WWE Rumor Roundup: Two big returns scheduled for 2020, Jeff Hardy has not been listed to come back - 8th November 2019

#7 The reason why WWE cancelled Cain Velasquez' match

Cain Velasquez was pulled from a big match from the supershow scheduled to take place on November 30th in Mexico City Arena Ciudad. The former UFC Champion was previously announced to team up with Rey Mysterio, however, the company were forced to remove him from the show.

It has now been revealed by Dave Meltzer that Velasquez was taken off from the card as the condition of his knee is worse than expected. Humberto Carrilo has been announced as Velasquez' replacement, and the former 205 Live Stars will team up with Mysterio in a match against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.

Velasquez' knee was one of the biggest reasons why WWE booked a short Crown Jewel match in which Brock Lesnar went over the two-time UFC Champion with relative ease.

The WWE newbie is expected to undergo surgery to fix the issues in his knee for good which would enable him to have a better chance of succeeding in WWE.

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#8 The reason why Sami Zayn has not been wrestling regularly

Sami Zayn isn't doing too bad as the mouthpiece of Shinsuke Nakamura but we're sure that the talented Superstar would want to be more than just a manager.

The former NXT Champion has not wrestled consistently in the past few months and the reason why he hasn't been able to do so is due to the recurring troubles in his shoulders.

While Zayn is now fit again to wrestle, the company wants him to continue being a manager and not as a full-time in-ring competitor.

Dave Meltzer reported the following in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

"Zayn was having trouble with his shoulders in recent months which is why he’s been wrestling less and has been managing Nakamura. But we’re told he’s okay now and can wrestle but this is the role they have him in."

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#9 Samoa Joe returning in December

Sean Ross Sapp revealed on Fightful Select that Samoa Joe is set to make his TV return in December. The Samoan Submission Machine has been out of action due to a broken thumb, with his last match happening on RAW in early September.

Joe appeared during the 2019 WWE Draft as a panellist and shared his views regarding the changes made across the rosters. He has since been absent from TV.

How should WWE utilize him once he is back? Who should Joe feud with? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.