WWE Rumor Roundup: CM Punk's advice to Drew McIntyre, Vince McMahon's reaction to Roman Reigns' big decision and more – 9 April 2020 

In today's WWE roundup, we take a look at the retired Superstar who is looking to make a comeback like Edge, Vince McMahon's reaction to Bayley's haircut and more.

Before we get to all that let us take a look at the top headline-makers of the day:

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CM Punk has come advice for Drew McIntyre

CM Punk might have left WWE a long time ago but he is never away from the fans who keep asking him about the company. The former WWE Champion was live on his Instagram account and was asked by a fan about Drew McIntyre becoming the new WWE Champion.

CM Punk says MCINTYRE shouldn't be so negative on himself #punk #wwe pic.twitter.com/iHkTr6rk16

— WWE Classics Daily (@tmykwoah) April 9, 2020

The former leader of the Straight Edge Society congratulated the new Champion and advised him to stop being negative about himself. Punk believes that McIntyre talking about how he was not ready to be the Champion before and things like that are not good for him.

What about Drew McIntyre as new champ? good for him! Congratulations Drew McIntyre! I wish he would stop being so negative about himself, saying some nasty things about, like if he had been given an opportunity a few years ago, saying he would have s**ked. That's no attitude to have.

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Vince McMahon's reaction to Roman Reigns' big decision

Roman Reigns was supposed to take on Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 for the WWE Universal Champion but pulled out of the match at the last minute. He revealed that he took the big decision taking into account his and his family's health.

Several reliable sources have reported there is absolutely no heat for Reigns after the big decision. WrestleTalk have added that their sources told them Vince McMahon was “very accepting” of the Big Dog's decision.

Sportskeeda's very own Tom Colohue also reported the same earlier and said:

There is no heat on Roman whatsoever, or at least there is no heat on Roman that is public, I don't mean to say that no one's come and said it publicly but in the background, there may be, but in many ways, you may encounter unconscious prejudice

Edge names the WWE Superstars he wants to face

Edge

Edge was on the WWE After The Bell podcast with Corey Graves and was asked a very interesting question by the host. The Rated-R Superstar was asked who he wanted to face now that his feud with Randy Orton is over.

The former WWE champion named Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, Keith Lee, Tyler Bate, WALTER, Shane Thorne, Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish, Kyle O’Reilly, Roman Reigns, Baron Corbin, Aleister Black, AJ Styles, Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre as the stars he wants to face soon.

Talking about the possibility of facing Roman reigns, he spoke highly of the Big Dog and said he was impressed by how they clicked at the Royal Rumble:

“If I look at SmackDown, I mean Reigns and I has to happen someday. There’s no way around it. It just has to. To get that little taste of it at the Rumble, that felt good, man. We were in a pocket, we were in a zone, and that’s the first time we’ve ever touched.”

Nia Jax complained about Superstar hurting Alexa Bliss

Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss

In a Twitch stream hosted by Paige that had Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Renee Young, The IIconics and Natalya, the WWE Superstars revealed some interesting things. In one big revelation, Jax claimed that she went to the WWE management and complained about Ronda Rousey hurting Alexa Bliss.

She did not mention the former WWE RAW Women's Champion by name but it was clear as it all pointed in the direction of the former MMA star.

"I remember back when... I am not gonna mention any names but Lexi was working an angle, she was continuously getting hurt, in a certain angle with somebody. And I don't remember her not saying anything, specifically because she wanted to be a team player. Like, she was so nervous, she wanted to be a team player, she wanted to be somebody like, 'oh, I can do this', but me, personally, from the outside, looking in, I was so angry.

I was like, 'no she cannot do this anymore. I personally would not allow her to get back in the ring to get hurt again', and I had to go to the people, to the higher-ups, and tell them, 'listen, Lexi is five foot nothing, a 100 pounds, getting thrown around like a little ragdoll and injured every night.' I was like, 'Put me in, I'm a 6 foot, 300-pound bi**h and I can handle it'.

Jax was injured herself last year and has just made her return to the WWE ring.

Vince McMahon's reaction to Bayley's new haircut

Bayley

Bayley stunned the WWE Universe last year by changing her character completely. From a fun-loving Superstar to turning heel, she pulled off the dramatic change in spectacular style.

In the process, she changed her haircut as well and was not happy with it one bit. However, a meeting with Vince McMahon got her to change her mind as the WWE Chairman loved the new style.

She added in her interview with Sporting News that her fiancee talking positively about it made things better.

"That whole day when I first did it I was like, "Oh, my God, I made a mistake. What did I just do?" I actually had to go see (WWE chairman) Vince (McMahon) to show him my hair. Once he saw it, he was like, "Oh, I love it, looks awesome." Then that calmed me down a little bit. But then I also had to come home to my fiance. He loves long hair and he was like, "Oh, no, I like it, looks good." I was like, "OK, I feel a little bit better about it." So I'd say it took about four days to where I was happy with the choice."

Corey Graves wants to follow Edge's path and return to the WWE ring

Edge's return to the WWE ring has been a heart-warming experience for all involved and now, it is turning into something retired Superstars are looking to replicate.

Talking to Edge on the WWE After The Bell podcast, Corey Graves revealed that he is thinking of heading down the same path as the Rated-R Superstar. Corey wants to give himself the chance to potentially make a return to the ring and make a comeback if possible.

“Watching it, honestly, man, it was inspiring. I would say at two or three different points I went, ‘Man, I live in Pittsburgh now. I should go find Dr. Maroon.’ It just gave me that urge to do this all over again, and I don’t know whether or not that’s a possibility, but the thought was planted in my brain for quite some time.”

Corey was forced to retire while he was doing well in NXT back in 2014. He has since worked as an announcer and in commentary in WWE.