Another week filled with WWE action is in the books and another step has been covered on the road to WrestleMania. Before that, WWE has a major pay-per-view stop as well in the form of Fastlane.
But most of the rumours that poked up this week focused on the bigger picture. The uncertainties regarding WrestleMania is a major talking point in the rumour mill and apparently, there are still some big headaches that WWE needs to sort out.
Apart from this, the possibility of WWE bringing in a former diva into the roster also featured in the rumour mill. The Broken Hardys also turned out to be a topic of discussions and as every week, we are going to list down the most notable rumours from the lot and take a closer look at them
#5 Uncertainty about WrestleMania/ Shaq confirms that the match may not happen
There is apparently a lot of uncertainty regarding WrestleMania despite the show being so close. A notable problem that WWE has at the moment is regarding Shaquille O’Neal. A match between him and Big Show was rumoured for a long time, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
Big Show has been vocal about the match and this could be WWE’s idea of making Shaq agree for the match. But Shaq dropped some bad news when he had this to say about the match:
"It's not totally off yet but it's not looking good."
Elsewhere, WWE is still confused about whether or not to include Luke Harper in the WWE title match at WrestleMania and this is one of the reasons why the company decided to go with a controversial ending for the Battle Royal on SmackDown.
#4 Broken Hardys to show up at WrestleMania
The success of Broken Hardys is something that helped Impact Wrestling to thrive even in bad times. The rumours are now suggesting that Matt and Jeff could show up at WrestleMania and expand their Broken Universe to the world of Meekmahan.
The possibility of Hardys leaving TNA and showing up at WrestleMania 33 was a point of discussion in the rumour mill this week around.
The contract situation of the brothers with TNA is still not sorted from the looks of it and this is the root cause of the rumours that are poking up. Hardys showing up at WrestleMania would be a great way to spark off the post-WrestleMania period for WWE.
Pulling off such a big angle, however, would be a hard job.
#3 Victoria and Kelly Kelly might return
The return of Mickie James proved to be a successful one for WWE and two more names could be following her path back into WWE. There are some rumours about Victoria and Kelly Kelly making their return.
The Kelly Kelly rumours were kick started after the former Diva was seen backstage when WWE produced Raw from Las Vegas.
The 30-year-old was apparently there to meet her friends and other employees but different sources are claiming that she could make a surprising return to the scene. Similarly, Victoria has been teasing a potential return to the company and rumours about her return have been floating around the internet as well.
#2 Finn Balor set to return
Finn Balor is scheduled to make his house show return in March but rumours are suggesting that Balor’s television return might happen before this. Balor was forced to vacate the WWE Universal championship due to the injury and him going directly into the title scene makes sense.
He was earlier expected to be fit in time for Royal Rumble but unfortunately, this didn’t materialise and the focus shifted to WrestleMania.
A return from Balor would be something that excites the fans but at the same time, this could be a headache for WWE. Making Balor fit into the plans for WrestleMania would be a tough task and it would be better if WWE saves him for the post-WrestleMania time period.
#1 Face turn for Bray Wyatt
The Randy Orton – Bray Wyatt situation has been one of the main driving forces of SmackDown Live for quite some time now. Orton won the Royal Rumble earlier this year and it was followed by Bray winning the WWE championship at Elimination Chamber.
Just when we thought that an Orton vs. Bray title match was going to happen, Orton said that he would not be taking the title shot against his “master” Bray Wyatt.
A new contender would be crowned this week on SmackDown but the Orton – Wyatt saga is far from over. WWE is thinking about turning Bray Wyatt a babyface for the feud and such a move could be a career defining one for Bray.
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