WWE Rumor Roundup: Retired veteran gets medical clearance, new US title design, Kairi Sane heath update - 16th December 2019

#6. The reason why Bayley didn't defend her title at TLC

Bayley was surprisingly absent from the TLC card which featured most of the titles on the line, barring the WWE, the United States, and SmackDown Women's titles.

In an update via Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, the WWE officials felt that it was too soon to book a SmackDown Women's Championship match between Bayley and Lacey Evans.

The aforementioned title match was originally in the backstage listings to be eventually added to the card, however, WWE Creative decided to delay the match until the Royal Rumble.

Lacey Evans recently turned babyface and she is currently feuding with Bayley and Sasha Banks on SmackDown. The title contest is expected to be booked for the Royal Rumble PPV, which is scheduled to take place on January 26th, 2020.

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#5. New United States title design

The United States title design has not been changed since it was reactivated back in 2003.

However, WWE may finally be altering the look of the belt.

As revealed by Belt Fan Dan on Twitter, who has broken accurate stories regarding title redesigns in the past, a brand new United States title design has already been delivered to the WWE. Beltzer added that he still doesn't know how the belt looks like.

New U.S. belt was delivered.... No idea what it looks like.

— Dan Beltzer (@BeltFanDan) December 16, 2019

Going by the rumor, Rey Mysterio is expected to be unveil the new title design on TV soon.