WWE Rumor Roundup: Fired Superstar rejected company's brilliant idea, Reason why Alexa Bliss slapped male Superstar at her house - 9th December 2019

Welcome to another edition of the WWE Rumor Roundup, where we try to bring you the biggest rumors in the world of WWE from that day.

The WWE Universe was shocked by the company releasing four Superstars yesterday and we have a lot of new information for you in that regard. We will also talk about other Superstars in threat of getting fired, and former WWE Champion joining the HoF next year among other things.

Let us take a look at the biggest stories from today:

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#7 Sin Cara rejected WWE's plans for him

Jorge Arias, better known as Sin Cara to the WWE Universe, was granted release by WWE along with Luke Harper and The Ascension yesterday. While the abruptness of these releases was surprising, the fact that these Superstars were let go wasn't a shocker for anyone.

SportsKeeda's Tom Colohue revealed some interesting information regarding Sin Cara during his WWE run. While it is a well-known fact that Cara was well-liked backstage, one of the reasons for him floundering on the main roster could have been his disapproval to join 205 Live.

I don't believe there has been any bad will towards him in the WWE, I don't believe there has been, but there have been a number of injuries and I think, really, the man was way down by the character quite significantly, in that the initial tag team run with Rey Mysterio, eventual tag team with Kalisto, and there was for a long period of time a different man playing the character.

Sin Cara was one who was asked to go to 205 Live at some point and he declined, so he was shifted from RAW to SmackDown to RAW to SmackDown. It was difficult with a number of injuries, a couple of botches which stood out, from there on it was writing on the wall stuff. I think the release is probably the best call. I don't think Sin Cara really fits the aesthetic of the WWE at the moment, but I can say that about a few more, of course.

(H/T: Sportskeeda)

#6 Alexa Bliss Slaps NXT Superstar

A new video of 'The Goddess' Alexa Bliss slapping NXT Superstar Elliot Sexton has been doing the rounds today. However, the video is part of Sexton's Youtube show called SMUG. In this episode, a shirtless Sexton can be seen bringing Coffee for Bliss as a way to apologize for feeding her 'vegan' pig some bacon.

The Australian star is then seen telling the former RAW Women's Champion that she has a grudge against Australians and begins to demand money for the coffee he had brought. While he didn't get any money for his efforts, Sexton did get a tight slap across his face from Alexa Bliss.

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#5 Titus O'Neil was supposed to join The New Day

While talking on the newest WWE podcast - The New Day's Feel The Power - current SmackDown Tag Team Champion Big E spoke about how WWE wanted the group to include Titus O'Neil in their ranks.

Speaking of, you know what I forgot? I forgot that at one point Titus was supposed to be part of our group. They tried to force him on us. We’ve got love for Titus – he’s our boy and whatnot – but we didn’t want Titus in our group.”

(H/T: Sportskeeda)

#4 Reason why WWE released Luke Harper

Luke Harper has made his will to leave WWE known to the public for a long time now. The former Tag Team Champion had posted his request for release on Twitter, which in turn reportedly infuriated the WWE management and was subsequently rejected by them.

While Harper was brought back briefly to aid Rowan in his feud with Roman Reigns, Harper has been absent from WWE television for a long time. SportsKeeda's Tom Colohue explained Luke Harper's situation and why he was released:

It's the case that the creative team simply don't seem to know or didn't at least, seemed to know what to do with him. His recent pairing with Erick Rowan was very last minute, that was something Eric Bischoff was pushing to my knowledge, and while I don't believe it's anything to do with Eric Bischoff departing, I do believe that storyline was very rushed. And, I think that has to do with the brand split and the intention to have a new draft, just before Survivor Series.

So with Luke Harper, Creative simply didn't have anything to offer him. He's been in creative hiatus quite a lot, he obviously picked up an injury at a bad time with the Bludgeon Brothers, that tag team seemed like it was going places.

(H/T: Sportskeeda)

#3 More Superstars to be released soon

As we discussed earlier, WWE decided to grant four Superstars including Luke Harper and Sin Cara their releases yesterday. While these Superstars may have viewed this as good news, there could be some bad news heading for Superstars who do not want to leave WWE anytime soon.

PWInsider has reported that there are rumblings of additional releases coming from WWE beyond the four who were let go yesterday. Superstars such as Mike Kanellis, The Revival, and EC3 have also openly voiced their displeasure working for WWE and it is possible that one of these stars may be let go sometime soon.

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#2 Batista and the nWo will join the Hall of Fame in 2020

WWE has revealed that former WWE Champion Batista, as well as the popular WCW faction nWo, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2020.

While speaking to PEOPLE, Batista revealed that Vince McMahon had personally given him this great news.

Vince called me personally to ask me, I was just … I wasn’t surprised, but I was pretty happy. It’s a good feeling, it’s a really great feeling. As soon as I hung up the phone, I was … and excuse my language, I was like, ‘S***, I gotta give a speech.’ And that is what I’ve been stressing about since.”

(H/T: Sportskeeda)

#1 Corey Graves unhappy with Bray Wyatt's new Championship

Bray Wyatt has become one of the most peculiar Superstars in WWE today. From red lighting during his matches, to a custom made belt straight out of a horror movie, The Fiend has left no stone unturned in making himself absolutely unique.

However, while Bray Wyatt carries the new blue Universal Championship, The Fiend has his own Championship belt with a creepy mask on it. Corey Graves, on the most recent edition of his podcast After The Bell revealed why he wasn't a fan of this new title.

I didn't have a problem with the blue Universal Championship because it's now on FOX, SmackDown and the Blue Brand, so it kind of made sense, it still looks like the WWE Championship.

I hated when Stone Cold had the smoking skull belt. Yeah, it was cool, but all of a sudden the WWE Championship with all its history now is customized to one guy. I didn't hate when The Ultimate Warrior would change the strap on his WWE Championship to the different colors I thought that was kind of an OK customization, but all of a sudden The Fiend will defend a title which is just his face - I'm not a huge fan of it.

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