WWE Rumor Roundup: Randy Orton demolishes AEW star, Brock Lesnar to face newcomer at Royal Rumble, plans for The Fiend (December 21, 2019)

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try to bring you the biggest backstage rumors and news from the world of WWE.

With the WrestleMania season right around the corner, there has been a lot of buzz around plans for 'mania as well as Royal Rumble - which takes place next month.

Who will be facing Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania? Will Brock Lesnar be a part of the Royal Rumble?

We will be answering these questions on today's edition among other things, so let us dive in:

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#5 Brock Lesnar's Royal Rumble opponent revealed

The Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar has been missing from action ever since he managed to defeat Rey Mysterio at Survivor Series. While there had been some plans initially for a rematch between Lesnar and the master of the 619 to take place at Royal Rumble, SportsKeeda's Tom Colohue has revealed that WWE may be planning something different.

Tom Colohue has stated in his latest video that Lesnar may be involved in the Crown Jewel rematch against his long-time rival in UFC and WWE - Cain Velasquez.

There are rumors as ever of Cain Velasquez, he is rumored to be coming in for a match at the Royal Rumble, possibly against Brock Lesnar. Brock needs to wrestle someone, there isn’t a storyline so far. We will have to see how that plays out, that will probably start to be built after the Christmas season in the New Year show.

Brock Lesnar will have to appear at least, to start a feud, and will undoubtedly appear on the go-home show as well. So whoever he will be feuding with, whether it be someone like Kevin Owens or Randy Orton or Cain Velasquez, we will see as that time comes. If Cain Velasquez does have a match with Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, he will be a brief one, it won’t last too long and it won’t be leading into a feud.

(H/T: Sportskeeda)

Velasquez was defeated by Brock Lesnar in his debut match at Crown Jewel and with the score between the two ties at 1-1 (with Velasquez holding a UFC win over Lesnar), it looks like WWE will give the fans a rubber match.

#4 Randy Orton takes a dig at AEW

AEW has become the laughing stock of the wrestling world ever since the video of an AEW performer throwing 'fake' punches has gone viral. In the video we can see a member of the Dark Order faction punching Dustin Rhodes - the only problem was that none of these punches connected.

Somebody stop the damn match! 🤣#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/sIY0rzcnu5

— Klondike Bill (@ItsKlondikeBill) December 20, 2019

Veterans like Mark Henry and Randy Orton were not impressed and took to Twitter to voice their frustrations.

Here is what Orton had stated in one of his tweets:

He apparently is a seasoned vet and is used to live tv and just assumed that the camera to his left was the one with that red dot thingy on it for those horrendous f**king punches

#workonyourpunchkid

In another one of his tweets, he stated that this masked star should quit the business as they are drizzling s***.

....or you can come to the top company and I’ll teach you one of the most important aspects of our biz. Throwing a fucking 🤛🏼 https://t.co/Xvu78WoqXv

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) December 21, 2019

The former WWE Champion has been known for his no-holds-barred comments on Twitter and Orton is certainly not one to shy away from pointing out other people's mistakes to them.

#3 Braun Strowman to get a new partner

While Braun Strowman was believed to be the next big thing in WWE, unfortunately, things haven't really planned out in such a manner for him. After a crushing loss against Boxing Superstar Tyson Fury at Crown Jewel and an unmemorable performance at Survivor Series, The Monster Among Men hasn't done anything noteworthy for a long time now.

However, Tom Colohue has stated that Tyson Fury could be making his return to WWE soon and form a long-term Tag Team with Braun Strowman.

Tyson Fury seems to be making a strong case (to face Brock Lesnar), every outlet he’s spoken to, he has been talking about it, to be fair, if that’s the question, he would.

Whether or not Tyson Fury is the one to challenge Brock Lesnar is a question in itself. Tyson Fury is still quite green and that could be a problem. That probably is why he’s being paired up with Braun Strowman moving forward in a tag team. Both men, obviously, can work as faces and work as heels.

(H/t: Sportskeeda)

#2 Possible Royal Rumble Winner

There has been a lot of buzz around the possibility of the 'Big Dog' Roman Reigns winning the Royal Rumble match this year.

Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue shed some more light on the situation and stated that Reigns is, indeed, the favorite challenge Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 36 for the Universal Championship.

Talking about the Royal Rumble, the most likely winners at the moment remain Roman Reigns on the men’s side.

Roman, I don’t think surprises many people, the idea that Roman is the one to take on the Fiend, despite how long the feud with Corbin has been, and I mean, it’s been going for a long time at this point. I do think Roman is best placed to move into that feud (The Fiend) in January. We’ll have to see how that plays out, The Fiend obviously is unlike anything we’ve encountered before. So a lot could happen. Roman seems to be the ideal person though.

(H/T: Sportskeeda)

Roman Reigns has been stuck in the mid-card ever since he returned to WWE, and most fans will see it as the correct time to begin the push of Reigns as a rematch between Wyatt and Reigns would certainly be a great WrestleMania match.

#1 Baron Corbin reveals details of his match against Kurt Angle

Rick Ucchino recently spoke to King Corbin on his podcast and talked about a variety of topics with the former US Champion. One of those topics included Corbin's match with Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 35 - which was also Angle's last match for the company.

You know to go against a Hall of Famer on the stage of WrestleMania, you can't ask for anything better. I think the only thing equivalent would be a WWE Championship or Universal Championship match. Guys spend their whole career chancing a WrestleMania moment, and I believe that you know that was my second one. It's motivating as well as amazing."

Corbin also revealed that he wasn't aware of the fact that he would be facing the former WWE Champion at WrestleMania up until Kurt Angle made the official announcement on RAW.

King Corbin is currently involved in a feud with the 'Big Dog' Roman Reigns on SmackDown and it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the 2018 King of the Ring in the future.