WWE Rumor Roundup: Former Champion says 'I'm done'; Brock Lesnar responsible for backstage altercation involving Vince McMahon; Big name wanted to knock Cena's teeth out - 30 July 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring to you the biggest stories and rumors. With SummerSlam just a few weeks away, WWE is gearing up to provide the fans with something fresh and unique.

In today's edition, we will talk about what WWE may have in store for SummerSlam and the big plans that are doing the rounds for the show. We will also take a look at the backstage 'battles' Vince McMahon had to go through because of former WWE Champion - 'The Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar.

So without any further ado, let us jump into the biggest rumors of the day:

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#5 Former WWE Superstar Rusev says he is done with wrestling

Former US Champion Rusev, who now goes by the name Miro, was released by WWE due to budget cuts after the COVID-19 pandemic spread. Although his 3-month non-compete clause with WWE is over, he has still not signed with any other company.

Rusev was asked on his Twitch session if he would return to WWE or any other company any time soon. Rusev responded by saying that he is done with wrestling and would like to focus on his career as a content creator.

''I'm done. I'm done, man. I'm just enjoying my Twitch. I'm a professional Twitcher, YouTuber, content creator."

"I'm not a wrestler anymore. Can I be your favorite streamer?"

Rusev also revealed that he had texted Vince McMahon after his release and the two had a decent chat. However, he says that there are no plans for him to return to WWE.

While most of the Superstars who were released along with Rusev have signed with rival companies like IMPACT and AEW, Rusev seems to content with his YouTube and Twitch channels - at least for now!

#4 Jim Ross had backstage battles with Vince McMahon over Brock Lesnar in WWE

Jim Ross recently talked about WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar on his podcast - 'Grilling JR'. Jim Ross mentioned that he did not think Brock Lesnar was ready for a main-roster run when he was called up by WWE from developmental. Ross stated that he warned Vince McMahon that such a green athlete could be dangerous in the ring.

Jim Ross also talked about what a prodigy Lesnar was and how fast he learned the trade. The Hall of Famer said that the only person who learnt faster than Lesnar was Kurt Angle.

"Vince had a new toy that he loved to look at. Could Bobby have used a little bit more time in the farm or working the second or third match on house shows? Yes, he should've had more time. I had the same battles with Vince about Brock Lesnar. Creative wanted to bring Brock Lesnar up earlier than I wanted him to go and I simply told Vince 'He can't protect anybody right now, he's still learning things and he's so god damn strong that a small calculated error could be disastrous.'"

#3 Eric Bischoff reveals how he felt before hitting John Cena in WWE

Eric Bischoff recently spoke to Chris Featherstone of SportsKeeda and answered fan's questions. The former RAW General Manager talked about working with John Cena in 2005. He stated that the only negative experience he has ever had with John Cena is when he had to hit the multi-time WWE Champion.

Bischoff talked about his title match with then WWE Champion John Cena on an episode of RAW. He revealed that he had to hit Cena smack in the face and wanted to knock his teeth out so that the moment looked real.

However, former WWE star Bischoff admitted that he has a hard time hitting people and even though he did smack Cena, it resulted in his own hand going numb.

''You know, I don't like hitting people. Now if I'm angry, and the situation calls for it, that's different, then a different part of my brain fires up and takes care of itself. But if that's not the case, I have a really... I don't like to swat flies, truth be told. So I saw John just sitting there, I know if I don't really lay it there, then he will be pi**ed and beat my a**. In my head I know, if I hit him as hard as I can and knock down two of his teeth, not that I could, but if I could, he would probably go, "Good match! Way to lay it in." But if I go out there and go, 'Eeeeeeee', and then he has to sell it? That's what they really get pi**ed off about.''

#2 SummerSlam plans for former WWE Champion Rey Mysterio

It has been reported previously that Rey Mysterio has not yet re-signed with WWE. His contract got over a long time back but the 'Master of 619' continues to be a major part of RAW.

The belief is that WWE hopes to get Rey Mysterio to re-sign with the company by pushing his son Dominik. Tom Colohue has reported that the company is planning a Tag Team match with Rey Mysterio and Dominik facing Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. However, he says this would only happen if Rey Mysterio decides to stay with WWE.

"The Mysterios vs. Rollins & Murphy feud is really up in the air at the minute. It is currently on the SummerSlam agenda to have Rey and Dominik Mysterio against Seth Rollins and Murphy. However, that really depends on if Rey Mysterio signs a new deal. It's also possible that we could see Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins in a singles match, but that would be done as a way to convince Rey Mysterio, by saying that here, 'we're pushing your son'."

#1 Reason why WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs Dolph Ziggler was made a non-title match

Last week on RAW, Dolph Ziggler begged Drew McIntyre to give him a match for the WWE Championship. The ShowOff even agreed to accept any stipulation McIntyre chose for the match. However, WWE decided to make the match a non-title one for no apparent reason.

While nobody addressed the issue of why a Championship match was randomly turned into a non-title match on-screen, WrestleTalk has revealed why this decision was taken by WWE.

“Last week one of the segments was going to be Randy Orton going for the title, but it was torn up. Obviously, it was torn up because they were going to do the title match at the next show and they talked about the title match on this show. Then within an hour they decided that they just wanted to make sure that the Orton/McIntyre match was promoted this week because they didn’t promote it last week originally, they delayed it a week, but they promoted it before that [Ziggler] match and [Orton] was directly challenging McIntyre, not the winner so it was a fact because they were doing it that way they had to do it a non-title match.” (h/t WrestleTalk)