WWE Rumor Roundup: Real reason why Cain Velasquez was released, 8-time Champion wants to get beaten up by Brock Lesnar and more - 30 April 2020 

Welcome to the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and cover all the latest news and rumors related to WWE.

We take a look at the released WWE Superstar who believes he should have been put over by John Cena, the three names Shawn Michales sees as the future of NXT, and more.

Before we get to that, let us get past the headline-makers of the day:

Real reason why Cain Velasquez was released

WWE have reportedly released Cain Velasquez but are yet to officially announce it. The former MMA star had one pay-per-view match in the company where he lost to Brock Lesnar.

Now, Sportskeeda's very own Tom Colohue has some inside scoop on why Cain was released. Colohue reports that the company were unhappy that he hid his injury while signing the contract and adding to that, he announced that he was going to be in the Royal Rumble while WWE wanted to keep it a secret.

"The WWE believed he was well aware of his injury when he signed the contract. That rubbed some people the wrong way. That's something I've reported on before and something that's really been quite public knowledge for a while. Then he announced that he was going to be in the Rumble. Where of course he wasn't, in the end, in the Royal Rumble."

"He was there to talk about plans for him, contract details going forward. He wasn't supposed to let on that he was there. So firstly, he doesn't say what he should be saying. Then he says what he shouldn't be saying. And then he shows what he shouldn't be showing."

Overall, Cain Velasquez was reportedly not ready to make his return to the ring when WWE wanted him to and he was also not looking good in training. The company finally decided to take the big step and release him instead of having him on the books with no real plans set for him.

Jeff Hardy wants to get beaten up by Brock Lesnar

Jeff Hardy

While there are several Superstars who want to face Brock Lesnar and try to beat him, Jeff Hardy has different plans. He wants to get beaten up by the Beast Incarnate and end his career that way.

The 8-time WWE Tag Team Champion was talking to Corey Graves on the After The Bell podcast when he claimed that he wanted his last match to be against Lesnar. He recalled how the former WWE Champion's first match was against him and thus, wants to end his career by facing Lesnar in the final match.

“That’s one more thing, I would love to get my a** kicked by him [Brock Lesnar] again because he’s just intimidating and insanely gifted. To be as successful as he was in the MMA world, he’s amazing. That would be interesting, man. Maybe that could be my last match. I was his first match, he could be my last match.”

Right now, WWE have no plans to get this feud going but could easily book this at the end of Hardy's contract.

Shawn Michaels names the next top NXT Superstars

On #WWEBackstage, Shawn Michaels names @realKILLERkross, @DexterLumis and Timothy Thatcher as guys who he has his eye on as people who can help take NXT to the next level.

— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) April 29, 2020

Shawn Michaels has named Karrion Kross, Timothy Thatcher, and Dexter Lumis as the next top stars of NXT. The Hall of Famer picked the three on WWE Backstage and believes that they will take the brand to the next level.

All three Superstars have been doing well recently in the brand and have had a big impact already. Kross attacked Ciampa backstage to set up a feud while Thatcher helped Matt Riddle retain the NXT tag team gold. As for Dexter Lumis, he helped Velveteen Dream beat Adam Cole in the main event last week.

Vince McMahon wants Andrade to improve his English

Sean Ross Sapp revealed that Andrade admitted in an interview that he was advised by Vince McMahon to improve his English. The United States Champion was talking to Fightful in a recent interview when he claimed that it was one of the tips by the WWE Chairman for improving his position. Sapp said:

“It's no surprise that Charlotte has been helping him out a bit in that regard. He asked Vince McMahon what he could do to improve his position, and was told to learn English, so he has been.”

Heath Slater wanted John Cena to put Nexus over

Heath Slater

Heath Slater has revealed that he wanted John Cena to put him and others in the Nexus over at SummerSlam. The heels were on top of their game at that time but Vince McMahon decided to change the outcome of the match at the last minute.

Slater, who was recently released by WWE, claims that it would have benefitted if Cena had put them over. The Nexus lost their match against Team WWE that comprised of Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Edge, John Cena, John Morrison, and R-Truth.

Talking on the Busted Open Radio, Slater recalled how they spent the whole day trying to convince the WWE Chairman to change the outcome of the match.

“SummerSlam, we should have took over. Period. We should’ve won. Me, Gabriel and Wade were the last three and then pretty much Daniel and Cena took us all out. It was just one of those things where as soon as that happened, we shifted from fourth to second gear in a matter of one night.”

Triple H's reaction when he got to know he was the highest earner

Triple H

Jim Ross has revealed that Triple H wanted assurances that he was going to the highest-paid WWE Superstar before he signed the big deal with the company. The WWE legend was talking on his podcast, Grilling JR when he revealed that The Game was not sure and kept asking if it was true.

“He [Triple H] says, he’s very stern, looked me right in the eyes… ‘Are you sure nobody’s got a better deal?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’m very sure. Are you doubting me?’ ‘No, I just wanted to make sure.’ I said, ‘Okay, well, you’re sure. Nobody in this company has a bigger downside guarantee than you will have when you sign that contract. Is that what you wanted to hear?’ ‘Yep.’ Then he shook my hand, off they went, and there he goes.”

Jim Ross also revealed that it was one of the few occasions when Vince McMahon handed a $1 million contract back then in the Attitude Era.