WWE Rumor Roundup - More releases coming, Current RAW superstar wanted in AEW, Massive hint on Bray Wyatt's next move (8th August 2021)

#4 Andrade wants Charlotte Flair in AEW

Ric Flair's WWE release has naturally given rise to rumors of the Nature Boy possibly making a move to AEW.

Dave Meltzer addressed the speculation and revealed that Andrade is keen to get his close family and friends over to AEW. Charlotte Flair is one of the names that El Idolo wants Tony Khan's promotion to sign, and Meltzer even spoke about the current RAW Superstar's WWE status.

Meltzer felt that Flair would personally want to continue with WWE as she probably sees it as the big leagues.

While Charlotte Flair's WWE contract status is a topic of great interest amongst reporters, Dave Meltzer didn't expect the former women's champion to leave Vince McMahon's company.

Here's what Meltzer revealed in the Wrestling Observer Radio:

"The big question [and] I know everyone's gonna get pissed about this…Andrade has told people that he wants the whole family there. By the family, it's Rush, Bestia [666], Dragon Lee, him, Ashley, Ric, that's what he wants. Ashley, I don't know her. I certainly am not gonna speak for her [but] I sense that she wants to be in WWE, that it's the big leagues to her, but I don't know. It would be a big perception get [for AEW], and I also don't know when her contract ends. Believe me, I have been asked when her contract ends by many inside people, not in AEW, but reporters, because what I just told you is something that everyone is talking about because everyone knows that story…I don't expect that she is gonna leave, but it is something every reporter worth their soul must have heard because I hear it all the time."

Will Charlotte Flair consider the idea of joining Andrade in AEW? Only time will tell.

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#3 A family connection could lead former WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt to AEW

Bray Wyatt's WWE release was one of the topics in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Dave Meltzer brought up the possibility of the former Universal champion's AEW debut.

While most pro wrestling companies would love to have a name like Wyatt on their payroll, AEW could be a potential landing spot for the star due to a connection with Cody Rhodes.

Bray Wyatt's family has known the Rhodes family for a very long time. Wyatt's father, Mike Rotunda, was the son-in-law of the legendary Blackjack Mulligan.

The Rhodes and Mulligan families shared a close bond for years, and Dave Meltzer highlighted the hint that could point towards Wyatt's next move.

Here's what Dave Meltzer noted in the Newsletter:

"The question becomes the landing point. His name value is such that most companies would have an interest in him. The character that he used in WWE wouldn't fit well with AEW, but that isn't to say they couldn't modify it in some form. He's a contemporary of Cody Rhodes since the Rhodes and Mulligan family were close for decades," said Meltzer

Bray Wyatt was released at the end of July and is expected to see out his non-compete clause before returning to action.