WWE Rumor Roundup: Former Champion yelled at backstage for multiple botches; Roman Reigns to lead RETRIBUTION? Major error in Bray Wyatt/Vince McMahon segment pointed out - 27th August 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup, where we try and bring to you the biggest stories and rumors from the day. In today's edition, we will talk about what the future may hold for RETRIBUTION and if Roman Reigns could somehow be involved with the faction.

We will also take a look at the reason behind a major heel turn that took place on RAW, big problem with The Fiend and his angle with Vince McMahon and what the future holds for former Universal Champion Finn Balor.

So without further ado, let us dive into the world of WWE rumors:

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#5 Nia Jax yelled at backstage for being an unsafe WWE worker

Nia Jax is a former WWE RAW Women's Champion. However, she is also considered one of the most unsafe workers in WWE as her in-ring style has caused legitimate injuries to some Superstars in the past.

Talking about Nia Jax, Road Warrior Animal stated that she seems to have changed her style after repeatedly getting yelled at backstage. She has become more cautious and safe with her work.

Here is what Animal said while talking on SportsKeeda's Legion of RAW:

"Nia, before she got her knees operated on, was the perfect version of Nia. She's so conscious now about not hurting anybody, because she probably got yelled at a lot by the company, because a lot of girls were getting hurt. She probably got yelled at and her method and the way she is doing things now is different. She's not letting loose, she's extra cautious. I guess she hurt Kairi Sane, which was a shoot, I think she probably got a talking to pretty good."

Nia Jax will be teaming with Shayna Baszler to take on Bayley and Sasha Banks for the Women's Tag Team titles at Payback this Sunday.

#4 Roman Reigns to lead WWE faction RETRIBUTION?

RETRIBUTION has been causing havoc ever since they stepped foot in WWE. While the response for the new faction has been mixed, it is clear that WWE has some big plans in store for them.

This week on SummerSlam, 'The Big Dog' Roman Reigns returned to WWE with a brand new edgy attitude. Road Warrior Animal recently spoke about the faction on SportsKeeda's Legion of RAW.

He made it clear that he isn't exactly a big fan of the storyline given everything that is happening in the USA today.

''I just think even having anything like a RETRIBUTION come in there is wrong. We don't need it. The timing is not right. We don't need that in our business. What we need is something to be healing in our society and our business and everybody.''

However, he did speculate on what the big payoff involving RETRIBUTION could be.

If they, out of the blue, came up with another faction that cleaned house on RETRIBUTION, maybe the payoff could be great, but who is going to be the main brainchild behind RETRIBUTION? Maybe Roman Reigns is going to be the big payoff with RETRIBUTION."

#3 Future plans for Finn Balor's 'Demon King' character in WWE

Finn Balor won became the first-ever Universal Champion in WWE a few years ago. However, things haven't gone as planned for the Prince of NXT since. After languishing on the mid-card of the main roster for years, Balor was sent back to NXT to bolster the brand with some star power. Funnily enough, he is now languishing in the mid-card of NXT with nothing significant to do.

Tom Colohue recently talked about Finn Balor and the future of the much-loved Demon King persona of his. He reports that Balor himself doesn't want to use that character anymore and it is unlikely that we will see Balor dress up as the Demon anytime soon.

"There are no plans to ever see the Demon King again in the WWE. No plans at all to have it in NXT. Finn Balor doesn't want the Demon King. He felt it was a bad thing to have on the main roster when he got there. So he is rebuilding himself a little bit. There maybe times when he may choose to go back to the Demon King but that's being left up to him. But at the moment, no plans for Demon King."

#2 Eric Bischoff points out a major error in the segment between Bray Wyatt and WWE head Vince McMahon

Former WWE employee Eric Bischoff recently spoke about the SmackDown segment involving Bray Wyatt and Vince McMahon. After Vince McMahon opened the first-ever ThunderDome show in WWE, he was interrupted by The Fiend. The two men stared at each other before Braun Strowman entered the scene and McMahon left.

Former RAW General Manager in WWE Eric Bischoff stated on his podcast - 83 weeks - that he was not impressed with the angle at all and it had some major loopholes.

“Vince (McMahon) is standing in the ring. I got no expression on Vince’s face whatsoever because the way the red was reading in the ring. Vince’s face was completely washed out. I don’t know if he was crapping his pants. I don’t know if he was laughing. I don’t know if he was scared to death. I don’t know anything.

That whole scene, however many minutes that scene lasted, that whole scene was a complete waste of time because you achieved nothing for The Fiend. You didn’t make him scarier, you didn’t make him more imposing, and you didn’t make him more threatening. You didn’t get the sense that the Fiend was thinking of doing something to Vince. You got nothing.

You can’t get any expressions out of the Fiend because he’s wearing a freaking mask, so you’re pretty limited from the get-go. But there was so much going on visually to that point that there was no emotion. You couldn’t see anything. How was I supposed to feel? What was I supposed to be thinking as a viewer?”

#1 Reason why Aleister Black turned heel on WWE RAW

Aleister Black made his return to WWE RAW this week after more than a month. The former NXT Champion was brutally attacked by Murphy and had his eye injured by the Messiah's disciple. Black was a guest on the 'Kevin Owens Show' and in a surprising turn of events attacked Kevin Owens with his signature move - The Black Mass.

Dave Meltzer of WOR has reported why Aleister Black may have turned heel on RAW this week.

"Kevin Owens needs an opponent because originally he was supposed to face Seth, but Rey signed so now Kevin Owens needs an opponent, so Kevin Owens has an opponent, so it just is what it is.”

WWE Superstar Aleister Black will be better suited to play the heel as his character as a babyface was not heading anywhere. Black was being used as a secondary attraction RAW without much focus on him.

Some reports have also suggested that a major push is in store for Aleister Black with him turning heel after almost 4 years.