WWE Rumor Roundup - Reason why Roman Reigns became a Paul Heyman guy, Possible opponent for Triple H, Superstar removed from RAW faction and more - 29 August 2020

#3. Austin Theory officially sent back to WWE NXT

Austin Theory made his WWE TV return on this week's NXT, where he started an angle with Bronson Reed.

It has now been revealed by PWInsider that Austin Theory is no longer affiliated with Seth Rollins and Murphy, which pretty much ends his role in the Monday Night Messiah's faction, which has been reduced to a two-member team.

Austin Theory has also officially been listed as an NXT Superstar on WWE.com, where he is now under the NXT roster.

In a recent interview, Seth Rollins had revealed that Theory was away from all the action due to personal reasons, and he expected the 23-year-old Superstar to be back soon. Theory did return but not as Rollins' disciple.

As noted by Dave Meltzer, Theory's situation was similar to Velveteen Dream. Theory's name had come up during the Speaking Out movement, and WWE might have also conducted an internal investigation just like they reportedly did in Dream's case. Theory was reportedly suspended by WWE before his recent NXT return.

Theory's lowkey return to NXT could be viewed as a reset of sorts as the young and talented Superstar would be looking to get back all the lost momentum.