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We are back with another exciting WWE News Roundup. A legendary superstar has said he would love to face Roman Reigns.
Details regarding Bray Wyatt's specific request from several years ago have been revealed. Meanwhile, a popular star spoke about whether or not the "Becky Lynch" chants ever bother her.
Seth Rollins gave his take on scripted promos not too long ago. Additionally, Bobby Lashley made a bold statement regarding his future with MVP.
With that in mind, let's dive straight into the latest WWE News Roundup.
#5 Goldberg praises WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
It's no secret that Roman Reigns' run as WWE's top villain has been newsworthy, and Goldberg is one of many names from the industry to have praised him lately.
Goldberg and Reigns were supposed to face each other at last year's WrestleMania event. However, the pandemic led to a change of plans when the latter dropped out of the bout. Braun Strowman replaced Reigns to face the veteran as a result.
During a recent appearance on The Bump, Goldberg called Roman Reigns' work in Vince McMahon's promotion "freaking unbelievable" and gave credit to Paul Heyman. The WCW icon still wants to face the current Universal Champion at some point down the road.
"What Roman's been able to do for the past couple of years is freaking unbelievable," said Goldberg. "I think it's fantastic, I think Paul Heyman has a lot to do with that. I'd love a piece of Roman Reigns."
Although Goldberg isn't a contender for the Universal title at the moment, he is set to face Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam.
Roman Reigns will fight John Cena during the same pay-per-view on August 21.
Be sure to leave your predictions for these SummerSlam matches in the comments section below.
#4 WWE allegedly rejected Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt's request
Former WWE Superstar Bo Dallas was recently part of a virtual signing with Highspots Wrestling Network. Dallas recalled a specific instance from FCW (WWE's former developmental territory) that involved his brother, Bray Wyatt.
Both stars wanted to use their real last name - Rotunda - in the company. However, things didn't work out this way because WWE's higher-ups weren't too keen on lineage names at the time.
"In the time where me and Windham [Bray Wyatt], me and my brother were coming up into WWE when we were in developmental, it was a time period where for whatever reason, they were really against lineage names," said Bo Dallas.
Former WWE Superstar Curtis Axel - Curt Hennig's (Mr. Perfect) son - was also prevented from using his real name on-screen.
"Me, my brother, Joe Hennig [Curtis Axel], we all wanted to use our names and there was — it wasn’t working and we pitched that, we wanted to use ‘Windham’ because at the time, we were fighting for this and trying to find our names." Dallas added, "Me and my brother were tagging in FCW and it just didn’t happen and… we both went down different roads. I took Dallas and he took something else."
Bray Wyatt is also a former WWE Superstar now, as the company surprisingly released him last month.
#3 Charlotte Flair reacts to WWE fans chanting "Becky Lynch" during her matches and promos
Becky Lynch hasn't appeared on WWE television for over 10 months now. Given the former champion's popularity, live crowds have chanted her name on several occasions lately.
WWE RAW's Charlotte Flair has been on the receiving end of those chants. During a recent interview with the LA Times, Flair noted that it's only natural for fans to react that way, thanks to her history with Lynch.
"Given our history, and it’s been two years since our feud, everything happened when she turned on me at SummerSlam a couple of years ago. So I think it’s natural for fans to do that and it doesn’t make sense to do it to anyone else," said Charlotte Flair.
She brought up her match from this year's Money in the Bank pay-per-view, where she defeated Rhea Ripley.
The Queen used that as an example to highlight why the "Becky Lynch" chants don't bother her.
"I like it because it allows me to play back with them [the crowd]. And realize, if they aren’t reacting at all, that’s bad. It gives me a chance to play and have a cheeky line." Flair continued, "At Money in the Back, I may have gestured to the audience, but that was more like 'Don’t be disrespectful to Rhea Ripley. This is your first night back and do not do that and you are going to enjoy the show and don’t do that to her.' And by the end of the match they were chanting 'This is awesome.'"
Becky Lynch will reportedly be in attendance for WWE SummerSlam, although there are no updates on potential plans for her on-screen appearance.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Flair will wrestle Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat RAW Women's Championship match at WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer.
#2 "There is no piece of paper for me" - Seth Rollins on the creative process for his WWE promos
Seth Rollins' transformation into a major WWE villain has been a gradual and intriguing process. He has often utilized promos to develop his current on-screen persona.
During a recent interview with Richard Deitsch on the Sports Media podcast, Rollins spoke about his mindset heading into every promo. The former world champion noted that writing material on a piece of paper before the show is certainly not his style.
“I would say I do almost zero percent scripted in the sense that, I don't write things down on a piece of paper and read them and memorize them in that way. That doesn't really work for me." Seth Rollins added, "Scripted in the sense that, I have a pretty good idea of what I want to say when I go out to the ring and grab a microphone, but it's not written down. It's like it's written in a tablet in my head. There is no piece of paper for me. I can't do that. I tried it and it doesn't fly for me.”
Many fans are hyped for Seth Rollins' upcoming match at WWE SummerSlam, where he will face Edge.
#1 WWE Champion Bobby Lashley praises Paul Heyman and MVP
Bobby Lashley recently gave his take on a proposed alliance with Paul Heyman in WWE.
MVP has been The All Mighty's manager for a while now. Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling, Lashley expressed why he doesn't want to move on from his alliance with the veteran anytime soon.
"I respect Paul Heyman. I think Paul Heyman is one of the greatest of the wrestling business ever. But you gotta put MVP’s name up there also. Because his first time going in as an advisor, manager, however you want to call it… he’s already got a world title, he’s already got tag team titles under his belt. And whoever else he brings in will find that magic. That’s what I gotta say about that." Bobby Lashley added, "I’m not going anywhere. Me and MVP are a lock for both of us. Until our career’s done."
You can check out Bobby Lashley's full comments regarding this topic in the video embedded below:
Ever since MVP aligned with Lashley in 2020, the latter's career has skyrocketed on Monday Night RAW.
How would you compare Paul Heyman and MVP's current roles on WWE television? Sound off in the comments section below.
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