Top 5 Rumors of the week

#1 Who will be the number one contender for the Universal Title

The next Universal Champion?

Two weeks ago on Raw, GM Kurt Angle announced a multi-man match at Extreme Rules to determine the number one contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship, with Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns competing in the match.

However, this past week, Angle stated that the match would not be taking place due to a snag in contract negotiations with The Beast Incarnate. While this reason is clearly just a part of the storyline, according to Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer, the real reason behind the match being cancelled is simply Vince McMahon changing his mind about the same.

The Universal Title scene is now murky at best, with Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman all supposedly in line to take on Lesnar next. However, Lesnar is not expected to defend his Title until SummerSlam this year.

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