WWE Rumor Roundup: Several main roster stars moving to NXT, Current champion was close to leaving and more – 22 August 2019

In today's roundup, we take a look at CM Punk's agents pitching an idea for him to work with WWE, Braun Strowman's 45-minute meeting with Vince McMahon, the shocking news about 205 Live and more!

But first, we begin with Roman Reigns revealing he was jealous of Seth Rollins and why several stars might be moving to NXT soon.

Roman Reigns says he was jealous of Seth Rollins

Roman Reigns is on the cover of WWE 2K20, and he shares it with Becky Lynch. The Big Dog has now revealed that he was waiting for the opportunity to feature on the cover for some time.

He has even gone on to say that he was jealous of Seth Rollins ever since he made the cover of WWE 2K18. While it might have looked like Reigns would make the 2K19 cover, AJ Styles stole the show, and WWE made him the face of the game last year.

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Reigns said:

“This means a lot, and it's something I've been chasing. When I saw Seth [Rollins] on the cover and the commercial that he did, I'm not going to lie—I was so happy for him—but it was so cool that it did make me envious. To be a part of this process and see this one come to life, it's pretty neat. This is one of those things as a WWE superstar, you want to have this opportunity, you want to be on the cover.”

“As a gamer myself, being on the cover of WWE 2K20 alongside 'The Man' Becky Lynch and joining the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena is a huge career and personal milestone for me.”

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Several main roster stars moving to NXT

Sean Ross Sapp is reporting on Fightful Select that WWE are set to send a few main roster stars to NXT soon. The move is in connection with the yellow brand moving to the USA Network from Wednesday, September 18.

The show, which is currently a one-hour taped show, is set to become a 2-hour long live show on the USA Network.

Braun Strowman was close to leaving

Imagine if Braun had left!

Braun Strowman has revealed that he had just one month left on his deal when he signed a new contract! The Monster Among Men was very close to leaving WWE as a deal between the two parties could not be struck for some time.

“I had a little over a month left on my contract and we just came to an agreement. I felt like both sides of the party were happy, and look forward to four more years of people getting these hands.”

Strowman is now the RAW Tag-Team champion with Seth Rollins and is likely to be facing him for the WWE Universal title soon. He has already set his sights on the top title and Rollins has also made it clear that he is willing to give him a shot at the title soon.

In the end, it looks like finding an agreement and signing the new contract is going to do a lot of good for Braun in WWE.

205 Live to be scrapped?

No more 205 Live?

WWE are very likely to scrap 205 Live according to Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The move is set to take place when SmackDown Live moves to the FOX Network in October. Dave Meltzer noted:

“It may mean 205 Live goes to WWE Network although a lot of people think 205 Live is going to disappear and it probably should because talk about a failed experiment, that’s a failed experiment.”

Similar rumours were going around in the past few days as well. Some reports suggested that it will be absorbed into SmackDown Live instead of being a different show that takes place after it.

FOX Network reportedly want SmackDown Live to be a 3-hour show as well, just like Monday Night RAW, and with the number of stars limited on the blue brand, it is very likely that the 205 Live stars will be brought to the main roster.

However, WWE might hold another draft or superstar shakeup before SmackDown Live moves in October.

Vince McMahon holds 45-minute meeting with Braun Strowman

One meeting changed things

Braun Strowman has revealed that he was “really frustrated” and “miserable” earlier this year. The Monster Among Men claims that he was unhappy with the WWE Creative putting forth ideas and taking them away from him.

The current RAW Tag-Team champion went on to reveal that he spoke to Vince McMahon about it as well. The WWE Chairman cleared the room despite it being a production meeting and spoke to Strowman to assure him that he is one of the top guys in the company. He said:

I walked into a production meeting one day and I was all but… I’d had enough. I was mad about everything. He [Vince] kicked everybody out of the production meeting two hours before Raw was about to start – the show wasn’t even done – and talked to me for 45 minutes, heart-to-heart, man-to-man conversation, and it opened my eyes to the big picture of, ‘Wow, why am I worrying about this?

CM Punk open to working with WWE?

Talk Show co-host?

CM Punk might never return to the WWE ring but it looks like he is open to working with them outside of it. The former WWE champion's agents have reportedly pitched the idea to FOX Network to have him on a talk show.

WrestlingINC report that Creative Artists Agency (CAA), who represents both CM Punk and WWE, have reached out to top officials in FOX to discuss the possibility of the talk show. The report also suggests that Monday Night RAW commentator, Renee Young will be the main host of the show with CM Punk being the co-host.

However, Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that WWE are unlikely to go ahead with the idea. The company is not willing to work with Punk any time soon and thus, the proposal might just remain an idea for the foreseeable future.

At the same time, they also mention that the talk show deal will be with FOX Sports and not WWE, thus the company might have very little say in who is in on it.

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