WWE Rumor Roundup: Major announcement on RAW, reason Bray Wyatt's gimmick is to be altered, and more - 19 August, 2019

In today's WWE Rumor Roundup ahead of WWE RAW, we take a look at a major announcement that WWE is set to make on the future of NXT, NXT Superstars who are not getting a move to main roster, and Matt Riddle's attacks on Goldberg.

Let's take a look at 19, August 2019's rumor roundup:

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#1 WWE to announce NXT's move to USA Network

NXT

WWE are rumoured to make a huge announcement on this week's RAW, as they are set to reveal that NXT is going to air on USA Today, and move to Wednesday nights to compete with AEW.

According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Vince McMahon and WWE will announce a two-hour NXT show that will air on Wednesday to go head-to-head with AEW's new show on TNT which will debut on October 2nd.

SmackDown Live is set to move to FOX and will air on Friday nights, and this past week Mike Johnson of PWInsider revealed that FOX were keen on airing NXT as well.

NXT currently airs on the WWE Network, which has a much smaller audience than USA Network or FOX. WWE's flagship show, RAW, currently airs on USA Network.

Dave Meltzer revealed that Vince McMahon wants USA Network to air NXT because it has a lesser chance of "losing" as wrestling fans "are used to the USA Network" but FOX Sports 1 is where UFC is aired, and has a different audience to WWE.

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#2 Lesnar offered more salary than any other time in his career

Brock Lesnar

A few months ago, many fans thought that Brock Lesnar would return to the UFC and his WWE career would be nearing his end, but The Beast returned, and Wrestling Observer is reporting that the former Universal Champions earns more than any Superstar in the history of the pro wrestling business.

The report states that this was the reason he chose to stay in WWE rather than go to UFC to face Daniel Cormier.

#3 The Street Profits not to move to main roster

The Street Profits on RAW

The Street Profits lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to The Undisputed Era recently, with many fans predicting that it was done so that they could move over to the main roster, but Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter disputes that theory:

"Since people have asked about this and some fans assumed this, The Street Profits losing the NXT tag titles to Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly had nothing to do with the Street Profits being on Raw. They are remaining as NXT wrestlers even though they will continue with non-wrestling segments on Raw."

The Street Profits have been in backstage segments on RAW, but haven't had a match on the main roster yet.

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#4 Future of WWE live shows

WWE live show

WWE are reportedly making a few tweaks and changes to their live shows. We recently learned about several live shows being cancelled due to mostly the Wild Card rule, as well as poor interest from fans.

WWE will apparently continue hosting supershows, which includes Superstars from both brands, while also having two separate shows over the weekend. WWE believe that SmackDown's live shows will grow once they move over to FOX.

#5 Matt Riddle's Goldberg criticism approved by WWE

Matt Riddle

Matt Riddle has made his dislike for Goldberg quite obvious over the last few months through his social media posts, and at SummerSlam, he and Goldberg had a confrotation.

According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE have given Riddle the green light to allow him to make fun of Goldberg, as well as another Superstar that the NXT star has picked on - Brock Lesnar.

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#6 Bray Wyatt's Fiend gimmick to be changed

Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt's Fiend gimmick has captured the imagination of the WWE Universe who have lapped it up and want more of him.

But, Wyatt wasn't on Raw or SmackDown following his SummerSlam match last week. But, according to Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue, WWE could "tone down" the intensity of the gimmick as some parents had to take their children away from the arena during his entrance at SummerSlam as they were scared of Wyatt.

A source with WWE said: “They want a happy medium. This is something special but it needs to be special without scaring half the audience away.” The report says that WWE could change certain things about the gimmick or move Wyatt to "the later hours of pay per view shows"