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The first show of SmackDown on FOX delivered on several aspects, but fans were a little disappointed in the way Kofi Kingston lost the match.
The big news coming out of the show is UFC fighter Cain Velasquez's debut on the blue brand as well as him interrupting his old rival, Brock Lesnar's victory party.
In today's rumor roundup, we have more details about Velasquez's WWE future and his potential match with Brock Lesnar, original plans for The Rock on SmackDown's debut on FOX, as well as WWE potentially signing a former Impact Wrestling star, and more.
Let's take a look at October 5 WWE rumor roundup.
#1 Original SmackDown plan for The Rock
The Rock made his long-awaited return to WWE television on this week's SmackDown, when he and Becky Lynch berated and mocked Baron Corbin. The Rock returned to WWE television after a gap of three years, with his last appearance coming at WrestleMania 32.
According to Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue, the original plan for The Rock was to feature in a segment with Corbin, and Becky not being a part of it. But, The Rock wanted to share the ring with Becky and hence she was added to the segment in which Corbin was embarrassed.
#2 Cain Velasquez hasn't signed with WWE yet
UFC fighter Cain Velasquez made a shocking appearance on SmackDown after Brock Lesnar's win over Kofi Kingston. Velasquez arrived to the ring with Rey Mysterio, the latter who got a beating at the hands of The Beast earlier this week on RAW.
Velasquez, who defeated Lesnar in the UFC, told ESPN that he hasn't yet signed a contract with WWE and is in "advanced talks" with the company. He revealed that he hasn't retired from UFC yet, but will concentrate on his pro wrestling career.
#3 Cain Velasquez reveals why he confronted Brock Lesnar
Cain Velasquez has a history with Brock Lesnar, as he defeated The Beast in UFC in 2010 at UFC 121, winning the UFC Heavyweight title for the first time.
Following this week's SmackDown, Velasquez revealed the reason for confronting Brock Lesnar. The 37-year-old revealed that he saw what Lesnar did to Rey Mysterio and Mysterio's son, Dominick, on this past week's episode of RAW, and wanted "payback".
"I'm here because Brock Lesnar knows what he did. It wasn't right, I saw it. I'm here to get some payback," said Velasquez, referring to the beatdown that Lesnar gave to Mysterio and Mysterio's son.
Velasquez was in discussions with AEW over joining them instead of WWE, with Cody Rhodes expressing interest in the UFC fighter, but perhaps WWE had a bigger purse which persuaded Velasquez to join them.
#4 Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez at Crown Jewel
Cain Velasquez has yet to sign a contract with WWE, but after this week's confrontation with Brock Lesnar on SmackDown, it's all but certain that he will join WWE and debut soon in a match.
According to Wrestling Observer, this match could happen as soon as the end of this month, at Crown Jewel, which will be held in Saudi Arabia on October 31. The report states that WWE have offered Velasquez a "huge money deal" to face off against Lesnar at the Saudi Arabia show.
#5 The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar for Crown Jewel
The Observer also reported yesterday that Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez will not be the only big names for the Crown Jewel show. The Undertaker, who has wrestled in all three Saudi Arabia shows, will be a part of show as well.
The Undertaker's last match on WWE was at Extreme Rules, where he was paired with Roman Reigns to take on Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon.
Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair will also be a part of Crown Jewel as the coaches of Team Hogan and Team Flair in a 10-man tag team match.
#6 Scarlett Bordeaux signs with WWE
Former Impact Wrestling star Scarlett Bordeaux has reportedly signed a contract with WWE and will be a part of the NXT brand. According to Squared Circle Sirens, has been training at WWE's Performance Center and could be "paired with a male NXT star".
She had a tryout with WWE last month and has now signed a deal.
Bordeaux has previously appeared on WWE television as a jobber to Nia Jax, as well as Adam Rose’s Rosebuds before that.
#7 Edge not cleared to wrestle
Yesterday, there were rumours doing the rounds that WWE Hall of Famer Edge had signed a new contract and that he was cleared to wrestle. The Rated-R Superstar seemingly denied those rumours on Twitter.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio speculated that Edge may have had discussions with AEW as WWE believes he did. He also said that Edge was "trying to get cleared" to step into the ring once again.
One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE
