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Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we talk about the biggest rumours and stories from the world of WWE. On today's edition, we will be talking in-depth about Drew McIntyre and why he won the WWE Championship for the second time on RAW this week.
This article will also take a look at the backstage perception on Randy Orton and the reaction of his wife after he was fined by WWE for his actions. So without any further ado, let us jump in and check out the biggest rumours and stories from today:
#5 Roman Reigns responsible for Drew McIntyre beating Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre's win over The Viper on RAW came as a shock to many fans. Rumours had suggested that Randy Orton will be facing Edge at WrestleMania 37 for the WWE Championship. However, with McIntyre regaining the WWE Championship, it is clear that the company still has its faith in the Scottish Psychopath to lead RAW.
As per Dave Meltzer of WOR, the reason for Orton becoming the WWE Champion was just to give him a win over Drew McIntyre after losing to him continuously.
"Because they got nothing going on and they'd already done a bunch of Randy Orton-Drew McIntyre matches but Drew McIntyre kept winning and to keep it going they had Randy Orton win one so they did." (H/t: SportsKeeda)
Dave Meltzer also stated that one of the reasons for McIntyre becoming Champion could be so that WWE could have Roman Reigns face McIntyre at Survivor Series instead of Randy Orton.
"They're both good wrestlers but it's two heels... the eventual thing would be that everybody would cheer Roman Reigns and they're not really looking for that this week. Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre is kind of like the battle of the top dog in each brand."
Drew McIntyre will take on Roman Reigns at Survivor Series.
#4 Drew McIntyre to feud with WWE Superstar Sheamus next?
Drew McIntyre has now become a two-time WWE Champion after defeating Randy Orton on Monday Night RAW. The feud between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre has been going on for months now and it should be expected that the two will stop crossing paths soon.
This leads to the question of who will be the next challenger for Drew McIntyre's WWE Championship once he is done with The Viper once and for all? As per Dave Meltzer of WOR, the next in-line to feud with McIntyre is Sheamus.
The former 5-time World Champion Sheamus has been trying to rekindle his friendship with McIntyre as of late on RAW. Meltzer said that the 'Irish Fella' will soon turn on his 'friend' and begin a program for the WWE Championship.
Here is what Drew McIntyre told Sports Illustrated in relation to a possible feud with Sheamus:
"We were the top feud in Europe before we both signed with WWE in 2007. We came to America together, wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling together, and we were both heavyweight champions there. The night I won the Intercontinental title, he won the heavyweight title. Obviously, his career took off and mine took a downward spiral. We could include so many parts of our past in that feud that have never been featured on television."
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus are former tag team partners and a feud between the two will be something to look forward to.
#3 Cody Rhodes praises WWE icon John Cena
AEW and WWE may be rivals but that has not stopped multiple Superstars from praising their colleagues from the other companies. The former TNT Champion Cody talked about his equation with John Cena while talking on the AEW Unrestricted podcast.
Cody Rhodes revealed that even though he is not in touch with John Cena anymore, he has a great deal of respect for the former WWE Champion. Rhodes revealed that he used to drive with John Cena early on in his career and it was valuable experience.
"He's killing it. John's a great guy. I drove John around for a year - super valuable learning experience. He was going through a cowboy phase when I drove him around. He was into Coors Original, the Banquet beer, and he was such a diligent, hard-working guy. He was up at 6:00 a.m. every day squatting, nearing the 500-600 pound level. He was just an absolute Olympic lifting monster.''
Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes further went on to say that John Cena is a very nice person and a great locker room leader.
#2 Vince Russo says Jey Uso is the best character in WWE
One of the best aspects of WWE is that sometimes Superstars who have been overlooked for a long time shine when given even a small chance. One such Superstar is Jey Uso. Roman Reigns' cousin has made the best of his singles push on SmackDown recently.
Even though his push was merely a stop-gap feud for Roman Reigns, the former Tag Team Champion impressed the fans and critics so much that he has now become an integral element of SmackDown. Vince Russo stated on Keeping it 100 that Jey Uso is the best thing in WWE today.
"I've always liked the dude (Roman Reigns), bro, and I've always felt that he's been handcuffed and held back. I think Jey Uso has been arguably the best character in the entire company. Because I never thought that they could ever make me care about anybody ever again. I cared about Jey Uso when he was going through that... let's be honest, that was all Jey Uso - that ain't Vince McMahon, that ain't Paul Heyman, that ain't Bruce Prichard. That's Uso allowing him to go out there and show off his acting chops and the guy knocked it out of the park, and that's why it was good."
Rumor has it that Jey Uso's brother Jimmy Uso will also join his brother and cousin after returning and the three will form a long-running faction in WWE.
#1 Aalyah Mysterio's opinion on WWE Superstar Murphy
Rey Mysterio's daughter Aalyah Mysterio has become one of the focal points of SmackDown over the past few weeks. Her romantic involvement with Murphy has become the talk of the town and the 19-year-old has done tremendous job of portraying her character in WWE.
While speaking on Talking Smack after SmackDown, Aalyah Mysterio praised Murphy and revealed what she thought of him and his actions of betraying Seth Rollins. Murphy had turned on Rollins during his match against Rey Mysterio on SmackDown.
"I'm feeling great now, I mean during that match I was like 'what are you doing?', you know and I definitely freaked out for a little bit and then seeing him protect my dad and going after Seth [Rollins] was freaking amazing. I was like... it was awesome."
Even though Rey Mysterio and his son Domink had been against Aalyah dating Murphy initially, Mysterio finally offered Murphy his hand on SmackDown. The entire Mysterio family then accepted Murphy and the group embraced after Mysterio's hard fought match against former WWE Champion Seth Rollins.
