WWE Rumor Roundup: Top member removed from RETRIBUTION; Former World Champion to return in 6 weeks; Ronda Rousey's future; Ken Shamrock's request to The Rock - 8th October 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring t you the biggest rumors and stories from the day. In today's edition of the Rumor Roundup, we will talk about a major change that may be taking place for RETRIBUTION, the reason for The Rock agreeing to appear on IMPACT Wrestling, and much more.

We will also take a look at what the future holds for former RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey and if she will be returning to WWE anytime soon. So without further ado, let us jump into the top rumors and stories from the day:

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#5 WWE removed a prominent member from RETRIBUTION?

The WWE had been buzzing since this week's RAW as Mustafa Ali was revealed as the leader of RETRIBUTION. The original faction consisted of 5 core members along with an army of minions. However, one of the core members - Mercedez Martinez - who was called Retaliation may be out of the faction.

Here is what WrestlingInc pointed out:

When news broke of WWE registering trademarks for five core Retribution members, Dominik Dijakovic [T-BAR], Dio Maddin [Mace], Shane Thorne [Slapjack] and Mia Yim [Reckoning] all updated their twitter handles or created new accounts with their Retribution names. However, Martinez [Retaliation] continues to go by her NXT name.

Another important hint came when Mustafa Ali showed a clip indicating why each member of RETRIBUTION joined the faction. Mercedez Martinez was not featured in that clip giving rise to the suspicion that she may be done with the group.

RETRIBUTION have caused havoc in WWE ever since the faction made their debut. While the faction has made quite a name for themselves on RAW, RETRIBUTION member Dominik 'T-Bar' Dijakovic has emerged as one of the most entertaining Twitter users as of late.

#4 More details on Finn Balor's recent gruesome injury in WWE

NXT Champion Finn Balor suffered a broken jaw during his match against Kyle O'Reilly at NXT Takeover 31. WWE Superstar Finn Balor revealed on Twitter that he had broken his jaw in two different places and even shared an X-ray image of his injury with the fans.

Dr. Jeffrey Westerfield talked about the extent of Balor's injury and even remarked that he was surprised Balor and O'Reilly were able to finish the match given its brutal nature.

"That match was so hard-hitting. It's amazing, I don't know how the two of them got through that match. Unfortunately, there's absolutely no chance that Kyle's going to be able to make TVs this week. Finn had two fractures in his jaw. Once the swelling goes down in a couple days, Finn's going to be able to talk very sparingly. Obviously it's going to have to have him out for a little bit of time."

It is said that the recovery time for a broken jaw is roughly 6 weeks. So we can expect The Demon King to return to action on WWE NXT in about a month and a half.

#3 Details on Ronda Rousey's WWE contract

WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey has been out of action since WrestleMania 35 where she lost the RAW Women's Championship to Becky Lynch. The original plan was to have The Baddest Woman on the Planet to return by WrestleMania 36, but that did not happen.

There had been some rumors suggesting that her contract with WWE was over, however, PWInsider has revealed that these rumours are not true. Her contract with the company is valid till WrestleMania 37 so there is still a chance for her return.

A 'pregnancy break' was the reason why Ronda Rousey left WWE to begin with, apart from the hectic full-time schedule on the road. According to PWInsider, Ronda Rousey is still in contract with WWE and her deal expires at WrestleMania 37.

(H/t: SportsKeeda)

There is no word on if there are any plans in place for her return or if she would be a part of next year's WrestleMania. The Women's division has been lacking big names like Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair so this would be a good time for Rousey to return.

#2 Ken Shamrock reveals why he wants former WWE Champion The Rock inducting him in IMPACT Hall Of Fame

Ken Shamrock, who is a former WWE Superstar, will be inducted into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion requested The Rock to give an induction greeting for the big moment.

WWE icon The Rock graciously agreed to Shamrock's request and will be sending a video for his HOF induction. Ken Shamrock recently revealed why he chose The Rock to be the one to induct him into the HOF.

Me and Rock had a program together. We definitely stayed in contact through social media but his schedule and my schedule, it’s not like we go out and have coffee. We live in two parts of the world. But I’ll never forget the things he did for me and the times we spent together were special because he really did help me in my pro wrestling career. I know he will tell you the same thing with me and the things we did because shot him up into stardom. It wasn’t because of me, it was because of what we were able to do together and be able to give ourselves a chance to be able to step away and do greater things in other places. That was a start for me and him. He was a big part of that. I thought it was fitting for him to be a part of that induction because I believe that’s where it started, was with him. H/T: WrestlingNewsCo

#1 Dominik Mysterio wants a program with WWE icon Randy Orton

Dominik Mysterio has impressed the WWE Universe ever since making his in-ring debut at SummerSlam. Rey Mysterio's son has been embroiled in a rivalry with Seth Rollins and Murphy ever since he became a WWE Superstar.

However, Dominik Mysterio was recently a guest on the Chris Van Vliet podcast and spoke about who he would like to face in WWE. The two names taken by Dominik were Randy Orton and Andrade.

"I have always said Randy Orton, just because I've always been a big fan and I love his style of work but I think dream matches would be, besides Randy, someone like Andrade. I think me and him would... I just wrestled him very briefly on Monday, him and Garza. But I would love to get in there a little bit longer with Andrade, Garza, Umberto, I would love to go one on one with Humberto. I think that would be absolutely phenomenal. If I could, someone like Edge, you know, some of the big names."