WWE Rumor Roundup - Triple H's plan for Brock Lesnar rejected, Roman Reigns' future, 2 Superstars leaving - 31st January 2020

Triple H and Roman Reigns.
Triple H and Roman Reigns.

#5 The Revival want out

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We've been down this road before.

As reported first by Bryan Alvarez on the Wrestling Observer Live, The Revival asked for their release again last week and they are desperate to leave.

Cassidy Haynes of BodySlam.net confirmed Alvarez's report and added that Scott Wilder and Dash Dawson turned down a deal worth $700K a year.

"I can confirm Alvarez’s report that The Revival did ask for their releases from the company. I can also report that The Revival were offered another huge deal, which was said to be higher than the $700k per year that The Club were given, which The Revival again turned down. I was told that the two are “just ready to go.”

The former tag team Champions were offered fewer dates and more money, however, they have decided to leave and WWE may be left with no option but to let them go.


#4 Roman Reigns' immediate future and WrestleMania plan

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Drew McIntyre vs. Brock Lesnar seems certain to main event WrestleMania 36, however, WWE is also expected to heavily push another match that has been in the works for almost a year.

Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue revealed on the latest Dropkick DiSKussions episode that the plan to have Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns has been in the works for a very long time.

While many plans regarding the 'Mania card have changed since then, WWE has been consistent with their intention to have Reigns vs. The Fiend.

Tom stated the following about the match:

"There has been so much going on but the idea of Wyatt vs. Reigns has been the one consistent for a year. That's been the one consistent thing they wanted to do. Right after WrestleMania last year, Bray Wyatt started getting advertised, and it caught fire. Everything he did caught fire. He has been incredibly popular for the entirety of 2019. People have been begging for him to get more and more chances. The idea is that the Fiend could main event WrestleMania and potentially beat Roman Reigns.
"Advertisement I've been told for a couple of months, that's the match they are looking for, that's the match they want to do, and that is a win they want as well. I believed until this Royal Rumble that WrestleMania would end with The Fiend standing over Roman Reigns' body, holding the championship. Now you're telling me, after all that Bray Wyatt's done, let's put him in the mid-card and keep him out of the main event. And the worst part is that you're telling me this because Drew McIntyre genuinely deserves this as well. This is a genuine contender."

The current direction as hinted on TV is to have Lesnar vs. McIntyre to headline WrestleMania. Regarding Reigns, as Tom had reported earlier, there is a big chance that WWE books him to lose to the Fiend at the Show of Shows as the company wants Wyatt to have a lengthy reign with the Universal Championship.

In that case, the Big Dog's future after 'Mania could revolve around trying to win the Universal title from The Fiend and there is no guarantee that it may happen considering WWE's faith in Wyatt's project.

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