WWE Rumor Roundup: Company in legal dispute because of Randy Orton; John Cena yelled at Superstar backstage for disobeying him; The Rock's message to Roman Reigns - 29th Septemeber 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we bring the latest stories and rumors from the world of WWE. In today's edition we will talk about Superstars such as Randy Orton, John Cena and Roman Reigns among others.

Randy Orton has been known to create controversy not just on-screen but also off-screen. And in one such incident, WWE has been dragged to court because of The Viper. We will talk in detail about the incident. We'll also talk about RAW Underground and why it has been cancelled.

So without further ado, let us jump into the 5 biggest stories from today:

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#5 WWE in legal trouble because of Randy Orton

Randy Orton

WWE is reportedly heading to court because of a legal dispute involving Randy Orton and his tattoo artist Catherine Alexander. The issue relates to WWE using tattoos designed by Catherine in a video game that came out in 2009.

It is reported that she had contacted WWE saying that they should negotiate with her in case they use her work but the company did not show any interest.

Now a jury will take a call on copyright and infringement issues and if WWE was justified in not compensating Catherine for Randy Orton's tattoo work used in a video game.

An Illinois judge had issued a partial summary judgment saying WWE and 2K games producer Take-Two Interactive Software did copy her work.

Here is what the judge said:

“Alexander contends she created the tattoos for the purpose of displaying them on Orton’s body and that Defendants used the tattoos for the same purpose; to display them on Orton’s body in the video games. Alexander also disputes Defendants’ characterization of the size of the tattoos and maintains they are prominently displayed and clearly visible in the video games. These are material factual disputes.” (H/t: WrestlingNews.co)

#4 John Cena lost his cool and yelled at former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks

Former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks recently talked about his stint with WWE while speaking to Hannibal. He talked about the incident where 16-time World Champion John Cena lost his cool and yelled at him backstage.

Reks revealed that John Cena was not happy with his finisher as it was a bit similar to the F-U. Cena told Reks to change his finisher but when he did not, Cena lashed out at the young Superstar backstage.

''So I'm thinking that he's joking and given what I said, ' hey we'll get it right tomorrow, we kind of screwed it up, we'll be better', knowing that I did it in front of him many many times, he knows exactly what it is, next day we go to the next show and Primo's like 'Hey, should we change it?' and I said 'John Cena's saw me do it a million times, I think he was just saying get it right so it doesn't look like his FU''. (H/t: Sportskeeda)

Tyler Reks then revealed that he went out the next time and delivered the finisher perfectly. However, when he walked back to the backstage area, WWE icon John Cena was irate and lashed out at him.

So we go out there and I hit it, hit it perfect, like sweet. Crowd goes..wild..whatever you want to call it. I walk back and he's there, like second I was back through the curtain. Within earshot of everybody on the roster, he's like, 'Hey, come here' and I go, 'hey, what's up,bro?' and he goes like 'Didn't I tell you to change your ****ing finisher?'.

#3 The Rock comments after Roman Reigns defeats Jey Uso at WWE Clash of Champions

There has been a lot of buzz as of late regarding a possible match between Roman Reigns and The Rock at next year's WrestleMania. While the match may or may not happen, The Rock has been very active on social media in talking about the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

Here is what The Brahma Bull tweeted after Roman Reigns destroyed his cousin Jey Uso at Clash of Champions.

"Same game, different levels. Same hell, different devils. Heard you two tore the house down".

This comment by 'The Great One' The Rock was in response to Roman Reigns posting a photo of himself standing victorious over Jey Uso while holding the WWE Universal Championship.

The match between Jey Uso and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns has been lauded for great storytelling even though some found it to be a bit too slow. The Rock also praised the match saying that he has heard that 'you two' tore the house down.

#2 AEW Superstar Miro takes a shot at WWE

AEW Superstar Miro, who was formerly known as Rusev in WWE recently spoke to Chris Van Vliet. The former US Champion spoke about his time in WWE calling it 'dreadful'.

"There is nothing to be worried about. And I've never been worried about anything, even before. It doesn't matter what people think. I've always been happy. Always been happy, just going to work was a bit of a dreadful moment. But now that's gone, there are no dreadful moments in my life at all."

Miro made his in-ring debut for AEW last week in a tag team match. The match was termed as a disaster full of botches and missed spots. It is possible that Rusev will take some time to get back into his groove as he stayed away from wrestling after being released by WWE earlier this year.

Rusev has been one of those Superstars who never got a big push in WWE despite being over with the crowd. It will be interesting to see if he can become a major star in AEW or not.

#1 Reason WWE canceled RAW Underground

RAW Underground had become a stable on WWE Monday Night RAW as of late. However, this week we did not see any segment involving Shane McMahon's brainchild.

Fightful have reported that the reason behind there being no RAW Underground this week was because of a shortage of Superstars due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Sources within the company told Fightful that WWE was short on talent due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the fact that several Superstars were exposed to the virus made matters worse.

Multiple Superstars were reportedly told to go into quarantine which is why the segment was scrapped by WWE.

It had been reported that multiple matches at Clash of Champions were also altered because of the fear of Superstars testing positive for Coronavirus.

Here is what PWInsider had said:

"As part of ongoing testing protocols, WWE completed its second round of weekly COVID-19 testing on Tuesday. Individuals that tested positive will quarantine for 14 days receive medical care, and then will only be cleared when they are symptom-free and test negative. Additionally, extensive contact tracing has taken place, and other individuals have been placed in 14-day quarantine, and will then only be cleared after they test negative."