4 myths about WWE Superstars that aren't true

Every so often, stories emerge about WWE Superstars that simply aren’t true – ‘fake news’, if you will.

Whether it’s a wild rumor that was started by a fellow wrestler or a preconceived assumption about a new performer, it doesn’t take long for stories to spread around social media and for fans to believe everything they read.

In this article, we’ve narrowed down a select few myths about current WWE Superstars that have been proven to be inaccurate.

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#4 Myth: Ronda Rousey isn’t a trained pro wrestler

Ronda Rousey stole Asuka's spotlight at the 2018 Royal Rumble

Ronda Rousey is yet to officially make her in-ring debut, but she was recently confirmed as a "full-time" member of the roster so we're counting her as a WWE Superstar.

A common gripe that WWE fans have with the MMA megastar is that she isn’t a trained pro wrestler and that it’s unfair for her to jump straight to the main roster when other performers have trained for multiple years just to get to NXT.

While the latter point is open for debate, it’s incorrect to say that Ronda hasn’t trained in pro wrestling, as Triple H recently revealed in a pre-TakeOver: Philadelphia media call that she’s actually been training in her spare time to be a “sports entertainer” for the last four years.

He added that criticism of her taking other people’s spot on the roster is “unfounded” and that she has been very serious about joining WWE for a long time.

#3 Myth: John Cena and Roman Reigns win all the time

Roman Reigns defeated John Cena at No Mercy 2017

If you were to ask any WWE fan who the two most ‘pushed’ Superstars have been over the last 10 years, the answer would almost certainly be John Cena and Roman Reigns.

The phrase ‘Cena wins LOL’ has become somewhat of an internet phenomenon among wrestling fans in recent years, while Reigns has lost clean to just three people in one-on-one matches in WWE.

However, the two most polarizing Superstars in recent memory have much worse win ratios than you might expect, with Cena winning 91 of his 155 PPV matches (58.71%) and Reigns winning just 29 of his 57 PPV matches (50.88%).

To put that into context, Bray Wyatt is regarded as a serial loser when it comes to major rivalries but he has still won 21 of his 39 PPV matches (53.85%) in WWE – a better ratio than Reigns.

Information obtained from profightdb.com.

#2 Myth: Baron Corbin is late to the wrestling business

Baron Corbin has been on WWE's main roster since April 2016

Whether WWE likes it or not, die-hard wrestling fans tend to gravitate towards independent stars (Finn Balor, Kevin Owens etc) over unknown performers who have been handmade by the company (Roman Reigns, Baron Corbin etc).

In the case of Corbin, the man himself has said in media interviews how he is often perceived by fans to be a former football player who didn’t care much for wrestling before he joined NXT in 2012.

However, giving a rare insight into his days as a childhood wrestling fan, Corbin said on Talk Is Jericho in July 2017 that he used to watch WWE with his father when he was growing up.

The former United States champion revealed how he was a fan of Superstars like Big Boss Man, Vader, and The Undertaker, while his dad was a big Kamala fan.

#1 Myth: Sasha Banks sings her own theme song

Sasha Banks' "Sky's the Limit" theme was created by CFO$

Love her or hate her, Sasha Banks has one of the catchiest entrance themes in WWE right now. It fits her character perfectly and it’s no surprise that “The Boss” considers it to be her favorite song.

Many fans seem to believe that the four-time Raw Women’s champion sings the female vocals in the theme. However, to steal a phrase from Bad News Barrett, I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news!

Asked in a July 2017 interview with Australian radio station Triple M if she sang her own theme, Sasha revealed “it was just a rumor that Bayley started” and that the vocals on the track aren’t hers.