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After an exciting week of wrestling featuring Clash of Champions, RAW and SmackDown, let us take a look at the biggest WWE stories of today. From former Intercontinental Champion's push in trouble to more details on major return, we have some highly interesting news and rumors lined up for you.
Let us take a look at the 5 most buzz-worthy stories of today:
#5 Big Cass finally issues an apology
Former NXT and WWE Superstar Big Cass (now known as CaZXL) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons as of late. Cass was fired from WWE in 2018 due to backstage behavior issues. Unfortunately, it looks like the 33-year-old has not worked on his issues as he finds himself embroiled in controversy yet again.
At a recent WrestlePro show in New Jersey, Cass created a scene and acted in a 'threatening and aggressive' manner. Cass not only turned violent backstage but also accused other wrestlers of stealing from him.
While AEW Superstar Joey Janela was one of the Superstars that CaZXL threatened, it was Pat Buck who punched Cass and removed him from the building.
As per recent reports, Joey Janela has not filed any charges against Cass and stated this on Twitter:
Not gonna elaborate at all on this whole deal besides that it was probably the bizzare situation I’ve ever seen let alone been a part of in a wrestling locker room in 15 years, everything was cordial and friendly Friday and I hope the dude gets back on the right track...
Cass had issued an apology on Tuesday through his friend Enzo Amore's Twitter account where he expressed his grief over his actions.
CaZXL took to Twitter and finally revealed how he feels about his actions:
We hope that Cass pulls himself together and can get back on track soon.
Also Read: Backstage details behind Brock Lesnar's surprise return and assault on Kofi Kingston on SmackDown
#4 Drew McIntyre's loss is Bray Wyatt's gain
The Scottish Superstar was on a roll before he had to take a sabbatical to tend to his injury issues. While some rumors indicated that Drew McIntyre was the backstage favorite to win the KOTR Tournament before he had to exit, others suggested that he will get a major push upon his return and possibly feud with the Universal Champion Seth Rollins. However, that may not be entirely true.
Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue has reported that McIntyre's illness resulted in WWE having to make a lot of last-minute changes in their plans. One of these changes happens to be the increased, sped-up involvement of Bray Wyatt in the Universal Championship scene.
Colohue's source suggested that some members of the WWE management were not happy with McIntyre for hiding his injury:
Drew didn’t tell people he was suffering until it was almost too late and there was a scramble to work around it. It could cost him later on. Nobody wants to see someone working injured. It really doesn’t help anything.”
McIntyre is one of the brightest stars in the WWE locker room and hopefully, this episode does not hamper his push.
#3 Bayley teases next challenger
The SmackDown Women's Champion walked out of Clash of Champions with a win over the Queen, Charlotte Flair. While the methods used by The Huggable One might have been a bit nefarious, it doesn't change the fact that she still holds the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Bayley recently took to Twitter and laid out a challenge to the women of the SmackDown roster.
#2 Kevin Owens' NXT plans
After being 'Fired' on last week's edition of SmackDown by Shane McMahon, Kevin Owens hinted on Twitter that he may be headed to NXT.
Various backstage reports indicated that WWE does, indeed, plan for The Prizefighter to be present on the first episode of NXT on the USA Network. However, the latest reports from Cagesideseats reveal that Owens will not be in NXT for long:
While Kevin Owens has been teased for NXT, if he does appear it’s not expected he would stay there for long.
Owens will certainly give a boost to the NXT brand going into a brand new era, and hopefully have some real matches while he is there.
#1 Plans for Brock Lesnar's return to SmackDown
The Beast Incarnate is back and already gearing up to face WWE Champion Kofi Kingston on the first edition of SmackDown on FOX.
Brock Lesnar previously made his return to the blue brand after 3 years when he had made an appearance to attack Randy Orton. This time around, Lesnar came out to assault the current WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and challenged him to put the WWE title on the line in a match against him.
While this may seem like a last-minute decision by WWE to make the first episode of SmackDown on FOX more memorable, Jon Pollock has reported that this was the plan for a long time:
Brock Lesnar is going to challenge Kofi Kingston for the WWE title on 10/4 on the SmackDown premiere on Fox in Los Angeles. I was told that this had been in the works for a long time.
While the most obvious speculation would be that Lesnar will win the WWE Championship, WWE need to decide if having a part-time Champion to lead SmackDown in this new era would be a good idea.
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