WWE Rumor Roundup - The Rock agrees to appear for rival promotion, Vince McMahon's rule broken, Former WCW star returns and more - 26th September 2020

#1. WWE's plans for RETRIBUTION

Everyone is talking about RETRIBUTION and rightfully so. The male members of the faction were officially given new names on WWE RAW, and the reactions have been absolutely hilarious.

Dominik Dijakovic is now T-Bar while Dio Maddin calls himself Mace. The most comical name of the lot has been reserved for Shane Thorne, who is now Slapjack.

The female members of the group were also given names as revealed from the new trademark fillings. Mia Yim is 'Reckoning' while Mercedes Martinez will go by the name 'Retaliation'. Mia Yim has already confirmed the change by setting up a new Twitter handle under the name 'Reckoning'.

WWE filed for trademarks for the five names; however, the company had another name in the works for the women. One of the names pitched was 'Shatter', as revealed by WrestleVotes. The idea was thankfully nixed.

Guys, it gets better! Heard that at one point the females in Retribution needed names on Monday for TV. Thankfully that got scrapped. One of the names was going to be... "Shatter"

Guys, it gets better! Heard that at one point the females in Retribution needed names on Monday for TV. Thankfully that got scrapped. One of the names was going to be... “Shatter”. 🤣😂

— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) September 24, 2020

While fans and pundits have criticised the WWE's booking of the faction, the company does have a big plan for the stable, which includes a marquee match at Survivor Series, according to PWInsider.

RETRIBUTION is reportedly set to face a WWE team at the annual Survivor Series PPV, which is scheduled to take place on November 22nd.

All the members of RETRIBUTION have been quite active on social media over the past few days, and the engagement has added an interesting dimension to the faction's on-screen act.