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It's that time of the week again when we look back at the rumors from the WWE Universe. In this week's edition, we take a look at possible plans for The Undertaker's farewell as well as a look at what WWE could be planning for Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy.
We also take a look at a couple of WWE legends who could be present for The Undertaker's farewell this Sunday at Survivor Series. There is also an update on Becky Lynch and when we could see the former RAW Women's Champion back in a WWE ring. Lynch is set to give birth to her child with Seth Rollins in the next couple of weeks.
Those are just the big hitters. Read on for a look a look at 9 big rumors from the WWE Universe from the past week.
#5 Hope is true: Aalyah Mysterio-Murphy romance set to continue on WWE SmackDown
Murphy came out with Aalyah Mysterio and the Mysterio family for his match against Seth Rollins on SmackDown. It looks like Murphy has genuinely won their support after he helped Rey Mysterio vanquish Seth Rollins last week on SmackDown.
The match saw Murphy pick up one of the biggest wins of his career as he put away his former mentor after a hard-fought battle.
Murphy was interviewed following his match on SmackDown and here’s what he had to say:
"You see, Seth preys on the weak. Seth picked me up when I was down, when I was at my weakest. He kept me around so I had his back and tonight, the Mysterio’s had mine. Seth has this image of the ‘greater good’ when the greater good is standing right beside me. I think, finally, we can put an end to messiah-disciple because tonight it was messiah-messiah slayer."
From what Murphy said, it looks like the romance between Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy is set to continue. This is definitely good news because this storyline is one of the most interesting in WWE right now. There have also been rumors that this storyline could lead to a wedding angle between Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy.
Here's what Dave Meltzer said about a possible wedding angle between Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy:
"I still see certain DNA in the writing of this angle because so much of it is reminiscent of a WWC angle where Konnan, the top heel, was going to marry Stacy Colon, the sister of Eddie (Primo) & Carly (Carlito) and daughter of Carlos that was a big deal one year in Puerto Rico."
#4 Hope isn’t true: No current plans for the Money In The Bank contract
Unfortunately, it looks like WWE don’t really have big plans for the men’s Money In The Bank contact this year. The Miz won the MITB contract from Otis at the Hell In A Cell PPV after Tucker turned on his tag team partner, costing him the match.
The reason WWE decided to put the MITB contract on The Miz was discussed by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer said that the reason WWE put the MITB contract on the Miz was that they wanted it on someone who wouldn’t try to cash it in any time soon:.
"He better not cash-in because that would be... you know, I think it's on him because they needed a guy who could not cash it in this year, you know, because the whole idea is they're going to strong with Randy Orton or Drew and Roman Reigns probably isn't losing the title any time soon but who knows because Roman Reigns with a long title run was not the idea, believe it or not. Even though it seems so obvious it was not the idea. I don't know what the... I have no idea who's the guy who was supposed to be the champion because they've basically devalued everybody else."
This is definitely disappointing because it takes away the excitement of the MITB contract. At this point, it's definitely a little unlikely that we will see The Miz cash in on either Roman Reigns or Drew McIntyre.
#4 Hope is true: The Fiend could attack The Undertaker at Survivor Series
This year’s Survivor Series has been promoted as The Undertaker’s final farewell from WWE. The Deadman has done a number of interviews in the run up to the PPV, reiterating how Survivor Series will actually be his farewell from WWE. Undertaker has also spoken about wanting a role in the WWE Performance Center following his retirement.
Is this actually going to be The Undertaker’s final farewell? Possibly. There is a chance that we could see The Fiend attacking The Undertaker at WWE Survivor Series to set up a match between them at WrestleMania 37.
The Fiend has already left some subtle hints about this. During one of his Firefly Funhouse segments, The Fiend highlighted the number “19/11” which just happens to be the date of The Undertaker's WWE debut at Survivor Series 1990. WWE’s Twitter handle posted a Tweet about the Superstars Undertaker has faced in the past. Bray Wyatt replied to the Tweet saying “Not quite ALL”.
This could possibly be another hint that WWE are setting up for The Fiend versus The Undertaker at WrestleMania 37.
#3 Hope isn’t true: WWE could alternatively be planning for Edge versus The Fiend at WrestleMania
There has been talk of Edge facing The Fiend at WrestleMania. As revealed by WrestleVotes, a match between The Fiend and Edge has been discussed:
WrestleMania update: Source states that while Edge vs Randy Orton has been the long standing plan, and still is at the moment, the idea of Edge vs The Fiend has been discussed a great deal for the show.
In an update, their source also floated the idea of a possible mixed tag match also involving Alexa Bliss and Beth Phoenix:
Further: source states the initial idea came up as names were thrown around as possible opponents for a Wyatt & Bliss team at Mania. Edge & Beth Phoenix were mentioned. Source states both matches are "unlikely". Orton vs Edge remains the plan as of now.
WrestleVotes’ source did call both these matches “unlikely” but we find these a lot more interesting than another Randy Orton and Edge match. As of now, Plan A still seems to be Edge versus Randy Orton for WrestleMania 37.
We hope the Edge vs Fiend match is not true becase we really want to see Edge vs Randy Orton at WrestleMania, which would finish off their storyline in style.
