6 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 6 we hope aren't: WWE building top RAW star to face Brock Lesnar, Former Champion out for 8 months with injury? 

Brock Lesnar (left); Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens (right)
Brock Lesnar (left); Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens (right)

#3. Hope is true: WWE rehabbing Aleister Black?

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Aleister Black defeated AJ Styles at Elimination Chamber 2020
Aleister Black defeated AJ Styles at Elimination Chamber 2020

On the topic of AJ Styles and The Undertaker, we mustn't forget the man who has been involved in the background - Aleister Black. The Dutchman has largely played a "third wheel" role in his feud with AJ Styles - with the brief rivalry being used to set up Styles' WrestleMania 36 match against The Undertaker.

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Despite this, Black has been well-protected throughout, only losing in rare circumstances. The Undertaker assisted him in beating AJ Styles at Elimination Chamber 2020 and Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Radio revealed that it was WWE's attempt at rehabbing Black for RAW:

The deal is, they're trying badly to rehab Aleister for Monday. That was the idea, they gave him the win although it was really Undertaker giving him the win. You can't really beat AJ on his own because the whole idea is that Undertaker has to do it. Because you don't want Undertaker going up against the guy Aleister Black just beat clean. This is the only way they could do it. It was the obvious finish.

We hope this is true because WWE may not have WrestleMania 36 plans for Black, but it's good to protect him as he'll be heavily featured from April onwards.

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Edited by Amar Anand
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