5 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 5 we hope aren't: Possible Vince McMahon-Fiend storyline revealed, WWE rejected an epic SummerSlam plan for Dominik Mysterio

#1. Hope isn't true: Reason why WWE gave The Fiend a week-long Universal title reign

A short-lived SummerSlam moment

'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt became a two-time WWE Universal Champion and a three-time World Champion at SummerSlam when he defeated Braun Strowman. Roman Reigns' arrival post-match meant that he would be inserted into the Universal title picture with The Fiend and Braun Strowman.

At Payback 2020, Roman Reigns entered the match late and won the Universal title with relative ease. Speaking to Korey Gunz on the live edition of Dropkick DiSKussions, Tom Colohue revealed that 'The Fiend' is now being presented as a face and that's why Roman Reigns won the title from him rather than Braun Strowman (who is now a heel):

"As for why they [WWE] gave The Fiend the title - they wanted the face to lose. You're supposed to hate Roman Reigns. They're genuinely worried now that they've made him a bada**, everyone is going to cheer him. That's why in the ThunderDome, people were specifically instructed to boo Roman Reigns."

We hope this isn't true because WWE could easily have gone with a dusty finish at SummerSlam rather than have a week-long title reign for The Fiend that, in hindsight, was pointless.