WWE Rumor Roundup: Jerry Lawler hints at RAW Superstar joining AEW, WrestleMania 36 card revealed and more – 23 February 2020 

In today's WWE Rumor Roundup, we take a look at the big change in Elimination Chamber planned by WWE this year, an update on Sasha Bank's injury and more. We also have some interesting comments by Goldberg on the 'annoying' Superstar he does not see eye to eye with.

Before we get to all that, let's take a look at the two headline-makers of the day:

Jerry Lawler hints at RAW Superstar joining AEW

Matt Hardy's time in WWE is coming to an end and Jerry Lawler has also acknowledged this. The RAW commentator has hinted that Hardy could be on his way to AEW next month.

Hardy's cryptic start to a tweet following RAW last week was discussed on "The Jerry Lawler Show" and the Hall of Famer spoke about how the first three words hinted at an AEW move.

It [the tweet] started out as ‘Against Every Warning, I showed up at RAW.’ And the first three words ‘against every warning, were all capitalized. So, if you really look, if you really looked at the tweet. The first three words started with AEW.

I doubt if he’s gonna sign back with WWE. And, you know, I think he’s trying to let everybody know that he may be going to AEW but I’m…I don’t know. I don’t know for sure.

WrestleMania 36 card revealed?

WrestleMania season is set to begin and WWE are planning things swiftly for the show of shows. Dave Meltzer has reported on Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE already have 12 matches listed:

1. Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE Universal Championship)
2. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley (NXT Women's Championship)
3. Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler (RAW Women's Championship)
4. Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns (Universal Championship)
5. Bayley vs. Naomi (WWE SmackDown Women's Championship)
6. Andrade vs. Humberto Carrillo (WWE United States Championship)
7. Edge vs. Randy Orton
8. John Cena vs. Elias
9. The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles
10. Women's Tag Team Championship match
11. Women's Battle Royal
12. Men's Battle Royal

Going by the card, it looks like this year's WrestleMania could be even longer than last year's PPV, which was 7 hours long and a talking point among the WWE Universe.

WrestleMania main event decided?

Brock Lesnar vs Drew McIntyre to headline WrestleMania?

WWE have two big matches confirmed for WrestleMania so far – Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship and Charlotte vs Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship.

While there are a lot of matches still to be confirmed, it looks like WWE already have their main event decided. WrestlingNewsCo report that Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar is set to headline WrestleMania 36! Paul Davis reported:

Vince likes everything about him and thinks he represents the company well when he does media appearances. He looks good and talks good and that is what Vince is looking for. Drew has already established a relationship with Vince like most top guys do.

The WWE Universe has also been rallying behind the Scottish Psychopath's big push this year and Vince McMahon is ready to ride on it. Lesnar was eliminated by McIntyre at the Rumble and winning the match just added more fuel in the buildup for their match at the show of shows in April.

Sasha Banks provides injury update

At a 120%

— $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) February 22, 2020

Sasha Banks has not been on WWE TV for some time and it looks like it could take a while for her to return. The former WWE Women's champion has hinted on Twitter that she is getting back to full fitness but has still not reached her desired goal.

Banks was responding to a concerned fan about her status when she replied that her ankle was at 120%. However, she did mention on WWE After The Bell that she always wants to be at 125% whenever she gets into the ring.

If you guys watch Friday Night SmackDown a couple of weeks ago, the evil, un-role model, terrible mother, Lacey Evans tripped me backstage and hurt my ankle. I can barely walk! It's terrible. I'm a person that always wants to be 125%. Right now, I'm just at 100%. So, you guys have to wait.

WWE would be looking to get Banks fit soon as WrestleMania season is about to get underway and they would want all their top Superstars at their peak.

3 Elimination Chamber matches this year?

Elimination Chamber

The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view takes place in less than 14 days and things are quickly taking shape. WWE usually hold 2 Elimination Chamber matches at the PPV but this year, it looks like there will be 3 matches inside the structure.

WWE have confirmed that there will be a #1 contender's match for the RAW Women's title inside the chamber. The winner gets an opportunity to face Becky Lynch at WrestleMania and Shayna Baszler is currently the favourite to win it.

Lacey Evans confirmed on SmackDown that she was going to be a part of a chamber match as well. She claimed that she was ready to take out the other 5 women in the match to earn an opportunity to face Bayley for the SmackDown title.

Meanwhile, the Wells Fargo Center arena is advertising a Men's Elimination Chamber match! The advertisement shows 6 SmackDown Superstars battling inside the chamber for an opportunity to face the WWE Universal Champion (The Fiend Bray Wyatt or Goldberg) at WrestleMania.

Goldberg calls Matt Riddle 'annoying'

Goldberg and Riddle

Matt Riddle has been having a go at Goldberg for a long time now. The two have never stepped into the ring together but the NXT Superstar has always been highly critical of the former WWE Champion's in-ring performances.

Talking on the Total Slam podcast, Goldberg has finally spoken about Riddle. He called the NXT Superstar annoying and compared him to “a booger stuck in your nose”.

"Riddle is like a booger stuck in your nose; he is annoying and won't go away. He has no influence on Goldberg's life. Period. End of story. It's the wrestling business and sometimes when you're out in public you may run into a former foe and you can never know how the situation will turn out. It is what it is, and we don't see eye to eye." [H/T Wrestling Inc.]

Goldberg is set to face The Fiend Bray Wyatt at WWE Super ShowDown this week for the Universal Title. Meanwhile, Matt Riddle has become the NXT Tag team champion with Pete Dunne.