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Welcome to today's WWE Rumor Roundup, where we try and get you all the latest stories from the world of WWE. There are tons of stories to cover, but we have narrowed it down to the top five that need to be reported once again.
We have some interesting backstage news on a match happening at WWE Survivor Series, while there are rumors that the company could change the name of a SmackDown Superstar as well. Before we get to all that, let us get past the headline-makers of the day.
#5 The Undertaker vs. The Fiend in WWE soon?
WWE will bid farewell to The Undertaker this Sunday at Survivor Series, but rumors of him having one more match in the company will never end. The Phenom is completing 30 years in WWE, and despite him saying he is done in the ring, Vince McMahon seems to lure him back in.
Today's rumors of The Undertaker possibly facing 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt have started because of The Deadman himself. He was on WWE The Bump when he heaped praise on The Fiend and said:
"This iteration now, I mean, the possibilities are limitless. Because he has really taken his character to the next level. It's original and it's so different from what everybody else does. It's so thought-provoking and it draws emotions from people."
The Undertaker mentioned that he would have loved to work with The Fiend, and that has got the WWE Universe abuzz. The rumors of the two facing off soon are already going around after The Phenom said:
"I would love to have been able to work a program with The Fiend. I mean my goodness, there's no telling what kinda matches we'd come up with. You know, just due to the strength of his character and obviously The Undertaker character. It would have been something else. It might have been a buried alive swamp match from Alcatraz. The possibilities would be limitless with those two characters."
WWE Universe is expecting The Fiend to attack or at least confront The Undertaker at Survivor Series this Sunday.
#4 The Undertaker is 100% done in WWE
The Undertaker's retirement has been teased multiple times, but it looks like he has finally decided to exit the scene. The Phenom has made it clear that he is definitely done with WWE, but there is always a chance of returning to the ring if Vince McMahon calls.
Ariel Helwani of ESPN was talking to The Undertaker when the 7-time WWE World Champion said:
"I am. In my mind, I am 100% done but there's this guy that lives up in Stamford, Connecticut, who lives by the motto of "Never Say Never." But I've come to grips with it, I'm at peace with it and it's only because like I still have the passion to do this. I love it and if physically I could do it forever, I would. I mean I just enjoy it that much. But, you know, you can't outrun father time and physically, I'm not just at a where I can go out and be Undertaker."
WWE will bid farewell to The Undertaker this Sunday at Survivor Series. However, as mentioned in the previous page, rumors of 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt attacking The Deadman are in talks right now.
#3 Mark Henry's bold statement about WWE releasing Zelina Vega
WWE released Zelina Vega last week, and that came as a shock to the fans. However, Mark Henry was not so surprised as he knew she was not going to give up on her Twitch and cosplay so easily.
The WWE Hall of Famer spoke about the company releasing Zelina Vega on the Busted Open Radio and claimed that she knew about the possible release before it was announced. He said:
"I was a little shocked but I wasn't completely surprised. Because I know how much of a Twitch and social media maven that she [Zelina Vega] is. And it was gonna be hard to get her not to do Cameos, it would be hard to get her not to do Twitch, and so on, and so on. This cosplay stuff and having relationships with the fans based on all the characters that she played. So, I didn't see her dropping it, there's a couple other people that I didn't see dropping it."
"But the thing about it is? She knew she got…and this is this comes from good authority, I don't release my sources. It comes from good authority that she knew before they gave her the future endeavor speech. Then she was like 'well I'm gonna leave some parting gifts.'" (H/T SEScoops)
Reports suggest that Zelina Vega earned more from Twitch and other third party deals than from her WWE contract. The company confirmed to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated that the release was for breaching her contract and that the opening of an OnlyFans account was the last straw.
#2 WWE to give Chelsea Green a new name?
Chelsea Green made her WWE SmackDown debut last Friday, but unfortunately, it did not last long for her. She broke her wrist during the early stages of the match and had to be rushed out.
Fightful Select are now reporting that the former NXT star was supposed to win the match and become a member of Team SmackDown. The report also adds that Chelsea Green was set to debut her new moniker after winning the match.
She was reportedly set to be renamed as 'Victorious', but that plan is now in the balance. She posted an update for the WWE Universe after her surgery and said:
"Just another twist in my @wwe story tonight! If you wondered where I went after my entrance, here's your answer... another broken arm. Nothing I haven't dealt with before! I'll be back before you know it!"
With Chelsea Green out due to injury, the Fatal Four-Way result was changed on the fly on SmackDown. Liv Morgan picked up the win by pinning Natalya and she is now joining Bianca Belair and Ruby Riott. The final two members of Team SmackDown will be confirmed this Friday.
#1 Potential WWE Survivor Series spoiler
It's WWE Survivor Series this Sunday, and all the focus right now is on The Undertaker's farewell. Apart from that, the main talk is about the big match between Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns while the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag matches are in the mix as well.
The match that not many are talking about, unfortunately, is Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn - US Champion vs. Intercontinental Champion. However, it looks like we will not have a lot to talk about the match after the pay-per-view if Dave Meltzer is to be believed.
He reported on the Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE are planning to make this a squash match. The creative team reportedly wants to add more heat on Bobby Lashley and end up squashing Sami Zayn at Survivor Series. Dave Meltzer said:
"Even though Sami Zayn is much better than Bobby Lashley, they're gonna work it as a squash."
Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn have been having a go at each other on Twitter and are building up well for the match. But with the reports coming in that the match is bound to last just a couple of minutes, the build-up seems to be for nothing special.
