5 WWE news stories you missed this week: Incredible 350-day run ends, Released star pitched match against Vince McMahon

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly WWE news feature, where we take a look at some of the top stories that you might have missed from this past week.

Universal Champion Roman Reigns keeps getting more and more challengers. A SmackDown Superstar and former world champion has now claimed that The Tribal Chief is afraid of him. This past week on Monday Night RAW, an impressive 350-day-long run came to an end.

A released superstar has claimed that he pitched an interesting idea of teaming up with his father to face WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and his son Shane McMahon. We also have Paul Heyman's comments on the new version of the current WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.

Without any further adieu, let's take a look at five interesting news stories from this past week that you might have missed. Be sure to let us know your thoughts and reactions on the same in the comments section below.

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#5 WWE Superstar Sheamus claims Roman Reigns is scared of him

SmackDown Superstar and four-time world champion Sheamus has taken a shot at Roman Reigns. The Universal Champion is set to defend his title against Seth Rollins, who is from Monday Night RAW, at the upcoming Royal Rumble premium live event.

During a recent appearance on The Bump, The Celtic Warrior claimed that everyone is afraid of him, including Reigns, who decided to face Rollins from the red brand.

"Everyone is afraid to face me. 2-on-1 and I cleaned house. Now I'm going to the Rumble, which I'm okay doing but still, there's no doubt about it. Roman's running scared picking up Seth Rollins from RAW. Let's be honest about that. Who else is left?" Sheamus declared.

Sheamus has an interesting history with Roman Reigns as he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Reigns at Survivor Series 2015 to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from him.

Could he be the one to dethrone Reigns as the new Universal Champion? He certainly can get a title shot if he wins the upcoming Royal Rumble match.

#4 Damian Priest's incredible WWE main roster run comes to an end

United States Champion Damian Priest suffered his first pinfall loss in singles competition on the WWE main roster this past week on Monday Night RAW. It was Kevin Owens who pinned him on the red brand to end his incredible run.

After impressing fans and critics during his time in NXT, Priest was called up to the main roster last year after Royal Rumble. Later at SummerSlam 2021, he defeated Sheamus to win his first title on the main roster, the United States Championship.

He has held on to the title for five months now and has had a decent run. After pinning him on RAW, KO might be the next challenger for his US title.

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#3 Braun Strowman's interesting pitch for a match against Vince McMahon

Former Universal Champion Braun Strowman recently claimed on Twitter that he pitched the idea of teaming up with his father to face the duo of Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon.

All this happened after he posted a picture of his father on his birthday with several legends commenting on it. A fan asked him if he plans to ever team up with his father, to which he replied:

"Pitched the idea of Shane and Vince vs my Dad and I. Then budget cuts lol," replied Strowman.

Strowman was surprisingly released from WWE last year in June 2021. He has since been working on the independent circuit under the new ringname The Titan.

#2 Kofi Kingston on The New Day working with The Elite

WWE announcing IMPACT Knockouts Champion Mickie James for the 2022 women's Royal Rumble match has got everyone excited about the possibilities if the "forbidden door" is kicked open completely.

During a recent appearance on the Battleground podcast, Kofi Kingston spoke about The New Day wanting to work with AEW's The Elite.

"We talk about working with The Elite all the time. We talk about having a six-man [tag team match] with The Elite, that would be great. We kind of touched it when we played Street Fighter, and that wasn't supposed to happen. We thought at some point it would be pulled, but here we are man, it's crazy. It's a good thing," said Kingston.

The New Day was named WWE's greatest tag team in the history last year. A six-man tag team match with Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods going up against Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks would be epic. It is to be seen whether that happens or not in the near future.

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#1 Paul Heyman's thoughts on WWE Champion Brock Lesnar speaking on the mic a lot more now

Brock Lesnar's current run since returning at SummerSlam last year is being loved by fans. Gone are the days when Lesnar was just a fighting machine who rarely spoke on the mic as The Beast Incarnate has shown recently that he can cut some amazing promos.

In fact, his comic timing has also been hilarious, adding a whole new level to his persona.

During a recent appearance on Casio's Cut, Paul Heyman gave his thoughts on this new version of Brock Lesnar. He jokingly claimed that its great that Lesnar has started to speak more on mic as his throat was getting sore.

“Thank god. My throat was getting sore espousing the virtues of ‘The Beast’, ‘The Conqueror’, the reigning, defending undisputed WWE Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. So thank god he decided to pick up a microphone and do some talking. I’m tired of talking about him,” said Heyman.

Brock Lesnar won the WWE Championship at Day 1 earlier this month. He is scheduled to defend his title in a dream match against Bobby Lashley at Royal Rumble next Saturday.