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#2. Vince McMahon to appear on The Pat McAfee show

As announced during this week's SmackDown, Vince McMahon will appear on next Thursday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show.

McMahon rarely sits down for extended interviews, and his appearance on McAfee's show is a huge deal. McAfee recently managed to get Brock Lesnar on for a refreshingly fantastic interview. The SmackDown commentator shared his reaction to the development with the following tweet:

Vince McMahon isn't merely going to appear on The Pat McAfee Show for an interview as WWE reportedly has plans for the CEO to make his in-ring return. Reports suggest that WWE will begin a storyline between Vince McMahon and Pat McAfee, culminating in an official WrestleMania 38 Match.

As shocking as the rumors sound, the 76-year-old Vince McMahon is legitimately planning on returning to the ring! You can read more on the ongoing speculation right here.

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#1. What did Vince McMahon tell Ronda Rousey after a recent WWE RAW promo?

Ronda Rousey returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble and is on course for a marquee title match at WrestleMania 38.

On a recent episode of Ronda On The Road, Rousey revealed what Vince McMahon told her on a recent episode of RAW.

Ronda featured in a segment with Becky Lynch on the RAW after Royal Rumble and recalled Vince's backstage reaction after the angle. As amazing as it sounds, the WWE boss told Rousey to smile more during her promos:

"I got through it, and I came out, and Heyman was like, 'You did great, but I'm going to tell you, he's going to tell you one thing, he's going to tell you to smile.' I'm like, okay. So I went and talked to Vince. He was, like, 'That was fantastic. Just — you need to smile.'"

Ronda Rousey hasn't always had the best of equations with fans, but Vince tried to convince her that the WWE Universe had forgiven her. The WWE Chairman explained to Rousey that wrestling was about entertaining the audience, and she needed to look beyond herself while performing:

"I was telling him, like, 'You know, they were booing me on the way out of every stadium.' He's, like, 'Yeah, but they've forgiven you for that.' I'm, like, 'Well, I haven't forgiven them.' He goes, 'But it's not about you. It's about them.' It was such a good point that I'd been thinking about myself and how this relates to myself, and I was forgetting that this is a show about entertaining them." (H/T Wrestling Inc)

As noted above, Ronda Rousey will face Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 38 for the SmackDown Women's title, but will she come out victorious in the Night One Match? Share your predictions in the comments section, and feel free to react to any of the stories mentioned in today's roundup.