WWE Rumor Roundup: Identity of RETRIBUTION member revealed; Bayley's backstage problem with Charlotte Flair; SummerSlam title change; Alexa Bliss/Braun Strowman - 13 August 2020

#2 Possible reason WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman showed indifference towards Alexa Bliss

Last week on SmackDown, Braun Strowman shocked the WWE Universe when he said that he did not care about Alexa Bliss. Previously, The Fiend had attacked Alex Bliss to get inside the head of Braun Strowman. The reason for that is that Strowman and Bliss have been good friends and tag team partners in the past.

Tom Colohue spoke about what WWE could be planning by having Strowman show such indifference towards Alexa Bliss. He says that it is likely that Braun Strowman is merely lying to get leverage on former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt.

"I think it's the option that almost nobody has almost picked up on. I think Braun is lying. I think Braun is lying to try and encourage the Fiend to let Alexa Bliss go. It's the standard negotiating tactic. Take away the leverage. He has something you want. Okay, make him let her go, because if you don't care about her, what benefit is there to the Fiend of keeping control of Alexa Bliss. None whatsoever. I think Braun is just lying in an attempt to have her released, or I'd imagine this week or next week coming back and essentially admitting the fact that he wants her back, but at the same point, he never had her to begin with. And this is confusing thing of all for me. They haven't established an actual relationship between Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss.''