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It's time for another edition of the WWE News Roundup. With Survivor Series getting closer, we have a number of new updates including a six-time WWE Champion who could be at the pay-per-view.
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We also take a look at another update following Zelina Vega's release. We also take a look at Becky Lynch's photos from her first pregnancy photoshoot and a whole lot more.
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#7 Kurt Angle returning at WWE Survivor Series?
As we reported earlier this week, a number of former WWE Superstars are set to be a part of The Undertaker’s farewell at Survivor Series. These include members of the Bone Street Krew as well as The Deadman’s kayfabe brother Kane.
According to a new report from PWInsider, another legend set to be at Survivor Series is six-time WWE Champion, Kurt Angle.
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle is scheduled to be in attendance at the Survivor Series this Sunday, PWInsider.com has confirmed. It is likely that Angle is being brought in for the Undertaker's Final Farewell. As previously reported, Kane, The Godfather and Savio Vega will also be in attendance at the PPV. Whether any of them will appear on camera remains to be seen. It's entirely possible they are being brought in to film WWE Network content or additional material related to Undertaker that will be released down the line.
More WWE legends could also be present at Survivor Series. We will have further updates when available.
#6 Becky Lynch shares photos from her first pregnancy photoshoot
Former RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is expected to give birth in the next few weeks. Seth Rollins is also set to take time off from WWE following Survivor Series as the duo await the birth of their first child.
Becky Lynch recently shared six photos of her first pregnancy photoshoot on social media.
There are no updates on when Becky Lynch is expected to return to WWE. As for Seth Rollins, he is expected to be back in early 2021.
#5 Aalyah Mysterio opens up about how she feels about Murphy helping her father beat Seth Rollins on WWE SmackDown
The feud between the Mysterio family and Seth Rollins has led to the romantic storyline between Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy. The latest episode of WWE SmackDown saw the final chapter of the feud between Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins. WWE legend Rey Mysterio picked up a massive win on the behalf of his family. However, Rey Mysterio did get a helping hand from Murphy who turned on his former mentor, catching him with a running knee strike. Rey Mysterio capitalized and hit Rollins with a 619 and then a Frog Splash to pick up the win.
It looks like Murphy has finally found acceptance from the Mysterio family and he appeared on Talking Smack with them. During the interview, Aalyah Mysterio opened up about the rollercoaster of emotions she felt during the match. She also spoke about her feelings when Murphy protected her dad and helped him beat WWE SmackDown's 'Messiah' Seth Rollins.
I'm feeling great now, I mean during that match I was like 'what are you doing?', you know and I definitely freaked out for a little bit and then seeing him protect my dad and going after Seth [Rollins] was freaking amazing. I was like... it was awesome. H/T: Sportskeeda
Dave Meltzer has reported that we could see a wedding storyline between Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy in the future.
#4 Possible “ramifications” WWE could face after firing Zelina Vega
Zelina Vega was recently released by WWE. The move was said to be the result of Vega refusing to give up her Twitch channel despite Vince McMahon's edict about third-party agreements. Vega also started her own OnlyFans page which played a role in the decision to let her go.
On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the possible ramifications WWE could face from firing Zelina Vega.
The gist that I could gather from her was that she was sad that it ended, there was no way around it so it's what happened. What happens from it is going to be very interesting because of Andrew Yang and Gabrielle Carteris and you know, that opens up a big dea and how it all plays out, it will be interesting to find out. I mean the one thing is, is that... there's so much to this. If they were employees, then WWE would have a say so in telling them not to do this but it's independent contractors. Trying to say that Twitch is a competitor to WWE... it's like saying you can't work for a direct competitor like AEW, okay, as an independent contractor you can do that but Twitch is not a competitor to WWE. So saying that on your off time, when you're not on their clock and you're independent, you can't do a Twitch thing, now they can obviously say you cannot use the name Zelina Vega but it's more than that. This was not about her refusing to change her name from Zelina Vega to Thea Bugden or Thea Trinidad or whatever, you know, it wasn't that. It was like you have to drop this and that becomes real tricky when you're supposed to be an independent contractor and people are looking at that. H/T: SportsKeeda
As Dave Meltzer mentioned, both Andrew Yang and SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris have reacted to Zelina Vega’s release. As for Vega, she can sign with a new promotion after her 90-day non-compete clause is over.
#3 WWE’s current plans for the Money In The Bank contract
The Miz is the current holder of the Money In The Bank contract, after winning it from Otis at Hell In A Cell. According to a report from Dave Meltzer, the reason WWE decided to put the Money In The Bank contract on The Miz was because they needed someone who would not cash-it in right now:
He better not cash-in because that would be... you know, I think it's on him because they needed a guy who could not cash it in this year, you know, because the whole idea is they're going to strong with Randy Orton or Drew and Roman Reigns probably isn't losing the title any time soon but who knows because Roman Reigns with a long title run was not the idea, believe it or not. Even though it seems so obvious it was not the idea. I don't know what the... I have no idea who's the guy who was supposed to be the champion because they've basically devalued everybody else. H/T: Sportskeeda
The Miz did tease that he might cash-in the Money In The Bank contract on last Monday’s episode of WWE RAW but nothing came of it.
#2 Kane could still wrestle one more match
WWE legend Glenn Jacobs aka Kane was recently interviewed by Ryan Satin. During the interview, Kane was asked about whether we could see him wrestle again in WWE. Kane did not rule it out but did say that he was at a stage in his life where he wasn’t totally comfortable inside a wrestling ring:
Well, maybe. I don't know, it just depends. Like I said, you never say never in WWE. But at the same point in time, I have gotten to the point in my life where I'm comfortable not being in the wrestling ring. It's hard work. I've also gotten to the age where I go a lot of times like, 'Man, that looks like it hurts.' I used to be, 'Man, I wish I could be out there doing that,' now I'm kind of like, 'Oh god.' Those guys are a lot tougher than I am now. But nevertheless, if the opportunity arises. You know, we'll see.
Kane is set to be at Survivor Series as part of The Undertaker’s farewell along with a number of other WWE legends. We don’t yet know the role of the WWE legends flying in for the pay-per-view and whether they will appear on television.
#1 Possible reason why Drew McIntyre beat Randy Orton on WWE RAW
The main event of RAW this week saw Drew McIntyre beat Randy Orton to recapture the WWE Championship. McIntyre will now face WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at the Survivor Series pay-per-view.
We now have an update on why WWE chose to have a title change on RAW instead of waiting till after Survivor Series. According to Dave Meltzer, WWE decided to have Drew McIntyre win the title was because they wanted the Babyface vs. Heel dynamic for the match at Survivor Series:
In the end yeah you could have held off till the PPV but I guess they wanted a babyface-heel dynamic in this match. I mean, Roman Reigns and Randy Orton would have been such a nothing match. I mean really, not even that it's been done before. I know technically as a wrestling match it'd have been fine. They're both good wrestlers but its two heels... the eventual thing would be that everybody would cheer Roman Reigns and they're not really looking for that this week. Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre is kind of like the battle of the top dog in each brand. Drew has been the one that since before WrestleMania, since the Rumble really, has been pushed as the top guy on one side and Roman Reigns just destroyed everyone on the other side. H/T: Sportskeeda
Meltzer added that he also felt that Drew McIntyre versus Roman Reigns would be a bigger match.
Both Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns are the top guys on their respective brands right now and it will be interesting to see if we get a clean finish for their match at Survivor Series.
