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Today's rumor roundup is a packed one which features several interesting stories, just a week away from the Clash of Champions PPV.
We have news of Superstars switching brands, an NXT Superstar with locker room heat, a huge title change at Clash of Champions, changes to both RAW and SmackDown in the next few weeks, and more.
Let's have a look at the rumor roundup of 7th September, 2019.
#1 Four major Superstars to switch brands?
SmackDown Live's Fox deal comes into effect next month, when the blue brand will air on Fox and switch to Friday nights on October 4, 2019. Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue had reported in July that the Wild Card rule would end soon, and recent reports have revealed that WWE want to implement the brand split properly.
This means that RAW Superstars will not be able to go to SmackDown and vice versa. Now, a photoshoot for Fox's SmackDown debut has featured four RAW Superstars - Alexa Bliss, Rey Mysterio, The Miz, and Becky Lynch. While it's too early to say what this actually means, there could be a possibility that the four may move over to the blue brand.
The photoshoot also featured two SmackDown Live Superstars - Randy Orton and Mandy Rose.
#2 Title change at Clash of Champions
At Clash of Champions, we will see Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins compete in two matches, where they will defend their RAW Tag Team titles against Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler, and then face each other for Rollins' Universal title.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter has revealed that Rollins and Strowman could lose their titles and turn on each other in the tag team match, to set up their singles match later that night.
Rollins and Strowman won the titles from Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on the August 19 RAW show.
#3 Seth Rollins' next opponent
As mentioned previously, Seth Rollins will defend his Universal title against Braun Strowman at Clash of Champions next weekend, and we may possibly know who Rollins' next opponent is - Bray Wyatt.
On last week's RAW, Bray Wyatt's Firefly Fun House segment revealed that The Fiend would challenge Seth Rollins or Braun Strowman for the Universal title at Hell in a Cell.
And now, WWE Live shows are advertising a match between Rollins and Bray Wyatt for a show later this month in Edmonton, which indicates that Rollins is set to retain his Universal title at Clash of Champions when he faces Braun Strowman.
Wyatt has had one match since his return to WWE television, quickly defeating Finn Balor at SummerSlam. The last time Wyatt and Rollins faced off in a singles match was back in 2017, where the two had a string of matches.
#4 NXT Superstar has locker room heat
NXT Superstar Matt Riddle is a Superstar who courts controversy often and is one that is quite outspoken on social media about his peers. He has called out the likes of Goldberg, Batista, and Chris Jericho recently, and it seems that he is not a very popular man in the NXT locker room.
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Riddle posted a video on Twitter where he hinted at having some backstage heat with someone in WWE.
"This message is for all the pieces of trash, hags, and whatever other word you want to call them that couldn't give me a ride today because their cars were too full with so much talent. I hate you all. You're garbage. Bye," said Riddle.
Former NXT Champion Tomasso Ciampa replied to Riddle's tweet who gave Riddle a piece of his mind:
#5 New gear for Bayley and Sasha Banks
One of the big returns of 2019 was that of Sasha Banks, who returned to WWE on the August 12 RAW show, after a gap of four months. Her last match in WWE was at WrestleMania 35, where she and Bayley lost the women's tag team titles to The IIconics.
Bayley turned heel last week on RAW, when she joined hands with Banks, and gave current RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch, a beatdown.
Now, the two former Women's Tag Team champions are set to have new ring gear. Sasha Banks posted a photo of her and Bayley sporting new ring gear, where Bayley is sporting shorts rather than the pants she has worn recently.
Banks and Bayley could debut their new ring gear next week on RAW, when they team up to face the team of Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch, who had an intense feud last year and this year. Charlotte was given a beatdown by Banks and Bayley last week on SmackDown, a day after they had assaulted Becky.
#6 Announcers specific to each brand; Renee Young to host show
The Fox deal for SmackDown is going to result in several changes on both brands. Wrestling Observer Newsletter are reporting that RAW and SmackDown will have individual announce teams and that no commentator will be present on both brands. Corey Graves is currently the only commentator on both RAW and SmackDown.
RAW and SmackDown will each have their own roster and Superstars will not switch from brand to the other, as will the commentators.
One commentator who will have a prominent role after the Fox deal is Renee Young. The current RAW commentator is reportedly set to host a post-SmackDown show, where she and a few analysts will analyse the blue brand's shows which will be telecast on Tuesday night.
She became the first full-time female commentator last year, when she joined the RAW announce table, replacing Jonathan Coachman on the red brand.