#3 Hope is true: Kurt Angle and JBL could join the WWE legends confirmed for Survivor Series
WWE are going all out for The Undertaker’s farewell. A number of legends and old friends of The Deadman are set to return. A number of the Bone Street Krew will be present at Survivor Series. This was confirmed by Savio Vega on an appearance on WrestlingINC Daily:
"Yes, I got a call on Friday of last week before I got on the plane to New York City, and I was asked if I'd like to be in this big moment of The Undertaker / Mark Callaway's career," Vega recalled. "I'll be there as a friend, as a wrestler and as a BSK member, and when they called me and asked if I'd like to be there, of course, why not? He's my friend. He's a good person. So on the 21st, I'm flying to Orlando, and we're going to be at Survivor Series on the 22nd." H/T: WrestlingINC
Savio Vega also confirmed that other members of the BSK locker room group would be present at Survivor Series.
The Undertaker’s kayfabe brother Kane is also expected to be there. Two other legends who could be present at Survivor Series are Kurt Angle and JBL. The Kurt Angle news was first reported by PWInsider. As for JBL, he hinted that he would be present for the farewell during an appearance on Sportskeeda's UnSKripted. JBL said:
"I’m not sure if anything’s been announced, whether I’ll be there. So I’ll leave the first part of that question alone."
Although we don’t yet know what role WWE has planned for the legends, it will be great to see everyone coming together for The Undertaker’s final farewell.
#2 Hope is true: Reason for no invasions ahead of Survivor Series
One aspect of the Survivor Series build-up we missed this year was one brand invading another and there was a good reason behind it. The reason seems to be the fact that WWE wants to keep the RAW and SmackDown roster apart because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Dave Meltzer gave an update on the reasoning behind WWE’s decision:
"If you noticed RAW and SmackDown haven’t even been sending people yet because they want to keep those separate because if something happens they only want one brand infected. If you build it up the way it was last year where they had people from all three shows ... if someone is infected from the Performance Center, it’s going to spread to all three rosters because if something happens they only want one brand infected."
Despite the fact that this decision did take a little bit away from the build for Survivor Series, it nevertheless was the correct decision by WWE at this time point in time.
#2 Hope isn’t true: Vince McMahon refused to talk to Zelina Vega after being told she was fired
Zelina Vega’s release from WWE came as a massive shock. Vega was reportedly let go for breach of contract, after refusing to give up her Twitch channel. Vega also started her own OnlyFans account which could have angered management further.
We got further updates on what went down with Zelina Vega from a report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Vega was told that she was being released by WWE's Senior Director of Talent Relations, Mark Carrano, backstage on SmackDown. Vega reportedly wanted to speak to Vince McMahon after she had been told that she was being let go. She was told by Mark Carrano that the WWE Chairman did not want to speak to her. Vega was then escorted from the building by security.
Whether you agree with WWE’s decision to let Zelina Vega go or not, it's disappointing that Vince McMahon would not even talk to Zelina Vega after her release. It was Vega’s lifelong dream to perform in WWE and a few words from McMahon could have definitely helped.
#1 Hope isn’t true: Reason behind scripted promos in WWE
Chris Jericho had MLW’s Court Bauer as his guest recently on Talk Is Jericho. Bauer was also a former writer in WWE. During the podcast, Chris Jericho discussed how WWE first started using scripted promos and Vince McMahon first hired writers because he wanted SmackDown to be beat Friends in the ratings
"It's funny because when I got to WWE, my famous first promo with The Rock when I interrupted him, there were no writers at that point. That was late 1999 and no rehearsals either. Rock, and I and [Vince] Russo went over in the back, but there was no going through it. As you know, a few years later, that became the norm, which is part of what my opinion of one of the issues there is everything is so overly scripted and overly processed."
"The reason why writers became a thing was when we started SmackDown, which was right after I got there, August '99, Vince made it his motto that SmackDown was going to be bigger than 'Friends'. We're going to beat 'Friends' on Thursday, and his reasoning and idea and strategy was well 'Friends' has writers, then we need writers too." H/T: WrestlingINC
Why do we hope this rumor isn’t true? Well, it just sounds ridiculous. However, there is no reason for us to doubt Chris Jericho’s story. Even if beating Friends was only a part of Vince McMahon’s reasoning for bringing in writers, it’s still quite strange.
#1 Hope is true: Becky Lynch could return to WWE in early 2021
Becky Lynch is currently expected to give birth to her first child in the next couple of weeks. Seth Rollins is also set to take time off WWE after Survivor Series with the couple expecting their first child together soon.
Rumors have suggested that there is hope that Becky Lynch will be back in early 2021. It looks like Vince McMahon is looking to build up a feud between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey for a match at WrestleMania 37.
Dave Meltzer recently gave an update on the situation:
"Vince is hoping for Becky to be back in January or February to start the one on one feud with Ronda. Vince wants WrestleMania to be the show that says 'WWE is back. We can't do Becky vs. Ronda in the Thunderdome with no fans. He wants the fans back, and they will be back by the time Mania rolls around."
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