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Welcome to another edition of our daily WWE Rumor Roundup.
As always, we bring to you all the latest stories, rumors and speculation from the world of WWE and the day that went by was as happening as ever.
Roman Reigns is trending for all the unfortunate reasons and the latest update doesn't paint a promising picture about his return.
A former WWE Superstar teased returning to wrestling, while also dropping hints about coming back to WWE, and joining AEW or NWA.
Bray Wyatt teased unveiling a brand new mask with an incredible social media teaser.
A report also stated that Vince McMahon may have no interest in signing two accomplished former WWE Superstars.
The company also apparently broke an important regulation that has been in place during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic during the most recent episode of SmackDown.
Regarding WrestleMania, another title match may have undergone a big change due to a Superstar's untimely sickness.
It's a diverse lineup today, so let's get right to it.
#6. Concern about Roman Reigns' return
Roman Reigns had to allegedly pull out of his WrestleMania match against Goldberg due to the fear of getting infected by the Covid-19 virus. Reigns has a greater risk of getting sick as his immune system is relatively feeble due to his well-documented battle against CML leukemia.
The WWE Universe is expecting to see The Big Dog back in action after WrestleMania however, his return may not happen until the coronavirus situation is brought under control.
Dave Meltzer opened up on the concern regarding Reigns' return on the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio.
It was noted that Reigns should not be in large groups until the pandemic dies down for good as it does pose an alarming risk to his health. Self-isolation is the best option for The Big Dog, at least for the foreseeable future.
The other thing that was brought up to me actually yesterday by someone was that you realize for both of those guys (Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan), certainly for Roman Reigns, that he probably, and I'm sure this isn't going to happen, but realistically, he probably shouldn't be doing this for a long time. This is not about WrestleMania, this is about long after WrestleMania. We have until this thing is way under control, and I'm not talking about where we're going to restaurants again, but way under control or there is a vaccine, hopefully, that soon.
WWE is yet to make the change to the Universal title match but the angle is expected to be aired on the upcoming episode of SmackDown.
When it comes to Reigns, keeping the existing circumstances in mind, we may not see him back in action even after WrestleMania 36.
#5. Brodus Clay teases return, says he will retire in one year
Remember Brodus Clay? Yes, the dancing big guy. Does 'The Funkaaurus' ring a bell? It sure should.
Brodus Clay AKA Tyrus was a guest on VOC Nation's Wrestling with History and the former WWE Superstar opened up on a variety of topics, one of which included his status as an in-ring performer and whether he plans on returning to wrestling.
Tyrus explained that he doesn't consider himself retired, before dropping teasers about his next move. The former WWE Superstar hinted at joining AEW, WWE and NWA while also adding that he plans on returning to in-ring action to compete for a year before hanging up his boots for good.
“I’m still a wrestler. I don’t consider myself anything else. Even though I’m doing very well with those other things, I’m still thinking ‘well, do I want to go ride with Matt Hardy and put hands on Cody? Do I want to go back to WWE? Do I want to go to NWA just so I can cut a promo on that set?…I’m definitely not done…one last ride, I have maybe a year left and then retire, leave my boots in the ring and let somebody else do it.” H/t Credit: VOCNation Via WrestlingNews.co
The 47-year-old Superstar left the WWE in 2017 and he went on to wrestle for Impact Wrestling and a few indie promotions. His last match took place in December 2018 at a House of Hardcore show and the former Best Slammy Award Winner for Best Dancer (Yes, that was a thing!), has not wrestled ever since.
#4. Bray Wyatt to debut a new mask?
Bray Wyatt will take on John Cena in a Firefly Fun House match at WrestleMania 36 and the former WWE Champion is predictably setting the stage for a unique and exciting contest.
Wyatt took to Twitter and posted a photo of what is speculated to be the new mask of The Fiend. He also tagged tattoo artist Kyle Scarborough, who worked towards creating the initial designs and ideas for The Fiend gimmick.
#3. Vince McMahon is not interested in bringing back CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio
Alberto Del Rio turned heads recently with his comments about being in talks with WWE with regards to returning in mid-2020. The former WWE Superstar sounded fairly confident that he would be back in the company later this year, however, as reported by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Del Rio's claims are false.
Based on what the people backstage have told Meltzer, Vince McMahon has no interest in seeing Del Rio make his WWE return. Meltzer's report confirmed Fightful's initial story, which also quashed Del Rio's statements.
The same goes for CM Punk, who Vince McMahon is also not too keen on doing business with, however, it was noted that the WWE Boss could be willing to have Punk wrestle again in the WWE only to prevent him from going to AEW.
#2. WWE may have exceeded the 10-person limit on SmackDown
The main event of the latest episode of SmackDown saw The Usos take on The New Day in a #1 contenders match for the SmackDown Tag Team titles.
The match ended in a double DQ after Miz and Morrison attacked both the teams and it was later announced that the champions would defend the titles in a Triple Threat ladder match at WrestleMania.
Dave Meltzer noted on the Wrestling Observer Radio that the company may have gone beyond the 10-person limit for the match. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company has tried to keep the number of people gathered in an area to a maximum of ten, however, they may have been forced to break the rule on this occasion.
Meltzer explained:
Not that this is any big deal, but I guess it is, it was supposed to be a 10-person limit in the tag match on SmackDown, I mean I counted 13 people there in that room, for whatever that is. I just noticed, wait a minute. We got three people at the announce desk. We got a referee. We got a ring announcer. We got four people there and we got a couple of people running around, you know, between cameramen and soundmen and everything like that. So they were above that number. Whatever, the number is a cautious number
#1. The effects of Miz's sickness
As reported earlier, The Miz's sickness had major repercussions as it not only forced WWE to make changes to the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match but it also may have had a role to play in Roman Reigns pulling out of WrestleMania.
On the most recent edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that the SmackDown Tag Team titles match could be a 3-way contest featuring one representative each from three tag teams.
One member from The New Day and The Usos each may have faced John Morrison in a Ladder match at the WrestleMania tapings.
Meltzer also added that Miz's sickness may have been the catalyst towards Reigns' decision to remove himself from his scheduled Universal Championship match against Goldberg.
The Usos were also not happy with the situation, however, no new details were revealed about the story.
So, Miz was sick. Now I was told that maybe it's a three-way or something but it's a three-way singles match I think. I was told it was one of the Usos against John Morrison in a Ladder match but maybe one of the New Day in it as well. So that was going to be the three-way Ladder match.
