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Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring the latest updates and rumors from the world of WWE. With WWE managing to deliver with Backlash, it will be interesting to see how the company books RAW and SmackDown going forward.
With the removal of Paul Heyman from WWE creative, there is a lot of speculation on what the future holds for multiple Superstars who were being pushed on RAW thanks to Paul Heyman.
Here's the roundup of last week's most important news and rumors from the world of pro-wrestling!
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So, without any further ado, let us jump into the five big stories you can't miss:
#5 Jeff Jarrett's demand for losing to Chyna in WWE
While speaking on his podcast, Jim Cornette revealed an interesting story. In one of the most shocking booking decisions by WWE at the time, the company had Chyna beat Jeff Jarrett for the Intercontinental Championship at a PPV.
Cornette revealed that Jarrett had just recently signed a two-year deal with the company and had been offered a program with Steve Austin. However, what he was actually told to do was to drop the IC belt to a female Superstar at a PPV.
So, when JR came to him with it that day, he said, ‘JR, I’ll do it for $100,000. That’s what I’ll do it for.’ And then he said he walked off. And he walked around the building, this is what Jeff said, and he said he came back up to JR. He said, ‘JR, make it two [$200,000]. I’ll do a job on pay-per-view and drop this belt to Chyna. Gimme $200,000.’ And that’s what they gave him.
Chyna became the first woman to win the IC Championship. While it is fairly normal now for women to hold men's Championships in some promotions, it is very rare that something of this sort is allowed in WWE.
#4 Roman Reigns gives update on his WWE return
Roman Reigns has been out of action ever since he decided to pull out of his WrestleMania 36 match against Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship. The reason behind Reigns choosing to stay away from active competition was to spend time with his newborn twins and not risk his family's health by potentially exposing himself to the COVID-19 virus.
While speaking to Fightful, Roman Reigns gave an update about his possible return while also taking a subtle dig at his critics. Reigns stated that he is 'legit' sticking to the quarantine as of now and will only return when things get back to normal.
I am sticking to a legit quarantine and we are staying in lockdown for many reasons, not just myself, but my family, and my community. To be able to set that example. But, you know, hopefully, we'll get back to normal soon and I'll be whooping everybody's ass soon and you can write all you want on Fightful.com about that. I'm sure everybody's like, ‘Why won't he come back? When's he going to come back?' Then when I come back and destroy everybody, they're gonna be pissed. But it's all good because I'm the best. Yes sir!
#3 Drew McIntyre's push on RAW will reportedly continue
With Paul Heyman's removal as the Executive Director of Monday Night RAW, there was a lot of speculation as to what the future will hold for Superstar's who were being pushed because of Heyman.
One of those Superstars is none other than the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. It is no secret that Paul Heyman has been a vocal supporter of McIntyre for a long time. The good news is that even Vince McMahon is reportedly high on Drew McIntyre now and Heyman's removal will likely not have any effect on McIntyre's current push.
Here is what Dave Meltzer revealed during WOR:
Randy Orton, and, Charlotte Flair and Drew McIntyre are going to do well, and aside from that, and Seth Rollins, and aside from that I think all the bets are off when it comes to every single person on that roster. Some of them will do well, and some of them are going to be unhappy.
Drew McIntyre retained his WWE Championship over Bobby Lashley at Backlash and will likely have a long reign with the title on the Red brand.
#2 WWE Chairman Vince McMahon reportedly made a last-minute change to Backlash finish
We saw Nia Jax take on RAW Women's Champion Asuka for her title at Backlash. The match ended in a double count-out leading to Asuka retaining the Championship. However, as per Bryan Alvarez of The Observer, that was not the original finish WWE had planned.
As per the original plans, Asuka was meant to pin Nia Jax to retain her Championship. However, Vince McMahon made last-minute changes to the match and changed the finish.
The impression that I’ve been given…I believe that the original finish was Asuka was gonna pin Nia and for whatever reason, they decided I guess on the day of the show to do a double count-out instead.
One reason for the change in plans could be that Vince McMahon is trying to protect Nia Jax and doesn't want her to take clean pins. Another reason could simply be that a double count-out would help prolong the feud between the two women.
Some reports have suggested that Charlotte Flair is next in line to face Asuka, in which case a double count-out finish doesn't make any sense. We'll have to wait and see how the RAW Women's Championship scene takes shape going forward.
#1 Reported details on when WWE Superstar Edge got injured during his match at Backlash
As reported earlier, former World Champion Edge got injured during his match against Randy Orton at Backlash. The match that was dubbed as the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" managed to live up to the hype as both the legendary performers did their best to deliver a slobber knocker match for the fans.
Unfortunately, Edge, who had recently returned after nine years away, suffered a serious injury during the match which will reportedly result in him staying out of action for a while now. Dave Meltzer of WON reported on the exact spot when Edge suffered the injury.
Edge tore his triceps in one of the retakes. I don't know the spot that he got hurt. One person speculated to me, but I don't think he knew that it may have been the second or third time they did that RKO. You know that spot where he comes down from the top rope and does that RKO. It might have been there.
We wish Edge a speedy recovery and hope he is back soon.
