Top 5 WWE Rumors of the Week - February 5th, 2018

#3 Tyler Bate is losing so much recently for a reason

Have Tyler Bate and WWE fallen out?

Someone asked Dave Meltzer why Tyler Bate was losing so much recently. He lost to Enzo Amore on 205 Live, lost to Pete Dunne in a WWE UK title match on NXT, lost to Roderick Strong in a #1 Contendership match for the WWE UK Title and then lost to TJP in the Cruiserweight Title Tournament.

Meltzer suggested that the reason for this was because Bate had backstage heat within the WWE for not making himself available for some dates and as a result, the WWE was deliberately putting the 20-year-old through a losing streak.

Personally, I think this is nonsense from Dave Meltzer. If Bate had heat he wouldn't be used at all, just like Mark Andrews and most of the other UK guys that signed deals with the WWE (not that there's heat on them either.) In fact, this seems to be part of a storyline for Bate, as evidenced by this tweet.

@WWE205Live last night, lost. @WWENXT tonight, another loss. Thinking I need to fix up a bit.

— Tyler Bate (@Tyler_Bate) February 1, 2018