5 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 5 we hope aren't: Major changes to WrestleMania 37 main event revealed, WWE moving popular SmackDown star to NXT again?

#4. Hope isn't true: Reason why RETRIBUTION has been absent from WWE this past week

RETRIBUTION

RETRIBUTION has taken WWE by storm, vowing to destroy the promotion. The anti-establishment faction was supposed to appear at WWE Clash of Champions 2020, but fans were surprised to see the faction miss their third WWE pay-per-view in a row since their formation.

According to Ryan Satin, the main reason why RETRIBUTION was pulled from their recent appearance was a COVID-related one. While none of the five core members tested positive for COVID-19, they were reportedly in close proximity to someone who did:

Regarding RETRIBUTION not being cleared to compete at the moment, sources tell me all 5 members tested negative for COVID-19. However, the group's members each have to quarantine themselves for two weeks because they came into proximity with someone who tested positive.

— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) September 28, 2020

This likely means that RETRIBUTION will be off RAW this coming week as well. The surge of COVID-19 positive cases within WWE even led to RAW Underground getting canned due to the lack of personnel available.

We hope this isn't true, especially since there has been a lot of speculation about NXT Superstars reportedly attending a party that resulted in the surge of cases. It seems irresponsible to put many at risk rather than staying in a bubble to prevent the COVID spread within WWE.