The rumors mill has been buzzing big time ahead of Money in the Bank and it is because of the pay-per-view itself that this weekly edition of top rumors and analysis is brought a day earlier than usual. The impact of Money in the Bank is going to be huge and the whole landscape of both the WWE and the rumor mill is going to take a shift.
Thus, most of the rumors in this edition should be considered as pre- Money in the Bank rumors, while there will be some that doesn't have this time constraint.
The latter category includes rumors about WWE bringing in a new array of talent for September and there are some exciting names. Apart from this, there were rumors about the potential twist that could happen at MITB and much more. So here are the top rumors and their analysis.
#5 WWE expected to have new set of recruits in September
WWE is expected to have a new set of recruits to their performance center by this September and it could feature some of the talents that will be working in the Cruiserweight Classic. Moose, Roderick Strong, Kota Ibushi are some of the rumored names that could be involved in the recruits.
Ibushi, meanwhile, is expected to get a strong booking at the tournament and in turn hype his signing.
Another name that WWE is heavily interested in is Will Ospreay. However, as Will had a contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling, WWE failed in their attempts and is apparently pissed off about the same.
Will’s contract still has two more years in it.
#4 Future of NXT
Finn Balor is apparently not called up to the main roster because of the impending returns that will happen in the coming weeks. Names like Randy Orton, Neville and Wyatt Family are expected to return soon and WWE doesn’t want Balor to be mixed along with all these.
Meanwhile, Shinsuke Nakamura is expected to be in NXT for a long time and he will be holding the championship.
This is a bad news for the fans that are dying to see feuding with the main roster stars. Bobby Roode also could be a featured performer in the brand will stay for a long time. This shows that the Roode vs. Nakamura bookings in recent live events was not random.
#3 WWE looking for the Next Daniel Bryan
The underdog run of Daniel Bryan was something that ended up being epic and WWE apparently wants to recreate the situation with Sami Zayn. Vince McMahon believes that Sami is a lovable wrestler and the fans will get behind him no matter what.
To accelerate the process, Vince is apparently keen on making Sami lose more. The idea is indeed a solid one, but it would be interesting to see how well WWE executes this.
Also, WWE will be booking The Authors of pain as Legion of Doom on television. The company has already filed for the rights to use this name on television and it could be used soon.
#2 A surprise return and seventh man
Money in the Bank has a stacked card and WWE is trying to make it more memorable by adding a couple of surprises as well. The first could see a surprise return on the pay-per-view. Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton are rumored to be on the possibility list with Bray being the most likely return.
He looked in great shape in a recent picture and WWE apparently has some big plans for Bray going forward.
There is some talk regarding a seventh superstar for the Money in the bank as well. Bray or Orton could fit perfectly into the situation, but there could be some other surprising name as well.
#1 Winners at Money in the Bank pay-per-view
There are rumors making rounds about the potential winners at Money in the Bank. Kevin Owens was the initial favorite to become Mr Money in the Bank but apparently, Dean Ambrose is the most likely superstar to walk out with the briefcase.
This, like all the other plans, could change anytime. Elsewhere, Roman Reigns is expected to retain the championship along with New Day.
The surprise, however, could be AJ Styles getting a win over John Cena. AJ is expected to go over the Cenation leader with some help from the Club despite the contract which banned Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows from ringside.
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