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We are back with another exciting WWE News Roundup. Cassie Lee (fka Peyton Royce) has revealed more information regarding The IIconics' 2020 split.
Not too long ago, a former WWE manager told Sportskeeda Wrestling how two current superstars could feud on the same level as Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. Meanwhile, Finn Balor has spoken about 'The Demon' gimmick's future in the company.
A former WWE Superstar recently highlighted his possible career choice for the future. Additionally, a SmackDown talent said that he has "unfinished business" with Roman Reigns.
With that in mind, let's dive straight into the latest WWE News Roundup.
#5 Cassie Lee "wanted to go singles" before The IIconics were split in WWE
Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay, formerly known as Peyton Royce and Billie Kay, are looking forward to their post-WWE futures at the moment. During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Lee revealed that she pushed to explore her potential as a singles competitor last year.
While the former women's tag team champion did not attempt to break up her partnership with McKay, she added that pushing for a solo run could have led to WWE making that decision.
"So I have never told anyone this and I hope Jess isn't upset with me for saying this, but I wanted to go singles." Cassie Lee continued, "There was just things I wanted to tick off of my bucket list as a singles competitor. I vocalized that to Jess in January last year. I didn't do anything about it, I just told her where I was at, I didn't try and get us broken up or something like that. It was during the PC era and Jess was out for a week, I had this random singles match, I don't even remember who it was against. Vince loved it, he said to me, 'You're so good, what are we doing?' I just said to him, 'Look. If it is possible in future plans, I'm not saying right now, but in the future I would like to see what I can do on my own.'"
Although WWE's higher-ups eventually decided to break up The IIconics, Cassie Lee's singles run did not lead to major success for her in the company. Instead, Lee and Jessica McKay were released from their WWE contracts back in April.
"I am so comfortable with Jess, we can conquer the world together. But I wanted to see what I can do for myself," said Lee. "So many people were like, 'Why did they break you up? It was so stupid.' I'm like I feel like it's my fault, because I wanted to push myself and see what I was capable of. But that might of been the worst decision that I made, because nothing ever happened."
Since being let go by Vince McMahon's promotion, Lee and McKay have started their own podcast called 'Off Her Chops.'
#4 Could Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre become legendary WWE rivals one day?
While Roman Reigns is currently the Universal Champion on WWE SmackDown, Drew McIntyre has been feuding with Jinder Mahal over on Monday Night RAW.
Former WWE manager Ricardo Rodriguez was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda Wrestling's Riju Dasgupta. On the subject of whether Reigns and McIntyre could re-create a modern-day Austin vs. The Rock rivalry, Rodriguez elaborated on how that might happen at some point down the road.
“It can be, it totally can be [modern-day The Rock vs. Steve Austin],” said Ricardo Rodriguez. “Eventually, once you put them together in a program, and maybe, I don’t know, I’m not sure, but maybe they have long-term plans to do this, build Drew on RAW and then build Roman on SmackDown, to the point where if you remember back then John Cena was on one brand and then Randy Orton was on the other. And then they built them separately and eventually they put them together, and they became who they became.”
McIntyre and Reigns fought each other at last year's Survivor Series event, where the latter emerged victorious from a critically acclaimed encounter.
Rodriguez added that both men could clash again one day.
“Maybe, maybe that’s what they’re doing again.” Rodriguez continued, “They’re building Roman on SmackDown and they’re gonna build Drew on RAW. Then eventually they’re gonna put them together. Hopefully, maybe, so that could be a possibility.”
In each of their one-on-one WWE matches thus far, Roman Reigns has always defeated Drew McIntyre. Could The Scottish Warrior pick up a win if they meet again inside the squared circle?
#3 Finn Balor believes 'The Demon' gimmick has a future in WWE
'The Demon' Finn Balor was last seen at WWE Super ShowDown 2019. Since then, the SmackDown star has been focused on his latest stint as The Prince.
During a recent interview with WWE Deutschland, Balor noted that he is "very focused" on the current version of his character. However, the veteran seemed sure that he would "get back to The Demon at some stage."
"I feel like The Demon definitely has a future but right now, I'm very focused on, you know, The Prince and this current invention of the character and the direction that we're going, but I'm sure we'll get back to The Demon at some stage," said Finn Balor.
Fans have always wanted to see a clash between 'The Demon' Finn Balor and 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt. This was one of the main reasons why a major portion of the WWE Universe wished that Balor's alter-ego would return.
However, this dream match is unlikely to happen anytime soon, as Wyatt was surprisingly released by the company not too long ago.
#2 Former WWE Superstar Braun Strowman on the one job he could do for the next 20 years
Braun Strowman's Instagram feed is filled with motivational posts, which is why his potential career choice after WWE seems to be quite optimistic.
The former WWE star recently answered a fan question on his Instagram story. Strowman was asked about the one job he would love to do for the next 20 years.
In response, Braun Strowman (real name - Adam Scherr) said that being a motivational speaker would allow him to help others who have gone through rough patches in their lives.
"In all honesty, probably a motivational speaker." Braun Strowman continued, "I've been through a lot of rough stuff in my life and I like sharing it to help others and show people that you can overcome things that've been in your past."
Despite being part of the world title picture a few months ago, Strowman was released by the company on June 2, 2021.
He now looks forward to the future and often posts workout videos on social media.
#1 Finn Balor seems interested in a triple threat WWE Universal Championship match at SummerSlam
It seemed like Finn Balor was going to face Roman Reigns in WWE sometime soon. While the promotion teased the Universal Champion's SummerSlam status for a while, John Cena vs. Roman Reigns has now been made official for the upcoming pay-per-view.
Speaking to WWE Deutschland, Balor highlighted his "unfinished business" with The Tribal Chief.
"I really believe that myself and Roman [Reigns] have unfinished business," said Finn Balor. "Roman accepted the challenge, so, you know, it may not be SummerSlam but I’m pretty sure we’ll get down to business once Roman and John [Cena] is handled."
He added that a triple threat match against Cena and Reigns at SummerSlam would be "fantastic."
Finn Balor's main goal is to regain the WWE Universal Championship one day, which explains why he recently returned to SmackDown instead of RAW.
"Well, I’m not sure if the possibility of a triple threat at SummerSlam is off the cards right now so, if we could somehow finagle that, that would be fantastic but if not, obviously the one reason I’m in SmackDown is to become Universal Champion so you know, Roman Reigns is who I want." Balor continued, "I’ve wrestled John before, I’ve wrestled Roman before but what I want is to [regain] the Universal Championship."
Finn Balor is set to face Baron Corbin in the upcoming edition of SmackDown.
Should Balor be added to the Universal Championship bout at SummerSlam? Sound off in the comments section below.
