News Roundup - WWE urged to change Roman Reigns' WrestleMania 38 opponent, Major star deletes retirement post, Big Elimination Chamber botch revealed (February 20th, 2022)

#2. Tegan Nox was informed about her split from Shotzi Blackheart on Twitter

Tegan Nox recently appeared on Into The Danger Zone w/ Chris Denker and revealed some startling details about her time in WWE. The recently-released star was once tipped to win the women's tag team championship as she formed a fruitful alliance with Shotzi Blackheart on SmackDown.

However, WWE abruptly split up the duo during the Draft, and Nox admitted that the announcement caught her off guard.

"It was pretty difficult. Me and Shotzi got quite close during that whole stint. I was driving, Shotzi was in the seat next to me, and Toni [Storm] was in the back, and she said, "oh my god, you're on Raw, we're on Raw." Then she went, "wait, no, I'm still on Smackdown. They made a mistake."

Many stars aren't informed about the Draft plans in advance, and talents are often unprepared for the sudden shift in brands," Tegan Nox revealed.

Nox continued to talk about being in creative limbo in WWE and how she was surprisingly notified about her move to RAW on Twitter.

"No idea," Nox continued. "We were number one contenders for like 6, 7 weeks. We won, God knows how many number one contendership matches. But no, they didn't give us any indication. We just found out on Twitter." H/t WrestlingInc

Tegan Nox was released from her WWE contract in November, and she sadly left the company without making a single televised appearance on RAW.

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#1. Kurt Angle reveals WWE's nixed plans for his return

Kurt Angle finally issued a clarification on all the recent rumors about his return as he confirmed that he was never scheduled for a WrestleMania match.

The Hall of Famer revealed that there were talks for him to be the Special Guest Referee for RK-Bro vs. Alpha Academy at Elimination Chamber.

WWE originally wanted Angle to be a part of the tag team storyline for a few weeks, leading to a blow-off at the Elimination Chamber. Kurt Angle, who was also backstage at the Royal Rumble, stressed that he'd not signed a new deal with the promotion.

Angle revealed the following on his podcast:

"There are a lot of rumors going around that I was supposed to be booked for Wrestlemania 38, which is not true at all," Angle said. "If you saw the posts, a lot of people thought that I was talking about WrestleMania when I was talking about what I was going to do at the Royal Rumble and have the program for a few weeks. Then the blow off would be in Saudi Arabia, where I would referee the match between RK-Bro and Alpha Academy," stated Kurt Angle. H/t WrestlingNews.co

Did WWE miss out on an excellent opportunity to add some star power to its storylines by nixing Kurt Angle's return? Feel free to share your views on the stories from today's roundup in the comments section.