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Welcome to today's edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where this article brings the biggest rumors and stories related to the world of WWE for the readers. In today's edition, this article will take a look at WWE's current plans for the Royal Rumble match set to take place this Sunday.
The WWE Universe is abuzz with all the possibilities that can happen at Royal Rumble this Sunday. As per reports, something controversial is being planned for the show and it will be interesting to see what cards WWE has up their sleeves for the show.
So without any further ado, let us dive in and check out the biggest stories from today:
#5 Reason why two-time WWE Champion Sid Vicious was never favored by Vince McMahon
Speaking on SK Wrestling's Off the SKript, Vince Russo talked about the backstage ongoings in WWE and why some top Superstar never reached their potential in the company.
Vince Russo revealed that sometimes it's just some 'silly little things' that result in the Superstar losing favor from Vince McMahon and therefore they do not get the kind of push that they could have. Russo revealed that two such names were the legendary Vader and former two-time WWE Champion Sid Vicious.
''It’s like the simplest, stupidest things somebody has against you or is holding against you, and then it just kills everything... Bro, Sid’s another guy! Like Sid was, for whatever reason, it was probably contractual bro, or maybe he wanted more merch, more merch money, whatever, but he was another guy that was just never in favor."
Talking about Vader, Russo said that Vince McMahon believed that Vader was putting on too much weight and that was the reason behind his push getting canned.
Vince McMahon has been known to make knee-jerk reactions while judging the talents which has led to many talented Superstars not getting pushed because of something minor.
#4 Planned finish for WWE's Royal Rumble match
WrestleVotes have revealed that WWE has been planning an ending for the men's Royal Rumble match that 'scares the death' out of the source that they spoke to. Although they did not give out any other details, it could only mean that something controversial is being planned for the show.
Sorry for the lack of details here but still noteworthy IMO; had a brief conversation earlier with a source regarding the Men’s Royal Rumble match. They said quote: “There’s a finish that scares the death out of me. And it’s legitimately getting heavy consideration” yikes.
As reported previously, WWE has still not finalized the winner for the Royal Rumble match but with this new update, it may be someone the fans do not like. It has been revealed that John Cena and Goldberg have been locked in for WrestleMania so there is a strong chance that one of these two men might end up winning the Royal Rumble this year.
Fans have been clamoring for someone like Big E or Daniel Bryan to win this year's Royal Rumble but WWE may have other plans.
#3 Update on Brock Lesnar's WWE status
Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar was last seen in WWE at WrestleMania 36 where he lost the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre within minutes. Reports have also suggested that while Brock Lesnar has not re-signed with WWE, he is expected to be back once the crowd returns to the arenas.
Triple H recently spoke to Hindustan Times and talked about what the future may hold for The Beast Incarnate and if he would be returning to WWE for WrestleMania 37. The Game stated that the only way for Lesnar to return for WrestleMania is if he wants to.
"One of the things I have learnt about him is Brock Lesnar does what Brock Lesnar wants to do. Nobody can talk him into doing things differently. So time will tell. If wants to show up at WrestleMania he will, if he doesn’t he won’t. The only way to get that answer is to call Brock Lesnar."
Brock Lesnar is one of the biggest attractions in WWE and having him back for WrestleMania will be a big achievement for the company.
#2 Big problem with The Fiend's booking in WWE
Former WWE writer Vince Russo spoke to SportsKeeda on Legion of RAW and pointed out a major flaw in the booking of The Fiend and Alexa Bliss. Russo said that it is likely that The Fiend will be returning at Royal Rumble this Sunday. The major issue with this return would be that if he was coming back on Sunday then why not come out and help Alexa Bliss on WWE RAW when she got attacked by The Viper Randy Orton.
Correct me if I'm wrong, the Royal Rumble's on Sunday. So I would have to believe... it looks like Orton is gonna win the Royal Rumble and then the lights gimmick, boom boom boom, here comes The Fiend. Okay bro, now we have a huge problem. If that's the case, why don't we see The Fiend tonight and if we're going to see The Fiend on Sunday, why would he have allowed this to happen to Alexa Bliss tonight. You see what I'm saying bro? You know you're going to see him on Sunday, where was he for Alexa Bliss tonight?
Russo said that a lot of this happens because they are re-writing it at the last moment and leaving so many holes in the story. Russo believes if we are going to see him at Royal Rumble then he should have been on WWE RAW to save Alexa Bliss.
#1 WWE Superstar Nataya believes Cesaro can win the Royal Rumble
WWE Superstar Natalya recently spoke to SportsKeeda and talked about multiple topics. One of the topics she discussed was the upcoming Royal Rumble PPV and who she thinks can win the men's Royal Rumble match this year.
The two names that Natalya chose to win the Rumble this year were Dolph Ziggler and Cesaro. She praised The Swiss Cyborg saying that he is one of the greatest wrestlers in the world today.
"I would say Dolph Ziggler is one of the people who I would expect to win the men's Royal Rumble and Cesaro is the other one."Cesaro is the greatest professional wrestler in the world. There is nobody that can touch him. There is no Superstar today; that is Cesaro. So, I can't wait to watch Cesaro shine and hopefully get a chance to main event WrestleMania."
WWE Superstar Cesaro has been on a roll on SmackDown as of late as the former US Champion has racked up consecutive wins over two former World Champions in Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler.
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