WWE Rumor Roundup - Multi-time Champion quits the company; SmackDown Star spotted at AEW; Dolph Ziggler caused backstage trouble - 2nd March 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest rumors and stories from the day.

On today's edition of the roundup, we will talk about some interesting topics including Dolph Ziggler landing top Superstar in trouble, popular SmackDown star showing up at AEW and WWE punishing 2 Superstars by leaving them out of the Elimination Chamber match set to take place in one week.

We will also take a look at big plans for injured WWE star and the reason why former US Champion received a major push. So without any further ado, let us take a look at today's top stories:

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#5 Matt Hardy quits WWE

There had been a lot of buzz as of late surrounding the future of Matt Hardy once his WWE contract expired on March 1, 2020. The former ECW Champion who returned to the company at WrestleMania in 2017 to an uproarious welcome from the fans has decided to leave the company yet again.

Matt Hardy had expressed his frustrations with the company and reports had suggested that Hardy is AEW bound once his contract expires. However, WWE made multiple efforts to keep Matt Hardy with the company including offering him to join NXT.

Here is the reason Matt Hardy gave for leaving the company in a YouTube video he uploaded:

The reason I needed to leave WWE was because, when it comes to my creative stance, and my creative outlook on myself and my career and how I want it to go for these last 3 or 4 years that I have to spend as an active in-ring competitor. I just think myself and WWE are on different pages.

The former 11-time Tag Team Champion is one of the most brilliant minds in the world of pro-wrestling, and it'll be interesting to see what career path he takes now.

#4 Renee Young spotted at AEW Revolution

While WWE's last PPV - Super ShowDown - mostly received negative reviews from fans and critics, the same can not be said for AEW's Revolution PPV that took place this Saturday.

The PPV saw Jon Moxley defeat Le Champion Chris Jericho for the AEW Championship. However, that wasn't the only bit of good news for Moxley that evening as reports suggest that his wife Renee Young was present backstage for the show.

Renee Young is part of the announce team on SmackDown and can be seen each week conducting backstage and in-ring interviews on the Blue brand. Young was the first female RAW announcer and is also part of the WWE Backstage show on FS1.

Here is what Moxley had said about his relationship with Renee Young on the AEW Unfiltered podcast:

It's pretty good. We're a true power couple. Our household got revenue streams coming from Fox, WWE, AEW, New Japan [and] all other projects. We go wherever we want. My wife came to the Tokyo Dome the other day," Moxley said. "I'd walk to Monday Night RAW backstage if I wanted to. Nobody would say nothing. No, I'm just kidding. I would never do that. (H/T: Wrestlinginc)

#3 Tyler Breeze reveals he landed in trouble because of a match with Ziggler

No normally I say to him how it’s 2020 and he’s still on top or that he never passed the torch or he’s the only match I’ve ever got in trouble for or that he’s an hbk mark or you know stuff like that 😏 @HEELZiggler #condoinmanhattan https://t.co/LRex7CflvZ

— Prince Pretty (@MmmGorgeous) February 29, 2020

Tyler Breeze has to be one of the most underutilized Superstars of all time. The 32-year old is one of the most talented Superstars in the locker room and yet he has never truly reached his potential.

Even though Breeze is one of the 'NXT Originals', he has never won a Championship during his run in NXT or the main roster. Reaching popularity after teaming with Fandango, the two are now part of NXT but haven't managed to pick to tag-team gold.

Tyler Breeze recently tweeted about Dolph Ziggler and how he never passed the torch. In a tongue-in-cheek tweet, Prince Pretty also spoke about the time Dolph Ziggler caused Breeze to get into trouble backstage - although he did not give much detail about the incident.

No, normally I say to him how it’s 2020 and he’s still on top or that he never passed the torch or he’s the only match I’ve ever got in trouble for or that he’s an hbk mark or you know stuff like that

#2 The Revival removed from the Elimination Chamber match

It has been no secret that former Tag Team Champions - The Revival - have been unhappy with their status in the company for a long time. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder have not only made numerous remarks and tweets in regard to their displeasure with the company but reports have suggested that the two have refused to sign new contracts with WWE.

It had been reported that The Revival were offered hefty new contracts but the two did not re-sign. As a result, the company has not been using the team. Dave Meltzer revealed why The Revival is not part of the Elimination Chamber match:

Well, they are replacing The Revival, who, you know, they are not going to reward them. So, on The Revival thing. So The Revival went to trademark a whole bunch of stuff, and now WWE is trying to trademark a whole bunch of stuff too. No Flips Just Fists, and they are trying to trademark 'The Mechanics', in case they try to use that. (H/T: SportsKeeda)

With Matt Hardy already out of the company, these two might soon follow suit.

#1 Original plans for Jason Jordan

One of the most unfortunate injuries to have taken over the past few years ended Jason Jordan's budding career in 2018. The former Tag Team Champion was in the midst of a major push on RAW but the untimely neck injury cut his career short.

While speaking on the Table Talk with D'Von and Mo podcast, Kurt Angle - who was also Jason Jordan's on-screen father - spoke about the original plans WWE had for him. The former WWE Champion revealed that Jordan would have become an authority figure instead of Baron Corbin.

What I believe is that Jason was probably going to continue on being my son, he was going to start being a pain in the a** to me, I probably would've hired him on as my assistant GM, he would've started making decisions for me and it would've caused a lot of animosity and then him and I would've wrestled at WrestleMania instead of Baron Corbin." [H/T Wrestling Inc ]

Kurt Angle retired at WrestleMania 34 after losing his final match against Baron Corbin.