The 5 Juiciest Rumors in WWE This Week

One of the best parts of being a WWE fan is speculating on the company’s direction. Luckily for the rumor-mongers, the Internet is the perfect landing spot for all WWE leaks, spoilers, and innuendo.

However, the market for rumors is flooded with bad reports and even the dreaded “fake news.” Yet, just for you, we’ve sifted through the muck and have located the most pragmatic of WWE whispers. While some of these are longshots themselves, we’ve at least accounted for their for their potential “miss” and rated each story’s probability.

That said, let’s jump into it. Here are The 5 Juiciest Rumors in WWE This Week:

Batista Gets In

According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter “Batista” is being considered to be the headlining inductee in the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Class.

Batista is certainly deserving. From 2002-2010 he was an integral part of WWE‘s main event, garnering six WWE Championships. The 48-year-old last worked in WWE in 2014, but most fans and Batista himself consider it to have been a poorly executed tour. However, maybe a redemption song is in the works.

Probability 4/5

Dolph Ziggler Gets Out

After only being back on WWE cameras for 2 weeks Dolph Ziggler has run down nearly every act on WWE’s card. Making fun of guitar players, face painters, robe wearers, dancers, and beer chuggers, it seems Ziggler no longer cares about being pleasant in WWE. And there’s a good reason – he may be leaving.

According to StillRealToUs and The Dirty Sheets, Dolph Ziggler may be on his way out of WWE. Per the report, Ziggler’s WWE contract expires in October and the only reason he’s back on WWE television is to complete his final feud. With whom, you ask? Bobby Roode. We can bank on Roode getting the best of Ziggler by feud’s end as The Show Off is “very unlikely” to re-sign with WWE.

This doesn’t come as much of surprise as Ziggler’s use on Smackdown has been alarmingly little. In fact, we haven’t seen Ziggler compete in the ring since the July 4th episode where he was the first man eliminated in the Independence Day Battle Royal.

Probability 3.93/5

John Cena To Buzz Around?

One of the biggest issue that people have with Roman Reigns vs. John Cena is it’s taking place at No Mercy instead of WrestleMania. While the timing is certainly questionable, WWE may have a good reason. 

According to The Dirty Sheets, Cena was moved to RAW and paired with Reigns to help keep WWE afloat during the NFL season while Brock Lesnar takes leave (No Mercy will be his last title defense of 2017). 

However.

John Cena landed a significant role in a Transformers spin-off, Bumblebee. Th filming schedule allegedly directly conflict with WWE plans and Cena will be taking a leave after No Mercy as well. 

Upon his return, Cena we reported to already have an opponent waiting for him. when John Cna comes back from filming, he’s said to be returning to Smackdown to challenge Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship. 

Probability: 2.02/5

Brock Is Here to Stay

Brock Lesnar’s potential UFC dancing partner, John Jones effectively killed any hopes of a cross promotional blockbuster.

Due to a drug test failure on his part, Jones has been provisionally suspended by USADA pending a full investigation by the California Athletic Commission. The thought is that Jones could end up suspended somewhere between two and four years.

Lesnar would 42-years-old if the fight occurred after a two-year suspension. Dave Meltzer commented on the situation on a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. He also mentioned that the odds Lesnar stays in WWE long term have gone up substantially. He mentioned that with there being no other fights that would have the drawing power of a Lesnar/Jones encounter. The big take home point: Lesnar would make more money by staying with WWE.

Probability 4.11/5

The Undertaker vs. John Cena

In all of the hoopla surrounding John Cena and Roman Reigns’ fiery promo from RAW, there was one quote that was not given enough attention. After Roman Reigns bragged about extinguishing the Undertaker’s career, Cena retorted by saying that he man he beat at WrestleMania 33 wasn’t really The Undertaker. Instead, Cena offered this: 

“a battered veteran at the end of his career with a bad hip.”

The remark got a nice reaction from the live audience but has since been forgotten. However, with PWInsider reporting that The Deadman was doing some in-ring training prior to SummerSlam, Cena’s quote has some real implications. 

The thought is that Undertaker will be making one more return. But not to exact his revenge on Reigns, but to challenge John Cena. In order to stave off the NFL and Monday Night Football, WWE may have Cena and Undertaker build a program that schedules an iconic bout at Survivor Series. There’s also the belief that it could be saved for Wrestlemania 34. 

Probability 2/5