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Ahead of the Clash of Champions go-home show of WWE RAW, we bring you today's rumor roundup, which hints at some interesting upcoming feuds, a WWE legend's future, AEW and WWE competition, as well as some important backstage news regarding two WWE main roster Superstars' NXT UK matches.
Let's take a look at the WWE Rumor Roundup of 9th September, 2019.
#1 Matt Riddle and Goldberg backstage confrontation
Matt Riddle is not a very loved Superstar backstage at NXT, as we revealed on Saturday's roundup, and has heat with legends like Goldberg as well. Riddle revealed during the SummerSlam Watch Along that he was confronted by Goldberg backstage at the show, with WWE cameras reportedly capturing it.
Now, Fightful have revealed that Goldberg and Riddle "agreed to disagree" in their conversation, and that WWE "knows what it's doing".
"The same source in production said that they and several others were stunned at how much more Matt Riddle ‘got it’ as pertains to building a potential marquee match than Goldberg, who was said to have had a chip on his shoulder and taking things way too seriously."
In an interview with Sportskeeda's Gary Cassidy, Riddle revealed that he never wanted a match, but if it were to happen, he would accept it.
Riddle has been openly critical of Goldberg recently, and it seems that WWE may capitalise on this actual heat between the two and put them in a match sometime in the future.
#2 Bray Wyatt hints at next WWE Hall of Famer that he's going to attack
The Fiend has taken out several legends in recent weeks, and he hinted at which WWE Hall of Famer he could take out next - Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Austin is set to return to RAW this week, which will take place at Madison Square Garden, and the WWE Hall of Famer is returning to moderate the contract signing between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman, for their match at Clash of Champions.
#3 Matt Hardy to leave WWE?
Matt Hardy hasn't been on WWE television for a long time, having last featured at Super ShowDown, where he took part in the Battle Royal. Before that, Hardy's last match was on the SmackDown after WrestleMania, where he and his brother Jeff Hardy won the SmackDown Tag Team titles.
But, they had to relinquish the title later that month as Jeff had to step away from the ring due to a legitimate injury.
Matt hasn't had much to do since then, and hasn't been on WWE television, but he isn't retiring anytime soon. Replying to a fan's tweet who said that Hardy could be a promoter or producer, Matt said that he still wants to contribute and "not sit on the bench".
Could we maybe see Matt leave the WWE once again? It's a possibility considering he is 44 years of age and possibly has just some time remaining as an in-ring performer.
#4 Finn Balor and Cesaro handpick NXT UK opponents
According to Sportskeeda's very own Tom Colohue, Cesaro and Finn Balor - who wrestled recently on NXT UK, had "major input in the selection of their opponents" for the two Takeovers that they wrestled at.
Balor faced Jordan Devlin at NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool and Cesaro faced Ilja Dragunov at NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff. The report states that both wrestlers had a lot of freedom for their two matches.
We could see more main roster stars wrestling at NXT UK, with the likes of Drew McIntyre expressing his desire to wrestle at the UK show.
#5 WWE file trademarks
WWE has filed trademarks for four different catchphrases recently, as per PWInsider. They have filed two trademarks relating to Bray Wyatt's gimmick - "Yowie-Wowie" and "Firefly Funhouse". The other two are Sasha Banks' "Legit Boss" nickname, and Braun Strowman's "Monster Among Men" nickname.
These trademarks have possibly been done so that WWE can use them on merchandise and promotion, and ensure that no one else uses them.
#6 AEW and WWE to have shows in the same city
WWE and AEW will go head on from next month when AEW's weekly show and NXT will air at the same time. Now, we have learnt that AEW and WWE will have shows in the same city, with AEW hosting a show on 6th October in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is also the city where this coming weekend's Clash of Champions PPV will be held, as per Rajah.
But the two companies are using different venues for their show in Charlotte, with WWE choosing the Spectrum Center, while AEW have chosen the Bojangles Coliseum.
#7 SmackDown ads on NFL
WWE's SmackDown Live will move over to Friday nights and to FOX next month, and FOX are going all out in promoting the blue brand. Matt Boone of Ewrestling posted a screenshot of WWE promoting their show during NFL recently.
The graphic shows Charlotte Flair, current WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, Roman Reigns, and current RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch. This might mean that Lynch will return to the blue brand before SmackDown moves over to FOX.
