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Welcome to another edition of the daily Rumor Roundup where we try and bring the biggest rumors and backstage stories from the world of WWE. In today's edition, we will take a look at two big injuries that took place at WWE WrestleMania Backlash, what the future might hold for Roman Reigns, and much more.
This article will also take a look at why a veteran wants Drew McIntyre to leave the company. So without any further ado, let us dive in and take a look at the biggest stories of the day:
#5 Vince Russo says Drew McIntyre should leave WWE for Hollywood
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Speaking on SportsKeeda's Legion of RAW, Vince Russo said Drew McIntyre is being currently wasted by the company. The veteran claimed that through no fault of his own, the former WWE Champion has been reduced to becoming an insignificant part of the company.
Russo blames WWE for not knowing how to build stars anymore. He said that McIntyre needs to follow John Cena and The Rock and move to Hollywood once his contract is over with WWE as it seems like the company does not care about him.
''Absolutely, positively, at this point, Drew McIntyre means nothing,'' said Russo. "They don't know how to make stars larger than life anymore. They don't know how to do it. Bro listen, guys like Drew McIntyre, here's what you need to do - you need to go to acting classes, start taking acting seriously. You need to get a good agent, you need to just get the exposure until your contract is up.''
Russo said that Drew McIntyre could be a legitimate action movie star if he so chooses. There is always the chance that he wouldn't want to leave WWE because he loves wrestling too much. But given the way WWE is failing to build stars, he will only be holding himself back if he stays with the company, according to Russo.
#4 Could WWE Champion Bobby Lashley face Roman Reigns soon?
WWE champion Bobby Lashley successfully defended his title against Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania Backlash. Even The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns retained his gold against Cesaro on the same show.
As per Booker T, this is a sign of the two men getting ready to take on each other next. Speaking on his podcast Hall of Fame, the WWE Legend dismissed a fan's opinion of Shinsuke Nakamura as Reigns' next challenger. He said that it should be the 7-time champion, Bobby Lashley, who takes on Reigns next.
''I do see a inter-cross promotion championship match with the No. 1 guy from The Hurt Business, the CEO, that's Bobby Lashley. He'd take the whole damn wrestling world by going over there and beating Roman Reigns, doing something that not even I, King Booker, achieved. That's money, for me. Something like that. It's got to be somebody that's going to match up size-wise with Roman Reigns, and right now Roman is top-notch,'' said Booker
Citing Cesaro's example, the former World Champion further added that Roman Reigns makes everyone he faces even better than they are.
#3 Details on Braun Strowman and The Miz sustaining injuries at WWE WrestleMania Backlash
The Monster Among Men, Braun Strowman, faced Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre at WWE WrestleMania Backlash. Unfortunately for the former Universal Champion, he not only failed to capture the WWE Title but also got injured at the show.
WrestlingInc. has reported that Strowman may have faced a rib injury during his Championship match last Sunday. Strowman was not part of RAW this week and MVP stated that he was suffering from broken ribs.
Braun Strowman may have suffered an injury to his ribs during the RAW brand main event of Sunday’s WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view, which saw WWE Champion Bobby Lashley retain his title over Strowman and Drew McIntyre in a Triple Threat.
The actual severity of the injury is not known at this point. However, Strowman was seen clutching his ribs after the match, which could mean that his injury is legitimate and not for a storyline.
Dave Meltzer of WON also stated that former WWE Champion The Miz had also injured himself during his match against Damien Priest at WrestleMania Backlash.
In a further update, Meltzer said The A-Lister could have suffered a torn ACL and could be out for action for at least seven months.
#2 Reason why Saurav was removed from Jinder Mahal's faction in WWE
The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal, returned to WWE RAW last week. He was accompanied by two new associates in the form of Shanky and Veer.
The latter was formerly a part of the NXT Tag Team known as Indus Sher. While Veer seems to have retained the gimmick from his time on the black and gold brand, he made his main roster debut sans his old tag team partner Saurav.
Fightful Select (via CSS) has revealed that the reason WWE did not include him in the faction is because he was not TV-ready. If WWE had deemed him fit to make a main roster debut then he would have most certainly been a part of The Modern Day Maharaja's team.
Fightful Select reports Indus Sher’s Saurav wasn’t called up to work with his old partner Rinku and Jinder Mahal on Raw because he was deemed “not television ready.”
A former member of Indus Sher, Rinku has made it to the main roster but is now known as Veer, which means brave in Hindi. It will be interesting to see how long it will take for Rinku to join his partner on the main roster.
#1 New set for WWE RAW and SmackDown in the works
Andrew Zarian of Mat Men has reported that WWE has been working on new sets for both SmackDown and RAW. He tweeted that a big change is coming soon, later specifying that he is talking in regards to a possible new set for WWE's flagship shows.
"Things are getting SET for a Refresh shoon...," Zarian tweeted with a photo the WWE RAW stage.
Fans started speculating on what the news could be so Zarian had to be more specific with his choice of words.
"For those who didn't get it... New Sets coming soon," Zarian confirmed.
It has been rumored WWE is looking to get the crowds back in the arenas. Many reports have stated that July-August looks to be WWE's time frame to resume normalcy in their schedule.
Hence the company may try to build new sets replacing the Thunderdome when the audience finally returns to RAW and SmackDown. What do you think WWE's new sets for RAW and SmackDown will be?
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