

"Vince is such a larger-than-life character. At the same time, I watched him the other day demonstrate falling off a tower at 74-years-old without a bother, brushing his shoulders off and standing up again."

Fightful asked around backstage. They learned that Becky Lynch was referring to Rob Gronkowski's dive from WrestleMania 36. The Fightful Select report revealed that Gronk was apparently nervous about the spot.

Vince McMahon decided that he would do the spot himself to show him it's safety. The WWE CEO is no stranger to such demonstrations.

In a sneak peek of WWE 24: WrestleMania: The Show Must Go On, Vince McMahon took the 10ft bump. It was even better than what was stated in the report.

Vince McMahon withstood the fall like a 24-year-old Superstar and sprung right back up, which undoubtedly gave Gronkowski the confidence to replicate the dive.

As many have heard, Vince McMahon won't tell his wrestlers to do something that he wouldn't personally do. That statement gained even more credibility after the video above him the internet. As Rhea Ripley rightfully said, "it's a Vince thing."

#2. Ric Flair cut an unscripted promo on WWE RAW

On a recent edition of the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast, Tom Colohue reported that the WWE RAW segment between Ric Flair and Randy Orton, which ended with the Legend Killer turning on the Nature Boy, was unscripted.

"As such, we had quite a real promo from both men because they didn't have much to go on. They weren't given much writing to essentially say, 'go on out there and hit these exact notes'. So that's close to very real promos from both guys, with some editing where they would write off a few lines and so on and so forth."

The impromptu segment, including Randy Orton's promo, was all the result of a last-minute plan from WWE.

Randy Orton confirmed during a recent conference call before WWE SummerSlam that there was one big unscripted moment during the segment. The 16-time world champion was never supposed to take the microphone.

Here's what Orton said about the unplanned moment from the segment on WWE RAW:

"I'll tell you what he was never supposed to grab the microphone from me that night. He was just supposed to say a few things under his breath that the handheld camera in the ring may or may not pick up. You were supposed to see our facial expressions and get an idea that he was bringing me back in & eventually we had the hug, and I turned on him, but when he grabbed the mic I was thinking, 'Ah, come on Ric you're not supposed to grab the mic,' but then he went on to cut that promo, and it was very touching. "The thing is he meant everything he said. That's why he's so special to this business, he's always left his heart out there in the ring and every emotion you get out there from Ric Flair, it's real, and that's one of the reasons he's the best." H/t Kenny McIntosh of Inside The Ropes

#1. Karrion Kross relinquishes the WWE NXT title, Four-way match announced

Karrion Kross won the WWE NXT Championship from Keith Lee at NXT TakeOver: XXX. However, his title reign was over before it could truly begin.

Kross suffered a shoulder injury at TakeOver. A report from Fightful Select in the hours leading up to the latest NXT episode revealed the possibility he could relinquishing the title.

There were discussions backstage that WWE possibly be forced to take the title off of Kross. Apparently, various wrestlers backstage had heard about the idea.

This week's NXT opened as Karrion Kross sadly vacated the WWE NXT Championship due to injury. The Fightful Select report also stated that a Fatal Four-Way match to crown the new champion was the most likely outcome. NXT fans got something even better.

William Regal announced that Johnny Gargano, Finn Balor, Tommaso Ciampa, and Adam Cole would face each other in a 60-Minute Fatal Four-way Iron Man Match on the "Super Tuesday" edition of WWE NXT next week.

Karrion Kross will be out for a while to rehabilitate from a separated shoulder injury. In the meantime, NXT has turned towards the veterans of the brand to steer the ship.