WWE News & Rumor Roundup: AJ Styles' status with the company; bad news for Seth Rollins; Roman Reigns' future - 5th January 2022

#2 Vince Russo on Alexa Bliss' upcoming WWE return

Speaking on SportsKeeda's Legion of RAW, former WWE writer Vince Russo raised an interesting point in regards to Alexa Bliss' upcoming return. This week on RAW, the company advertised Bliss' return to RAW for the following episode.

However, Russo feels that the company will shortchange the fans and give no backstory regarding Bliss' 'breakdown' before she left:

"Bro, what are the odds that next week we'll see Alexa Bliss back, and what's the doll's name, Jilly? Lilly? and there's no mention of Lily. No mention of the playground, she's just the Alexa Bliss in the women's division,'' said Russo

He also said that the odds of something like that happening are above 80%, and that Bliss will return to the roster without any explanation on Lilly.

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#1 Ric Flair praises WWE Champion Brock Lesnar

Ric Flair praised Brock Lesnar while talking about him on his podcast. The Nature Boy said that Lesnar is one of the safest wrestlers to work with and that he never hurt him.

Flair spoke about his first match against Lesnar on the night when Stone Cold quit:

"He took care of me," said Flair. "He never hurt me, he never hurt me. I'll tell you that. When he latches on to you, you're not going anywhere. The first time I wrestled him was the night Steve Austin quit in Atlanta,'' said Ric Flair.

Brock Lesnar became WWE Champion at Day 1 and will likely be facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania this year in a champion vs champion match.