WWE Rumor Roundup - Banned move to be used again, Goldberg in backstage controversy, Big AEW signing - 10th April 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest wwe news and rumors and other updates from the world of sports-entertainment.

Today's lineup is pretty diverse as many stories require our attention.

The backstage reaction to the Firefly Fun House match may not have been as favourable as the fans imagine.

There is also an update about Randy Orton's future and the staunch supporters of The Viper won't be happy to know it.

A banned move could also be used again as many Superstars are pushing for it to be used backstage. There is also a lot of heat on Goldberg based on a few potentially false reports that are doing the rounds.

John Cena's retirement has also been one of the biggest talking points of the week but has the Cenation leader really wrestled his final WWE match? We have the answer to that question.

On that note, let's take a look all the biggest stories in the latest WWE Rumor Roundup:

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#6 Superstars lobbying to the Piledriver to be unbanned

As revealed in a report on Fightful Select, many Superstars are trying to get the Piledriver back on TV.

Kevin Owens has particularly been pushing for permission to use the Package Piledriver again, however, his idea reportedly never makes it to Vince McMahon.

The Superstars feel that some variations of the Piledriver may get approved if they don't use the word Piledriver, which has been deemed as an element of perception backstage.

WWE has allowed a handful of its Superstars to use the Canadian Destroyer recently, with Rey Mysterio, Adam Cole and Andrade using the move in their respective matches.

It was stated that the WWE officials could be easing on their stance towards the banned move and the Piledriver could be used in some shape or form soon.

However, the company have made a conflicting decision recently as Damian Priest and Matt Riddle were reportedly told not to use the Canadian Destroyer after they used the move at an NXT Live Event.

The general feeling, as stated earlier, is that some versions of the Piledriver may get a pass if the word Piledriver isn't mentioned.

While we may not see the classic Piledriver, we should expect a few innovative variations of the move on WWE programming.

#5 The truth about the controversy regarding Goldberg

There have been reports stating that Goldberg refused to lose to Bray Wyatt at Super ShowDown as the loss would have destroyed his superhero image. It was said that Goldberg used his power to convince the powers that be to change the booking of the match.

However, there may not be much truth in the rumors doing the rounds.

Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue revealed on the latest edition of the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast that Goldberg was specifically brought in to beat Bray Wyatt after the company made a host of changes to WrestleMania card leading up to the show.

There were reportedly no conversations about Goldberg wanting to lose or win and the decision was just made to begin building up towards a match against Roman Reigns.

Colohue also added that WWE never intended to use Goldberg beyond WrestleMania as the WWE Hall of Famer is just too expensive for the company.

Bray Wyatt has essentially written every single part of his entire character so far. I find it more likely that he has his way rather than Goldberg having his way. Goldberg was specifically brought in to win that match.

Goldberg was brought in to take the title off, there was at no point even a conversation about Goldberg being willing to win or lose. He was already there for that one thing, and then, of course, there was a follow-up saying that Goldberg was supposed to retain at WrestleMania, carry the Universal title forward but he didn't want to. No. Goldberg is simply too expensive for the WWE to keep bringing in. He was always due to lose at WrestleMania, even though he was originally due to lose to Roman Reigns, who was supposed to beat Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania.

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#4 The Revival get released, update on their future, possible AEW signing

And it finally happened. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder were released from the WWE after a protracted contract standoff with the company.

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that the tag team doesn't have a no-compete clause and are free to work anywhere on immediate notice.

FYI - I’ve confirmed with sources that The Revival do not have a no compete clause and are free to work wherever now, hence the “immediate release” wording from WWE.

— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) April 10, 2020

Based on the reactions and the rumors that have been prevalent for quite some time now, the former NXT Tag Team Champions are widely expected to join All Elite Wrestling.

They have even revealed their new in-ring names on Twitter. Dash Wilder is going by the name Cash Wheeler while Scott Dawson has changed his name to Dax Harwood on Twitter.

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#3 John Cena's future

The Firefly Fun House match seemingly hinted at the end of John Cena's in-ring career and the 16-time WWE Champion's social media activity have only gone on to add fuel to fire.

However, Cena may not be done with WWE just yet.

On the latest edition of Sportskeeda's Dropkick DiSKussions podcast with Tom Colohue, Korey Gunz and special guest Rick Ucchino, Tom revealed that John Cena will readily return to WWE TV if the company gives him a phone call to come back.

There were not even any plans for Cena to wrestle at WrestleMania up until January, however, the Cenation Leader wanted to come back and put a Superstar over at the Show of Shows.

Bray Wyatt was chosen and what we got was one of the most innovative matches in WWE history.

Tom revealed:

We should be reading that into it because that's what he wants us to read into it but this is not John Cena's technical retirement match. John Cena will only ever be as retired from the WWE as The Rock is retired from the WWE. At any time, he may get a phone call saying, 'Can you come back and out this person over?', and he'll absolutely do that. He lobbied to get involved at WrestleMania, he wasn't down for a match even as early as January they didn't have anything planned for him but he wanted to come in and put someone over and they ended up working this out.

Cena at this point is not technically retired but this is just another example of him trying to put over someone a little bit more.

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#2 Randy Orton's future after WrestleMania 36

The Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36 between Edge and Randy Orton ended up being one of the longest matches in the PPV's history.

It had its moments but the length of the match didn't go down well with the WWE Universe. Edge had the last laugh as he laid out The Viper with the Conchairto.

Tom Colohue reported on the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast that Randy Orton is one of the Superstars who we may not see on WWE TV for a while.

AJ Styles is another Superstar who will be out of action selling the finish of the Boneyard Match, in which he got 'buried alive.'

Many other Superstars could also be away from WWE programming, especially those who are on limited date contracts.

Tom explained:

There are a lot of people now that we're not going to see for a while. A lot of it is down to the contracts. I would look at The Usos as well who have a limited date contract, so we may see a lot less of them, Naomi as well. So there are a number of people like that. Randy Orton also, who is one we're not going to see for a while because he technically had his skull caved in.

I think AJ was chosen on the basis that he may want to spend some time off. It may be that when he comes back there is a brand change but from what we saw on Monday Night RAW, there weren't a lot of top-name stars there and when you look at how things are going to be recorded and taped if people have gone home, we're not going to see them for quite a while because they are taping back to back to back.

#1 Backstage reaction to the Firefly Fun House match

The Firefly Fun House match has been praised by a section of the fanbase for its intricate concept and the unique execution, which made John Cena look as vulnerable as ever and Bray Wyatt as the monster he's supposed to be.

While praise came in from different corners, the backstage reactions to the match have not been how we'd imagined.

Tom Colohue revealed on the latest episode of the Dropkick DISKussions podcast that the Firefly Fun House wasn't as well-received as the Boneyard Match behind the scenes and we may not see Bray Wyatt in matches of such nature in the future.

The WWE management, however, was pleased with how the matches were received by the fans and they may book more cinematic bouts if the need arises.

I do know that when it comes to the Boneyard match, there was a very clear and concise plan. Advertisement On the other side, John Cena and Bray Wyatt sat down. Cena made some suggestions, basically, Bray Wyatt said this is all of the story. It hasn't been well-received backstage as the Boneyard match has been. Bray Wyatt is very unlikely to do many more Firefly Fun House matches. His match wasn't so well-received backstage.