Top 5 WWE Rumors of the week

WWE fans have had quite an exciting week, with multiple matches getting confirmed for The Biggest Party of the Summer - SummerSlam.

We saw Roman Reigns qualify as the number one contender to face Brock Lesnar for the fourth time, with the Universal Championship on the line. Also, Seth Rollins will face current IC Champion Dolph Ziggler yet again for the title.

Over on the blue brand, Samoa Joe blindsided AJ Styles and brutalized the Champion, with GM Paige making a match between the two official for the PPV. Becky Lynch will also challenge Carmella for the SmackDown Women's Title.

The biggest talking point of the week however is the historic announcement made by Stephanie McMahon on Raw about the upcoming first ever all-women pay-per-view - Evolution in October.

The female Superstars of WWE have worked hard to get to where they are today, and the WWE Universe is in a rare unanimous agreement that they completely deserve all the adulation.

With all that in mind, lets get down to the top rumours in the world of pro wrestling this week. Watch this space every Friday for our weekly round-up.

Honourable mentions:

Mojo Rawley is currently dealing with a leg injury.

Stephanie McMahon will supposedly be the face of the company going forward, replacing father Vince McMahon.

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#5 Update about the Mae Young Classic

Kavita Devi is returning to the tournament this year

The second edition of the Mae Young Classic tournament was announced earlier this year by WWE, and now the finals of the classic has been announced to take place at the Evolution pay-per-view in October later this year.

WWE fans are excited to watch the best women pro wrestlers from across the world compete in the tournament, and there is a lot of speculation regarding the participants. Kavita Devi from India was confirmed to be a part of the event earlier this week.

However, the popular star from Philippines - Crystal - will supposedly not be taking part in the tournament for reasons unknown. The speculation regarding her participation was due to the fact that all mention of the star was removed from the official site.

Among the former Superstars who might take part in the 32-woman tournament - Kaitlyn has already been confirmed, while Kelly Kelly is rumoured to appear, as she is now reportedly open to a return to the company.

#4 The Undertaker's match for SummerSlam

A rematch might be in the works

Anyone who follows John Cena on Instagram will know by now that his posts either contain some sort of cryptic reference to something, or are random images that the fans cannot really fathom.

One such cryptic post which got the WWE Universe talking last week was of a hand out of a grave - leading to rumours of a rematch between the two at SummerSlam.

In addition, The Wrestling Observer also noted that a rematch might indeed be in the works backstage. The Undertaker is set to compete at the Super Show-Down event in Australia later this year against Triple H, and in addition it is possible that he will work a match at SummerSlam as well.

Whether that match will be a rematch against Cena, or someone else, and how exactly WWE plans to build the feud - we can only wait and watch.

#3 Contract status of top superstars

Bryan's contact with WWE will end in September

The speculation regarding the contract status of a number of top as well as former WWE Superstars has been rampant lately. Let us have a look at all the talk in the last few weeks -

Daniel Bryan's contract is supposedly set to expire on September 1st this year, and while he is yet to sign an extension, it is very unlikely that he will leave, and has hired the same agency as John Cena to help him get the best deal.

Shinsuke Nakamura's WWE contract is set to expire in January 2019, and his former promotion NJPW are supposedly interested in getting the King of Strong Style back home. However, there is no indication that Nakamura is set to leave WWE.

AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows are three other Superstars whose contracts are set to expire in January 2019, and at present WWE is supposedly interested in keeping all of them in the company.

Rey Mysterio while set to return sooner rather than later to the WWE, is supposedly yet to sign an official contract.

Neville is another superstar whose status with WWE has been the talk of the town ever since his controversial exit from the company last year. Indeed, Neville is supposedly still under contract with the WWE and has apparently decided to sit out the remainder of his contract rather than return to the promotion.

#2 Huge SummerSlam spoilers

A shocking end to their SummerSlam bout?

As announced on Raw this past week, Kevin Owens will take on Braun Strowman at SummerSlam with the Money in the Bank briefcase on the line.

Speculation is rife that in a shocking turn of events, Owens is set to walk away with the MITB briefcase at the PPV. The feud between the two has already been a huge success with the fans, and the addition of the stipulation for SummerSlam has made it even more interesting.

Wrestling Observer also notes that WWE might be planning to take the Raw and SmackDown Women's titles off Alexa Bliss and Carmella respectively by the time Evolution rolls in, due to the lacklustre matches the two women have been having. Apparently WWE feels that this might not be the best thing for the historic PPV.

#1 The Rock might be returning to the WWE

The Great One might be coming home!

At the premier of his latest movie Skyscraper, when asked about how it felt to be inside a WWE ring, the 'Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment' - The Rock - stated that it was a feeling like no other, and that he could not wait to get back inside the ring.

It is now being reported that The Great One is indeed interested in a WWE return, and could even start appearing on WWE programming soon.

This could possibly culminate in an appearance, or even a match at WrestleMania 35 in April 2019. While he was heavily rumoured to make an appearance at this year's WM34, the said return never took place.