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On this edition of the News Roundup, we take a look at a number of stories from the WWE Universe as well as a couple involving AEW. We take a look at a winning run by Roman Reigns which came to an end this week. We also look at Goldberg possibly returning for a big WrestleMania match. One of the biggest pieces of news over the last week was Sting's debut in All Elite Wrestling. We take a look at a couple of pieces of news surrounding his debut.
Read on for full details on these above-mentioned stories as well as a few more.
#7 Roman Reigns’ impressive winning run ends at 355 days on WWE SmackDown
The main event of last Friday’s episode of SmackDown saw Roman Reigns team up with his cousin Jey Uso to take on Kevin Owens and Otis. Reigns and Uso took Otis out early so it basically turned into a two-on-one situation in their favor. The finish saw Roman Reigns asking Jey Uso for the tag but KO ended up winning the match for his team via DQ. Reigns locked in a guillotine chokehold on Owens while Jey Uso was still the legal man, leading to the DQ.
This loss ended up being the first time Roman Reigns had lost a match in 355 days. His last loss came against King Corbin at WWE TLC 2019. Corbin had help from Dolph Ziggler and The Revival on that occasion to help get him the win.
Roman Reigns then started a winning streak that lasted an impressive 15 matches until SmackDown last Friday. Reigns took out his frustration after the match on both Kevin Owens and his own cousin Jey Uso.
Reigns later defended his actions on WWE SmackDown via Twitter. You can check out our original article about Roman Reigns' impressive run coming to an end HERE.
#6 Goldberg possibly returning at WrestleMania match?
According to a report from WrestleTalk, a Goldberg return has been discussed for a possible WrestleMania match against Roman Reigns. WWE's first choice remains a match between The Rock and Roman Reigns but a Reigns versus Goldberg match has also been discussed as a possibility.
Goldberg was set defend the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns earlier this year at WrestleMania 36. However, Roman Reigns ended up being replaced by Braun Strowman, who beat Goldberg to win the title.
#5 Update on WWE Hall of Famer Sting signing with AEW
Sting made his AEW debut last week on Dynamite, coming out to drive away members of Team Taz as they were about to inflict further punishment on Cody Rhodes, Darby Allin, Arn Anderson, and Dustin Rhodes. WWE Hall of Famer Sting then faced-off with the four men in the ring before making his way out of the arena. The Icon has been advertised for this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite where he will be interviewed by Tony Schiavone.
Dave Meltzer gave an update on Sting signing with AEW on Wrestling Observer Radio:
It's not like WWE where he shows up like once every year or whatever. He's going to be on this thing. They wanted the idea of the big star from the old generation TNT being back as a regular. Obviously, whatever physical stuff he does they're going to do very safely. There will be physical stuff, I don't think he'll be taking any bumps or anything like that. But he's in, he's going to be a character in some form.
We also have some further details on Sting signing with AEW. According to reports, Sting has signed a multi-year deal with the promotion. WrestleTalk reported that one reason Sting chose to sign with AEW was to do 'something good' with his final run as well as his frustration with his run in WWE.
#4 Multiple WWE Superstars frustrated with Bruce Prichard
Bruce Prichard is one of the most powerful people backstage in WWE right now. According to PWInsider, Vince McMahon and Prichard are responsible for WWE’s current creative direction. The PWInsider report also stated that Prichard has been described as the most powerful person in WWE who is not a McMahon. PWInsider also wrote that there is currently a lot of frustration backstage among some members of the WWE roster, which they have been expressing privately. We don't have any details on who the disgruntled Superstars are.
A report from WrestlingNews.co also addressed this issue. Their report stated that a number of Superstars had spoken to them about being frustrated with the amount of television time they were getting. Apart from frustration with Bruce Prichard, some Superstars have also expressed their frustration with WWE. The feeling seems to be that the company signed Superstars just to stack their roster and now a lot of people were getting lost in the shuffle.
#3 James Ellsworth wants a WWE return
In an interview with Lucha Libre Online earlier this week, former WWE Superstar James Ellsworth revealed that he wants a return to WWE. Ellsworth said that working him WWE has always been the goal:
WWE is all I ever wanted in my life as a career. So I still feel the same way. I know I've been there and I've accomplished it. That's that's my home. And that's where the James Ellsworth character belongs. I can go to these other places. Like Impact, I had a lot of fun. I did small shows for them and did Bound for Glory PPV and I think they're doing a tremendous job here recently. If they call me, I'd definitely go and do stuff but maybe, my whole life, I wanted to be a part of the WWE and now that I've been there for almost two years, I still just want to be a part of WWE. I miss it and hopefully at some point whether it's five months from now or five years from now, I'll return there. Until then, I'm going to keep grinding, keep hustling, keep getting better, keep doing my thing on the independents and keep pushing myself. I'm engaged.
James Ellsworth made his WWE debut as enhancement talent in 2016 in a match against Braun Strowman before. Ellsworth was later signed and appeared on SmackDown later in the year. He was a part of the Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles feud before later transitioning into a role as Carmella's manager.
#2 WWE and AEW both trying to sign Tessa Blanchard?
According to a report from WrestlingInc, former IMPACT World Champion Tessa Blanchard is in talks with both AEW and WWE. At the time of Blanchard’s release from IMPACT Wrestling, there were concerning reports of her backstage behavior towards other wrestlers including the incident with La Rosa Negra which took place in Japan.
There had been some reports that stated that AEW wasn’t interested in signing Blanchard because of the aforementioned issues. However, the WrestingInc report stated that this was not true and that both AEW and WWE were vying to sign her.
Blanchard is currently taking some time off from the ring following her marriage to Mexican star DAGA earlier this year.
Blanchard had previously competed in WWE as a part of the first Mae Young Classic where she was eliminated in the first round by Kairi Sane. Blanchard had also appeared on an episode of NXT, prior to her participation in the Mae Young Classic, losing to Alexa Bliss in a singles match.
#1 WWE Superstars Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins welcomed their first child this week
WWE Superstars Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins recently welcomed their first child, Roux. Lynch was the first one to make the announcement. Lynch and Rollins also shared a touching photo of them with Roux.
Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch got engaged in 2019. Earlier this year in May, Becky Lynch announced that she was pregnant and relinquished the RAW Women’s Championship which was given to the women’s Money In The Bank contract holder - Asuka, ending Lynch’s title reign at 398 days.
Seth Rollins has been taking time off since WWE Survivor Series and is expected to be back early next year. As for Becky Lynch, we don’t yet know when she will be back in the ring but some earlier reports stated that there was some chance she could be back early next year. A report from WrestlingNews.co stated that Vince McMahon has Ronda Rousey lined up as Becky Lynch’s opponent on her return.
From everyone at Sportskeeda, we want to congratulate Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins on the birth of their first child.
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