WWE Rumor Roundup - Superstar fired for not knowing who Stephanie McMahon was, Plan for Roman Reigns' new faction, Brock Lesnar's next opponent, and more - 3rd October 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup. We begin today's lineup with a story about a Superstar's firing from the company and the ridiculous reason why it happened.

Roman Reigns is inarguably enjoying the best phase of his WWE career, but it may get even better if WWE's reported plans come to fruition.

Brock Lesnar is busy enjoying his hiatus, but talks are happening regarding The Beast Incarnate's next move.

The most controversial story of the day revolves around WWE's new mandate regarding Twitch. Several details about WWE's message to the roster and what could happen next have been revealed.

Finally, we end the latest installment of the WWE Rumor Roundup with a vital update about the future of RAW Underground.

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#5. A former WWE Superstar was fired for not knowing Stephanie McMahon and Vickie Guerrero

Does the name Amy Zidian ring a bell? If not, let's refresh your memories. Amy Zidian was one of the finalists of the WWE Divas Search in 2006, and she was even signed to a contract by the company.

Zidian was paired up with Jimmy Wang Yang, but her WWE stint didn't last for long as she was released from her contract.

Jimmy Wang Yang was a guest on Tommy Dreamer's 'House of Hardcore' podcast, and the former WWE Superstar revealed the story about Amy Zidian's firing from the WWE.

Wang revealed that Zidian didn't know who Stephanie McMahon and the former Divas Search competitor even had an awkward backstage interaction with the WWE CBO.

Stephanie McMahon blew it off as 'Divas Search' girls were perceived to have no clue about wrestling. Wang revealed another incident wherein Zidian reportedly asked Vickie Guerrero how she got into the business.

The Vickie Guerrero incident apparently blew up, and Zidian was subsequently fired from the WWE.

Here's what Yang revealed:

I remember meeting her, and she said, 'I want to be your ring girl.' I wasn't ribbing her, but I told her to put on some daisy dukes and go ask him (Vince McMahon) if you can. She put some daisy dukes on, walked straight up to Vince during rehearsals, and said, 'can I be Jimmy Wang Yang's girlfriend?' He said, 'sure, why not?' We debuted her, and one week went by. The second week we were introducing her again. I'm standing there ready to do the pretape. Stephanie walks by, and Amy reaches over and says, 'hey, I'm Amy, who are you?' I left. She didn't know who Stephanie McMahon was. Stephanie blew it off because she was a Diva Search girl, so they don't know wrestling. I thought it got swept under a rug. I wasn't there for the second story, but I heard she was in the locker room with Vickie Guerrero. They are having their girl talk, and she asked Vickie, 'so how did you get in the business?' I think that's the one that blew up because then we were in Boston at the arena, Regal and Taylor were in the ring, and we were doing a tag or a six-man. I went to the gorilla to go out through the entrance, and Johnny (Laurinaitis) and Dean (Malenko) grabbed her and told me to just go to the ring. I got in the ring, and Regal asked where's your bird at. I said, 'I think she just got fired.' I think it got around that she didn't know who Stephanie was. She didn't know who Vickie was. Ok, this girl definitely doesn't belong in this business." H/t WrestlingNews.co

#4. WWE reportedly has plans for Roman Reigns to lead a faction

Roman Reigns is the biggest Superstar currently in the WWE as the reigning Universal Champion has reinvented himself as 'The Tribal Chief' on SmackDown.

Reigns should ideally have a lengthy reign with the Universal title until WWE finds a worthy contender who can take him down. Until then, the fans should expect Reigns' heel run to get even better as time passes.

A report from WrestlingNews.co has revealed that there have been discussions in the creative team about Roman Reigns leading a faction with The Usos. It was additionally reported that WWE could end up adding more members to the stable.

Jey Uso will take on Roman Reigns in a Universal Championship match at Hell in a Cell inside the dreaded steel structure. It was revealed that the match would be the next big chapter in the story between Reigns and his cousin.

'Many other players' are expected to be involved in the angle in the future.

Jimmy Uso is currently out of action due to an injury, but the idea is that the WWE will go all-in for a stable led by The Tribal Chief and the 6-Time Tag Team Champions, with more members joining in moving forward.

#3. Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is one of the opponents considered for Jon Jones

Brock Lesnar has not been seen on WWE TV since he dropped the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36.

Lesnar's WWE contract expired not too long ago, and there have no updates on whether the Beast Incarnate has re-signed with Vince McMahon's company.

Dave Meltzer has now revealed in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that while it's a longshot, Brock Lesnar facing Jon Jones in a Heavyweight UFC Super Fight can't be ruled out.

Brock Lesnar has always wanted the fight against Jon Jones, and it has been termed as a 'never-say-never' situation.

Here's what Meltzer noted about Jon Jones' options and the possibility of a Brock Lesnar fight in the Newsletter:

Jones did tease about going back down to light heavyweight and reclaiming the title after Blachowicz got the win, which just shows how it was more about not defending against Reyes than it was actually wanting to vacate the title. He isn't going to, because he is serious about moving to heavyweight and is actively taking the steps to gain weight to compete there, knowing his big money fights are against Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou, and, even though it is a huge longshot but also a never-say-never situation, Brock Lesnar.

#2. WWE reportedly forcing Superstars to sign new contracts with a Twitch clause

As we had reported earlier, Vince McMahon sent another email to the WWE talent reminding them about the October 2nd deadline regarding severing all ties with third-party platforms.

WrestlingInc also reported that WWE would take control of the Twitch accounts of the Superstars within the next four weeks.

The talent told former Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang that WWE is forcing the Superstars to sign new contracts, in which streaming on Twitch would become a work obligation. Talent who refuse to stream will have to give up the earnings or face the situation of getting fined or suspended.

Here's what Yang revealed:

Hearing from talent that WWE is forcing performers to sign new contracts that include Twitch. Streaming on Twitch will become a work obligation, and if talent doesn't stream they will forego earnings, be suspended or face penalties. Doesn't sound like independent contractors.

Hearing from talent that WWE is forcing performers to sign new contracts that include twitch. Streaming on twitch will become a work obligation and if talent doesn’t stream they will forego earnings, be suspended or face penalties. Doesn’t sound like independent contractors.

— Andrew Yang🧢🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) October 2, 2020

The backstage reactions to WWE's decision about Superstars streaming on Twitch, as expected, have not been positive. WWE is cracking down on the Superstars' third-party deals, and the idea is to control how the talent interacts with the fans outside the realms of kayfabe.

WWE Superstars, however, are independent contractors, and there could be negative repercussions to the company's latest move.

#1. Backstage update on the future of RAW Underground in the WWE

WWE chose not to air new segments of RAW Underground on the most recent episode of the Red brand, and many questions have predictably been raised regarding the future of the shoot-style wrestling contest.

Dave Meltzer revealed in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that RAW Underground is not finished, but everything is subject to change.

It was also reportedly revealed that Vince McMahon was inaccessible on RAW this past week as the show was put together at the very last minute. The WWE Boss and the creative team began writing the details of the show in the afternoon.

As for RAW Underground, WWE decided not to air segments of Shane McMahon's project due to the company's recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Meltzer reported the following:

Raw this week was put together at the last minute. Talent had no idea what they were doing until late afternoon or early evening. Vince was more inaccessible than usual since Vince and the writing crew sat down to start writing the details of the show at 2 p.m

Raw Underground wasn't on this week's show. The word we're getting is that it's not finished, but all is subject to change. So many of the people that would have been in the crowd and others were in contact with people who tested positive since they fill the crowd with people who train at the Performance Center but aren't usually on television.