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Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest and most sensational rumors and updates from the world of WWE.
On today's article, we will cover the return plans for some of the top stars who have been missing in action over the past few days. Apart from that, there are also reports of fired WWE Superstars joining Impact Wrestling and NJPW that will surely change the landscape of the wrestling world.
Before we jump into the biggest stories from WWE today, here is the roundup of last week's biggest WWE news and rumors!
#5 Bruce Prichard defends WWE legend John Cena
John Cena is arguably one of the biggest WWE Superstars of all time, but he has often been criticized for his habit of calling moves inside the ring which are audible to the fans watching.
John Cena has been accused of being careless inside the ring and not speaking softly to call the moves during matches which leads to breaking kayfabe as fans can hear exactly what Cena is planning to do in the match.
While speaking on his podcast, Bruce Prichard defended John Cena saying that it isn't something to be worried about.
Here's the difference, Cena likes to call a lot of the stuff in the ring. He's not one of those guys who can go out and memorize an entire match and then just go out and do it. He likes to get out and feel it and call it, so to that I give him credit. Could he be more discreet and quiet? Yes. But if you were to have the microphones as sensitive as they are back in the day with old-timers? The old-timers called them louder than that. The only difference is we never picked them up. Nobody was smart, they didn't know what they were doing anyway. If you heard someone call, 'Hip Toss', if you heard it in the first row, you just thought he was telling the guy what he is going to do, and not putting it all together. That's people being too smart for their own good.
Do you agree with Bruce Prichard or feel that these accusations against the former WWE Champion are valid?
#4 Dolph Ziggler says Superstars are afraid to call out WWE icon Randy Orton
Dolph Ziggler recently returned to WWE RAW after being on WWE SmackDown, but was traded with AJ Styles, who went the other way. The Showoff immediately received a shot at the WWE Championship and will be facing Drew McIntyre at Extreme Rules.
While speaking to Sports Illustrated, Dolph Ziggler talked about Randy Orton and Edge. He stated that the two are his favourites and also added that there is no one else like Randy Orton when it comes to natural ability inside the ring.
He also said that while Orton hardly ever makes mistakes, many others are afraid of calling him out while he himself is not.
I don’t have any ass to kiss here, I have no horse in the game, but these two are two of my favorites. One, because I know a lot of people hate Randy because he’s so damn good. It’s amazing. I’ll be watching Raw, and say, "Damnit, he does this better than anyone." It makes me so mad. There are only a handful of true naturals, and he is one, and I hate that. So when Randy messes up, I call him out on it. A lot of people are afraid to do that, and that’s fine, but he won’t hear the end of it from me. But good god, no one is as good as he is, and that really pisses me off.
#3 Former WWE Champion Roman Reigns reveals his return plans
Former WWE Champion Roman Reigns had chosen not to return to WWE once the COVID-19 situation started becoming serious. The Big Dog even sacrificed his shot at the Universal Championship and was replaced by Braun Strowman. Strowman managed to beat Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 and win the Universal Championship - something that was originally planned for Roman Reigns.
While there is still no word on when Reigns will actually return to WWE, he recently spoke to The Hindu's Metroplus and revealed what his plans are after he does return.
But when it comes down to it, I am gonna get in there and compete at the highest level, hopefully for a title. More specifically, the Universal Championship. If not, I will be there to prove that I'm not just the top of the mountain, but I am the mountain. I am [WWE's] biggest star regardless of if I am on the show or not, so I have everything to prove and everything to lose as well. (h/t:wrestlingInc)
#2 Former WWE Champion Seth Rollins gives update on Becky Lynch's return
Becky Lynch relinquished her WWE RAW Women's Championship to Asuka after MITB and announced that she would be taking a break from WWE due to her pregnancy.
Becky Lynch's fiance Seth Rollins spoke to The Post’s Joseph Staszewski and talked about if The Man Becky Lynch will be returning to WWE. The former WWE Champion stated that he expects his soon-to-be wife to return to the company but isn't too sure.
Oh yea, I expect so. Obviously that’s gonna be up to her and how she feels. Who knows what happens after childbirth once she becomes a mother, I don’t know. I believe she has aspirations to return. I think she would rather go out on her own terms whenever that time may be as opposed to stepping away for a child. I think she has aspirations to return, but I don’t know. Things can change between now and December.
We certainly hope that Becky Lynch decides to return to WWE soon as the women's division could use an experienced Superstar like her.
#1 Former WWE Superstars Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson joining Impact Wrestling
Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet had earlier reported that former WWE Superstars Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson were heading to Impact Wrestling after being released by WWE.
As per SportsKeeda's Gary Cassidy, these reports are true and the 'Good Brothers' are heading to Impact Wrestling and will most likely arrive there at Slammiversary. Interestingly, their new deal with Impact will allow them to compete fro NJPW as well.
Here is what Gary Cassidy Tweeted:
I've been told Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to IMPACT Wrestling IS a done deal. The pair will debut in July, either at Slammiversary or shortly after, in line with the terms of their WWE non-compete clause.
The deal allows the former WWE Tag Team Champions to work with NJPW.
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson were part of the stable known as OC along with AJ Styles before they were released. It is likely that the two men will rejoin The Bullet Club in NJPW apart from being on the Impact Wrestling roster.
