WWE Rumor Roundup - 5-time Champion returning after 9 years, Update on a couple's breakup, Shots fired at Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, and more - September 20th 2020

We welcome you all to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup. We begin today's lineup with the biggest rumor being talked about amongst the WWE Universe and that is with regards to a five-time Champion's return to WWE.

However, the big report has also courted a lot of controversy due to the Superstar's comments on the same.

We have an update regarding a couple's split, which has seemingly been teased to happen over the past couple of weeks.

An absent Superstar took big shots at Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. The very same Superstar has also been teasing a massive return to the ring.

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman's alliance is one of the freshest angles that the WWE has offered in a very long time, and the company's reported plans for the duo have now been revealed.

Has The Undertaker ever spoken to Sting about having a potential match? The answer has finally been revealed.

We have a stacked line up featuring some big stories today, so let's jump right in.

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#5. Melina to sign full-time WWE contract for the first time in nine years, she issues a statement

One of the biggest stories of the week was with regards to Melina's reported WWE return.

PWInsider broke the news that Melina had agreed to return to WWE. It was added that the three-time Women's Champion might return to WWE TV as soon as next week. While the brand wasn't known, it was reported that WWE originally wanted Melina to make an appearance at the 2019 Royal Rumble PPV.

The two-time Divas Champion issued a statement addressing the rumor. Her statement, however, contradicted PWInsider's report.

Melina outrightly stated that she has not signed with WWE, but she didn't completely rule out the possibility.

Here's an excerpt of her statement:

I AM NOT signed with the WWE. But that doesn't mean it is not a possibility. My reason for this post is that it bothers me that these sites lie to fans.I don't know what my future will hold but I know 2020 has taken so much from me. From all of us. Going back home to the WWE would feel like everything I've gone through was for this very moment. But we don't know what's going to happen.

Melina last appeared for the WWE at the RAW Reunion show in 2019; however, she has not been involved in a full-time capacity with the company since her release nine years ago in 2011.

#4. Will WWE split Otis and Mandy Rose?

WWE's decision to split Mandy Rose and Otis between brands was never expected to happen, but here we are. Mandy Rose was traded to RAW after The Miz used his connections in high places to get her on the Red brand.

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the idea is for Otis and Mandy Rose to have a long-distance relationship. The Superstars can't interact with each other on TV due to the brand regulations, but that doesn't mean the end of the couple's stint on WWE programming.

The idea is Otis and Rose are now going to have a long distance relationship given that no world exists in these characters except Monday and Friday night and they aren't allowed to be together

Otis got some retribution over The Miz on the most recent episode of SmackDown as he stripped the A-lister down to his underwear in the opening segment. While the Money in the Bank holder was served with a lawsuit for his actions, Mandy Rose seemed happy with her on-screen boyfriend, based on her social media reactions to the angle.

WWE is still sticking with the couple on TV, and that's a good sign as no one likes an abrupt end to a successful angle.

#3. Ronda Rousey fires shots at Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, update on her WWE return

Ronda Rousey is at it again. The former RAW Women's Champion took a big shot at Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins during a recent stream while playing WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

Rousey was first annoyed by the fact that Becky Lynch was also rated 92 in the game. The former UFC Champion then refused to open the Becky Lynch box in the game before making the following comment:

They gave Becky the same as me? She knows that's bulls**t. You know that's some bulls**t. I'm gonna leave Becky Lynch's box alone. I don't want no ginger box, nobody does. Except for maybe Seth Rollins, but you know... that's his thing. H/T Abhilash Mendhe of Sportskeeda

Ronda Rousey has been in the news lately as the megastar has been teasing a possible WWE return. Rousey was spotted training with WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper's daughter, Ariel Teal Toombs, and the photos have naturally kickstarted speculation of her possibly imminent return.

Rousey also expressed her desire to have a rematch against an active RAW Superstar while reacting to an official WWE tweet.

Ronda Rousey has not been seen in the WWE since WrestleMania 35. The 33-year-old Superstar, however, is expected to return whenever the WWE decides to get the fans back.

#2. The Undertaker opens up on if he has had discussions about a match against Sting in WWE

The Undertaker vs. Sting is a dream match that has been rumored for decades. It's quite possibly the most speculated match in WWE history that has not come to fruition, and it probably never will.

During a recent interview with Barstool Sports, The Undertaker was asked whether he had any talks about facing Sting when the WCW legend finally signed with WWE in 2014.

Undertaker revealed there were no discussions whatsoever. The Deadman also added that he knew Sting since the WCW days, but they never met again until Sting joined WWE.

"Not even once. I knew him from my days in WCW in the the late 80s but I never actually saw him again until he joined WWE."

"Its crazy that we never spoke. We never called each other and discussed, 'hey would you like to do this mega match' or whatever. My schedule was always full, there were always guys waiting to face me. Maybe it will remain something like a 'what could have been' situation, kind of like what would have happened if Ali and Tyson faced off? Our audience always wanted to see it but its just one of those things,"

Undertaker explained that a dream match against Sting would have been great had it happened in the 90s or the early 2000s in WWE when they were both in their athletic prime. While Undertaker would love to have a match against Sting, his body doesn't co-operate with him anymore, which is why he hung up his boots in the Last Ride docuseries.

"To be completely honest, the match would have been cool in the 90s or early 2000s. But there's a reason the Last Ride documentary came about and I called it a day. Although, in my heart I still want that Sting match. But my body doesn't co-operate with the other two factors in that. It becomes really difficult. I don't want people to get a watered down version of that character. I want people to remember the 90s, the WrestleMania matches with Edge, Batista, Shawn, and Punk, and not the match I had with Roman, when I was all beat up and out of shape. I looked like a Bloated Elvis." H/t WrestlingInc

#1. Backstage news on WWE's plans for Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman's alliance is the coolest thing on SmackDown, and a majority of the fans will agree to that. Well, one of the coolest things if you take into consideration the Bayley-Banks storyline and Alexa Bliss' character transformation on WWE SmackDown.

Dave Meltzer revealed in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the idea is to make Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman's dynamic different from Lesnar and Heyman's pairing in WWE.

Beyond their Superstar-manager pairing, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were considered to be friends, and it was a believable aspect of their angle as they knew each other for a very long time.

That isn't the case with Heyman and Reigns. This one's a business relationship, and Roman Reigns is the one calling the shots. Paul Heyman was done with wrestling with Brock Lesnar being out of action and Roman Reigns 'made the call to get him back'. In storyline, Heyman is indebted to Reigns for saving his WWE career.

Meltzer also noted that there would be unique catchphrases being used to make the alliance different from what we've seen on WWE TV.

Meltzer noted the following in the Newsletter:

The plans are to make the Reigns/Heyman dynamic as different as possible from Lesnar/Heyman. The idea is that everyone knew that while Lesnar was a mercenary, he was also friends with Heyman. He smiled at his promos, laughed at his jokes, and long-time fans knew the relationship dated back to Lesnar's start on the main roster in 2002. With Reigns it is the opposite. There is no friendship. The idea is that with Reigns, he is completely in charge of the relationship and that, at least in idea, Heyman was done in wrestling with Lesnar gone and had nothing left. Reigns made the call to bring him back so he's indebted to Reigns for saving his career. There will be catch phrases such as "Reignsing, defending, undisputed champion" and there will be a designation of him as the Special Counsel and Reigns will be the Tribal Chief, as a takeoff on Peter Maivia's role in Samoan culture in the 70s