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Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest wwe news and rumors and other updates from the world of sports-entertainment.
Even though many fans were doubtful over how WrestleMania 36 is going to shape-up, WWE gave the fans a great night of wrestling and memorable moments on the first night of WrestleMania 36.
From getting a new Universal Champion in Braun Strowman to having AJ Styles 'buried' in a Boneyard match, it was a fun-filled three hours. And we hope that night two of the show will be as exciting.
With that said, welcome to the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest updates and rumors from the day. So without any further ado, let us take a look at the biggest stories from the day:
#5 Unfortunate update on Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns was set to face Goldberg for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania this year, but unfortunately, fate had other plans.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, The Big Dog decided to pull out of WrestleMania owing to his health condition. Reigns has battled Leukemia twice in his life and wanted to be safe. Reigns was replaced by Braun Strowman n the match who managed to beat Goldberg and capture the Universal Championship.
SportsKeeda's Tom Colohue has given an update on what the future could hold for Roman Reigns. Unfortunately, there is now no certainty on when Roman Reigns will return to WWE and this will lead to a major change in plans.
This is essentially going to be a complete rewrite of everything they had planned for Roman Reigns. The main reason being they don't know when he is going to be back. With everything happening and with the coronavirus looking like it's going to last for months, if not years, they cannot say with confidence, 'Okay, we'll write a storyline for August, because we don't know if he's going to be back. We'll write a storyline for November. (H/T: SportsKeeda)
He also stated that they don't know when he will be back and everything they had planned for him is on the 'scrap heap' as of now.
#4 Kurt Angle was responsible for The Undertaker vs AJ Styles
The one match that everyone has been buzzing about ever since the end of night one of WrestleMania is the Boneyard match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles.
While all the Superstars gave it their all at WrestleMania, The Phenom proved yet again why he has been the top guy in WWE for over two decades. In a first-time-ever match, the two former WWE Champions gave fans a spectacle to remember.
Many fans have been crediting Matt Hardy for introducing this unique style of 'open-world' matches with a lot of cinematographic effects. Although, the man who was the genius behind having AJ Styles face The Undertaker was none other than Kurt Angle.
While speaking on the Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that it was Kurt Angles's idea to have The Undertaker face AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36.
That was Kurt Angle's idea. You know, 'like do it with AJ'
Alverez also discussed that the match would not have been as good or memorable if it was inside a ring like a regular match. Meltzer then stated that it may have been good but not as good as the Boneyard match the two ended up having.
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#3 Possible Spoilers for Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar
WrestlingNews.co have reported that the plan for the WWE Championship match is to have Drew McIntyre beat Brock Lesnar and become the new WWE Champion.
Here is what they had to say:
Before the show was moved from Raymond James Stadium to the Performance Center, the plan was (and probably still is) for Drew McIntyre to defeat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. I don’t think that plan changed when they taped the match a week and a half ago.
The Scottish Psychopath won the 2020 Royal Rumble to finally get an opportunity to face the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at The Grandest Stage of Them All.
Many fans would agree that McIntyre had this title win a long time coming as the young Superstar has shown tremendous growth and grit during his second run with the company.
Some speculation hinted at Lesnar retaining at the show in order to further the feud and have McIntyre win after live audiences were allowed back. However, it looks like WWE will be going ahead with the original plans.
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#2 Future plans for Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins faced Kevin Owens in a No-DQ match on the first night of WrestleMania. The Monday Night Messiah lost to the Prizefighter at the show, but that isn't the end of bad news for him.
As per Tom Colohue of SportsKeeda, we might not be seeing much of the former WWE Champion after WrestleMania.
Rollins had become the backbone of RAW over the past few months. The Messiah ran roughshod over the Red brand along with his band of goons - AOP and Murphy. However, with Rezar's injury, AOP will be out of action for the coming time and Murphy was also not cleared to be on the RAW tapings.
This would mean that either the faction will be disbanded altogether or Rollins will have to wait for his stablemates to make their returns.
I'm not sure how long Seth Rollins' faction will survive with AOP written off TV. I've suspected and I've said before we may not see too much off him directly after WrestleMania.
We certainly hope that WWE has some big plans for The Architect in the coming time.
#1 The Undertaker's streak was almost over at WrestleMania 25
The Undertaker faced off against one of his toughest opponents to date in Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25. The two legends tore the house down in what is still remembered as one of the greatest matches to ever take place at WrestleMania.
While The Heartbreak Kid came close to ending Taker's streak on multiple occasions, it was The Deadman who walked out victorious.
However, the referee of the match Marty Elias revealed on the Talk Is Jericho podcast that there was a time during the match where The Undertaker could have been defeated:
“The only thing that I was given instruction, ‘Taker gave me instruction, was that if he didn’t get back after the dive, to shoot count him out. That was the only instruction that I was given.”
While Shawn Michaels breaking The Undertaker's streak would have been a moment in its own right, a cont-out victory would certainly have not gone down well with the fans.
The Undertaker's streak went on unblemished for another five years before he lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30.
