Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.
Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. We track rumor accuracy in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.
Rumors for the Day:
- Roxanne Perez is expected to return to WWE television on Raw this week, says PW Insider.
- Also expected on the show are The Bella Twins, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss, likely for something related to the women’s tag team title match, per BodySlam.net.
- The Wrestling Observer notes Nikki Bella suffered an injury during her match on SmackDown this past week, though it’s still unclear the severity of it.
- Replying to a reader question about Will Ospreay only needing six months to get cleared after what Ospreay said was “double fusion surgery” on his neck in September, PWInsider’s Mike Johnson wrote: “I don’t believe Ospreay had neck fusion surgery, which typically takes a year to recover from.”
- Hikaru Shida’s visa problems have been resolved, says Fightful Select, but there are no creative plans for her in AEW at this time.
- They also say referee Aubrey Edwards signed a new deal with AEW sometime in the past year.