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Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest stories in wrestling today.
From a major return to WWE, to important updates regarding the return dates of injured Superstars, we have a loaded Rumor Roundup for you. With Dean Ambrose joining AEW and returning to using his old ring name of Jon Moxley, WWE may not have taken too kindly to Moxley's decision.
So without further ado, let's dive into the biggest stories from today:
#8 Chris DeJoseph returns to WWE
This past Sunday at TLC, WWE Writer Chris DeJoseph finally made his much-awaited return to the company after 9 long years. A report by PWInsider revealed that DeJoseph was backstage at WWE's most recent PPV. However, interestingly, he was not a part of the RAW that followed TLC.
DeJoseph worked with WWE from 2004 untill 2010 as a senior writer, and also made on-screen appearances as Big Dick Johnson.
The recently returned writer previously worked with MLW as the co-executive producer and was involved in founding and being the co-executive producer of Lucha Underground as well.
The experienced personality had signed with Major League Wrestling (MLW) earlier this year as a Co-Executive Producer. However, reports suggest that he was already in touch with WWE officials regarding a return much before he took up the MLW job.
(H/T: SportsKeeda)
#7 WWE removes Ambrose's name from The Shield debut
It is clear that AEW and WWE are at war, and the company does not want any mention of AEW or its Superstars on their content. In the latest of such cases, WWE has edited out Jon Moxley FKA Dean Ambrose's name from the new WWE Top 10 video featuring The Shield.
As you can hear, when Jerry Lawler is talking about The Shield he mentions Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose - whose name is clearly edited out of the video. While this may seem a bit petty on WWE's part, I'm sure they had their reasons for this move.
#6 Injury update on Lars Sullivan and other Superstars
Fightful has reported on the injury updates of four Superstar who are currently out of action owing to injury. These Superstars include Xavier Woods, Nia Jax, Lars Sullivan and Ruby Riott.
The good news is that Nia Jax can be expected to return to the company very soon as she is listed to return for 1/2020. Ruby Riott is also expected to make a return around the same time.
The bad news comes for Xavier Woods and Lars Sullivan who will remain unable to compete until at least mid-2020.
“Lars Sullivan was listed on WWE’s internal injury report as being out until late June 2020. Considering his experience with knee surgery in the past, he is not actually expected to be out that long.”
(H/T: Sportskeeda)
As for Xavier Woods, The New Day member stated that he fears he will be out until 2021, and Fightful has reported that an evaluation date has been set up for him in July, instead of May.
#5 Hulk Hogan shows new look
Former multi-time WWE Champion and Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan revealed his new look on Twitter. As can be seen, 'The Hulkster' is now sporting a full beard instead of his classic look.
#4 Interesting Plans for Becky Lynch
The Twitter handle of Madison Square Garden is reporting that Becky Lynch will be defending the RAW Women's Championship against Asuka and Charlotte Flair on December 26th at the Garden.
JUST ANNOUNCED: For the first time EVER @BeckyLynchWWE defends the RAW Women’s Championship inside a Steel Cage in a Triple Threat Match against @MsCharlotteWWE & @WWEAsuka live at MSG on December 26!
Becky Lynch recently requested a match with Asuka and while this may not be one-on-one bout like 'The Man' would have wanted, adding Flair to the mix will only make the dynamics much more interesting.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair previously teamed up to take on The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) for the Women's Tag Team Championships at TLC this past Sunday. The Japanese Superstars were able to pick up the victory in the violent match which led to Becky Lynch requesting a match against Asuka.
Becky Lynch has never defeated Asuka in singles competition and it will be interesting to see if 'The Man' can pin 'The Empress of Tomorrow' on December 26th.
#3 Original plans for Cody to win the MITB
While speaking to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Cody Rhodes revealed that he was initially supposed to win the 2013 Money in the Bank match. The EVP of AEW stated that WWE changed plans at the last-minute and decided to book Damien Sandow to win the match instead.
“I’m so far removed now I can give you a little bit of detail on this and I hold no grudges and I’m not sour over it, but the two years prior to that Money In The Bank [2013], I was told I was winning Money In The Bank. This is two years in a row. Two years in a row I was told in advance I was winning Money In The Bank. And both times, it changed on the day. On the actual day.
“So, if you guys ever wonder why I get a little spicy now and then – that’s a life-changing decision that you’re prepared for that then changes. You have to have very thick skin in wrestling and sometimes mine’s not that thick.”
(H/t: Sportskeeda)
Interestingly, Cody was slated to win the 2012 MITB match as well, but due to last-minute changes, Dolph Ziggler was the one who walked out of the event with the briefcase.
#2 The New Day sign new deals with the company
As revealed on WWE Backstage, current SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods) have signed new multi-year deals with the company.
The official statement from WWE stated:
As first reported on WWE Backstage, The New Day have agreed to matching multi-year extensions with WWE. Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods solidified a pact of identical length and compensation on their contracts to maintain equal status among the team.
The news of Kingston's extension broke on the trio's weekly podcast The New Day: Feel the Power.
It's been an eventful year for The New Day, who are in their seventh reign as Tag Team Champions. Kingston & Big E are carrying the titles while Woods is recovering from an Achilles injury. Kingston also delivered one of 2019's most memorable moments with an emotional WWE Championship victory against Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania.
In more good news, it wasn't just The New Day who signed a new deal with the company, but Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, better known as The Street Profits have also signed a multi-year contract with WWE.
#1 Christian reveals why he is fond of Bray Wyatt
Former World Champion Christian was part of the panel at WWE Backstage and talked about why he is fond of Bray Wyatt's current run as The Fiend. 'Captain Charisma' also hilariously imitated Wyatt.
Here is what Christian had to say:
"If I'm not mistaken this is the first time we are seeing him wrestle as Bray Wyatt not as The Fiend. It's all about layers and this guy has it to spare. He has this persona down to a T, he knows that he is control of everything that he is doing.
"I love the little nuances of him, showing up with the title and then having The Fiend title when he is The Fiend. To me, those are just great little spins on everything," Christian said.
(H/t: Sportskeeda)
As you can see in the video above, Christian imitates Bray Wyatt and his persona on the Firefly Fun House segments.
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