5 Top WWE rumors from this week: Major WrestleMania plans, 3 big stars returning after long absence (February 5th, 2022)

Brock Lesnar (left), The Rock, and Ronda Rousey (right)
Brock Lesnar (left), The Rock, and Ronda Rousey (right)

#2. Shane McMahon had a backstage altercation with Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble

Shane McMahon being "quietly let go" by WWE was one of the biggest talking points this past week. There was reportedly heat on Shane for trying to book the Rumble around himself. Dave Meltzer reported that there was a backstage argument at the Rumble between Shane and Brock Lesnar as the two had different ideas for the match:

"There were also disagreements regarding he and Lesnar regarding the closing stages of the match, and Lesnar pretty much does exactly what he wants. But this led to people being told one thing and then another, between Shane’s ideas, what Lesnar wanted, and what Vince wanted. It was constantly changing all day and Vince was overruling Shane on his ideas and also agreeing with Lesnar,'' said Meltzer.

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#1. People in WWE looking to send a warning to AEW about Shane McMahon

Wade Keller of PWTorch.com gave more interesting details about the Shane McMahon release situation. Soon after Shane's release, social media was full of "Shane McMahon is All Elite" memes, speculating that he could join AEW. Keller revealed that people in WWE want to warn Tony Khan against signing him:

“Yes, the [fake meme] graphics are out [saying] Shane is All Elite. Tony Khan may or may not reach out to Shane. People in WWE are letting me know that someone should warn Tony Khan what he’s in for if he brings Shane in, because the sense of entitlement. I don’t know if ego is the right word, that Shane would bring along with him in a company that isn’t WWE would probably be amplified compared to how he was acting on Saturday, which was just basically out of control.” (H/T PWTorch.com)

It's to be seen what the future holds for Shane McMahon after his WWE release. Originally, there were plans for him to compete at this year's Elimination Chamber as well as WrestleMania 38. Of course, those plans have now been scrapped.

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