WWE RAW: 5 Backstage rumors that could have a major impact - Another top Champion replaced at WrestleMania 36, Worry over AJ Styles (30th March)

WrestleMania 36 is just days away, but unfortunately, the excitement and buzz around the event is not the same as it was a few months back owing to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Even so, WWE has done their best to give the fans a show to remember as reports suggest that the company has already taped RAW and WrestleMania 36. We talked about who will be replacing Roman Reigns in his WrestleMania match against Goldberg and a possible major turn that could take place on Smackdown in this article.

Unfortunately, Roman Reigns is not the only top Superstar who will be out of WrestleMania 36 this year. Even US Champion Andrade has been replaced in his match at the grand show.

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#5 Andrade out of WrestleMania

The US Champion Andrade was set to face the RAW Tag Team Champions Street Profits along with his partner Angel Garza at WrestleMania. However, PW Insider has stated that Andrade will not be able to compete at WrestleMania 36 due to an injury he suffered on the March 23 episode of WWE RAW.

Reports have suggested that WWE has replaced Andrade with an NXT Superstar, Austin Theory, to become Angel Graza's new tag-team partner at 'Mania. Andrade is not the first Superstar to have been pulled from WrestleMania as top stars like Rey Mysterio, Roman Reigns, and Dana Brooke were all removed from the original WrestleMania card.

There have also been reports that The Miz will not be competing at the show either due to falling sick.

Andrade was initially set to face Rey Mysterio for the US Championship at WrestleMania but the match was canceled due to Mysterio going into quarantine. It is quite unfortunate that WrestleMania 36 has not panned out as everybody expected.

It will be interesting to see how the angle will play out on RAW.

#4 Backstage concern for AJ Styles

One of the biggest matches happening this year at WrestleMania 36 is AJ Styles going up against The Undertaker in a Boneyard Match.

SportsKeeda's Tom Colohue revealed that before WWE finally decided to have The Phenomenal One face The Deadman, there was a lot of backstage concern for AJ Styles being forgotten.

He also revealed that the reason for announcing a Boneyard Match could be to protect Styles who has recently suffered a shoulder injury.

I know this match was very late in the day for planning. The Undertaker wasn't supposed to be available for WrestleMania and then he was. So I know this was quite late on. There was also a certain element where essentially there was worry that AJ Styles had kind of been forgotten about.

Colohue also talked about how there were plans to move AJ Styles to SmackDown. He said that Styles had not really had any storylines going heading into WrestleMania, but then the match against the Undertaker came out of nowhere after a few initial rumors started doing the rounds.

I made a report on my personal YouTube a little while ago that AJ Styles was someone who didn't really have anything going on RAW and was potentially being talked about being moved back to SmackDown. A couple of weeks later we started hearing about this match and really it's come out of nowhere.

#3 Murphy and other Superstars reportedly sick

We had reported earlier that former Tag-Team Champion Murphy was supposed to be at the RAW tapings last week but could not make it as he wasn't cleared.

As per a report from Dave Meltzer of WON, Murphy is sick. While no details have been divulged regarding Murphy's condition, here is what Meltzer had to say:

Buddy Murphy, who wasn't in the match but he was going to be in Seth Rollins' corner, Buddy Murphy was sick. Miz was sick. A lot of people brought up that photo with Miz, Morrison, was it Zack Ryder and Chelsea Green like from that week? (H/T: SportsKeeda)

Murphy is not the only Superstar to have been declared sick as The Miz is also set to miss this year's WrestleMania because of sickness.

Murphy's status has come as a concern for Seth Rollins' stable on RAW as another member of his faction - Rezar - will be out for 7-8 months owing to injury. Murphy had finally started getting a push as a member of Seth Rollins' team but it looks like the stable might not be there for long.

#2 Major update regarding WrestleMania to take place on RAW

WrestleMania 36

This year's WrestleMania is going to be very different from anything we have ever seen in the past. Not only will the Showcase of the Immortals take place in front of no audience, but it will also be aired over two days instead of one.

The fact that WrestleMania is taking place on 2 days has raised a lot of questions in regards to how WWE will place the matches on the card, and which match will take place on which day.

As per reports, there will be around 8 matches each day and the show will likely not be longer than 3 hours each. As per Cagesideseats, there will be more clarity regarding the placement of the matches after RAW this week:

The expectation is we’ll start learning what matches will air on which night of WrestleMania 36 as early as later this evening on Monday Night Raw.

As per current speculation, Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler are set to main-event night one with Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar possibly main-eventing night two.

#1 Health update on The Undertaker

The Phenom will be taking on AJ Styles in a Boneyard match this weekend at WrestleMania 36. While there have been some concerns over 'Taker's age and ability to perform such a match, SportsKeeda's Tom Colohue has given a positive update on The Undertaker's health.

As per Colohue, The Undertaker is absolutely fit and can, in fact, be doing more than he currently is.

The Undertaker is actually really fit at the moment. He's on a very good training schedule. He's had surgeries recently which have really helped his mobility. He's not at his athletic peak but the Undertaker never wrestled as the Undertaker to his athletic peak. He could always do a lot more than he was doing. This is a man who would regularly dive over the top rope. He could do all of the flippy stuff that people do now and he could do it 95, 97 and so on. (H/t: Sportskeeda)

There is a chance that we may see The Undertaker in some sort of a physical altercation this week on RAW for the go-home edition of the show.