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Welcome back folks to another edition of our daily WWE Rumor Roundup. It doesn't matter that we're amid a pandemic, there are still many rumors and speculation from the world of WWE to talk about.
The biggest story of the lot is regarding WWE banning a very popular move due to the risk of Superstars suffering injuries.
We have a big update about Brock Lesnar's WWE return and the company's possible plans for the Beast Incarnate. A PPV that was previously in jeopardy of being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could now go ahead as planned and Brock Lesnar could have a big role to play at the said show.
Seth Rollins' faction could also see more additions as a new report states that the Monday Night Messiah has pitched several names to the WWE management.
We have an update regarding Bray Wyatt's absence from WWE TV, the reason and when he is expected to be back.
WWE is also high on a legendary Superstar's son who could make his in-ring debut soon.
As we'd stated above, today's WWE Rumor Roundup has a bunch of big stories. Let's take a look at each one of them in detail:
#5 WWE has reportedly banned the buckle bomb
As revealed by Mike Johnson of PWInsider, the powerbomb on the turnbuckles, aka the buckle bomb, has been removed from the list if authorized moves by WWE.
The move, which is popularly used by Seth Rollins, was recently brought under the scanner after it was botched by Nia Jax and Kairi Sane during a recent match on RAW.
Mike Johnson noted the following regarding the move being banned:
World Wrestling Entertainment has opted to remove powerbombs into the turnbuckles aka bucklebombs from the list of authorized moves used by talents during in-ring performances, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources.
The buckle bomb, unfortunately, has a history of being dangerous, which explains why WWE decided to bar its talents from performing it in the future. Sting's career came to an end when he took a bad buckle bomb bump from Seth Rollins at Night of Champions 2015. The WWE Hall of Famer did admit later that he wasn't in the right position to receive the move.
Why did it take so long for the WWE to ban the buckle bomb?
As noted by Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue WWE didn't ban the move when Finn Balor and Sting got injured years ago as a result of the move, however, the company may have been left with no option but to pull the plug on it due to the latest incident involving Nia Jax and Kairi Sane.
The buckle bomb, at the end of the day, is a move that can seriously injury a Superstar if things go awry and the decision to ban it does seem like the right call from WWE.
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#4 Brock Lesnar's WWE return
Brock Lesnar is currently on one of his infamous hiatuses and it was always expected that he would take some time off after dropping the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36. However, it was also beyond doubt that the company will get him back once the crowds are allowed to attend live shows.
We may be much closer to Brock Lesnar's return than previously imagined.
Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue revealed in his latest YouTube video that WWE is quite optimistic about having some fans at SummerSlam. Brock Lesnar is also reportedly now slated to have a match at the PPV, which is scheduled to happen at the end of August.
Many states in the United States are planning on relaxing the lockdown regulations and that could lead to a certain number of fans being permitted to be at events.
Brock Lesnar, thus, could return to build up a SummerSlam match if the crowds are back in time for SummerSlam.
Tom reported the following:
In news for the summer around August time, the WWE, with now everything changing as per state by state, as per the COVID-19 pandemic, the WWE is feeling optimistic that August might be in time to have the crowds back and have a show at an arena. Brock Lesnar has been pencilled in for an appearance if they are able to open in time for SummerSlam. We may be seeing The Beast Incarnate back sooner than we think.
Who will Brock Lesnar face at SummerSlam? While we don't know the answer to that question, we do know that the company wants the former WWE Champion to have a dream match against a popular Superstar. Could the aforementioned showdown be booked for the biggest PPV of the Summer?
#3 The reason behind Bray Wyatt's absence from WWE TV
Bray Wyatt was widely expected to continue his ongoing feud with Braun Strowman and possibly unleash The Fiend in their next Universal title match, which would have ideally taken place at Backlash. However, WWE instead booked Strowman in a handicap match against The Miz and John Morrison. Bray Wyatt, in the meantime, has been absent from WWE TV.
Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue revealed in his new YouTube video that Bray Wyatt has been given some time off due to the birth of his second child with Jojo Offerman.
As we had reported, Bray Wyatt and Jojo Offerman welcomed their second child, a daughter named Hyrie Von Rotunda. Tom Colohue noted that Bray Wyatt will be away from WWE programming for a few more weeks and he will come back to resume his storyline with Strowman as The Fiend. The return could happen after the Backlash PPV.
In news that won't surprise anyone now, I, unfortunately, waited too long to break this one, Bray Wyatt has been given time off for the birth of his second child. That child has now been born. He posted a picture on Twitter, go say hi, and he's expected to have a few more weeks off to self-isolate again afterwards and then will probably return to continue his feud as The Fiend with Braun Strowman. It's nice that every now and then they are able to give some people some time off even though they don't have that fuller roster at the moment. The shows have been good regardless.
#2 Backstage reaction to Rey Mysterio's son Dominick's development
WWE has booked Rey Mysterio's retirement ceremony for next week's RAW and the segment will be hosted by Seth Rollins. Every educated wrestling fan knows that it's all a work and Mysterio will end up feuding with Seth Rollins.
Rey Mysterio is not done wrestling but there is speculation that his son Dominick could have a role to play as Seth Rollins did mention his name during his recent promo on RAW.
Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue revealed in the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast that Rey Mysterio does want to wrestle alongside his son before he retires from in-ring competition. Regarding Dominick's development, Tom revealed that many people backstage in WWE are high on him. Dominick is training for his in-ring debut and he's impressing officials backstage with his progress.
Tom added that WWE doesn't feel Dominick is ready to kickstart his career as a full-time wrestler but it won't be long before he does make his in-ring debut for the company.
"Mysterio wants to wrestle alongside his son before he retires and Dominick is still training and training well. A lot of people are quite high on that guy. They don't think he's ready just yet but that time is coming. The day is coming, certainly not next week on RAW."
#1 Seth Rollins has pitched many names to WWE who could join his faction
Seth Rollins most recently recruited Austin Theory into his stable, and along with Murphy, the Monday Night Messiah is inarguably leading a very promising group on RAW.
Rollins, however, may get more disciples under his wing. Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue revealed that Seth Rollins has pitched several names to the WWE with regards to Superstars who could be added to his faction.
While the names are not known, Seth Rollins reportedly wants to work with talents who have the potential to be top Superstars but are not experienced enough on the big stage.
Tom explained:
Seth Rollins has been speaking recently about growing his faction and he has pitched a number of names to WWE management. I can't imagine all of those names, I surely won't even know all of the names that have been pitched. I'm sure we'll hear about them in interviews in the future, but I'm very excited to see who we get because he does have an interesting benchmark of talent who are very talented people but really don't have the experience at this level. He's a very experienced man himself and he has a lot to offer but it will be interesting to see who comes next. He has pitched a number of names.
