WWE Rumor Roundup: Top Champion to lose title, TLC match cancelled, Robert Roode suspension update - 13th December 2019

#2. More WWE releases could be on their way

Luke Harper, Sin Cara, Viktor and Konnor were officially released from the WWE recently. It could just be the beginning, however, as a few more Superstars could end up leaving the company shortly.

Dave Meltzer stated in the WON that the belief backstage is that WWE may not be done with the spree of releases just yet.

It was also revealed that the Superstars who got released weren't informed in advance and they were reportedly surprised by the official announcements made by the company.

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#1. Backstage updates on Robert Roode's suspension

Robert Roode and Primo Colon were suspended by the WWE for their first wellness-policy violation and the Superstars are currently serving their respective 30-day suspensions without pay.

Dave Meltzer reported that there were tentative plans to book Roode and Dolph Ziggler in a SmackDown Tag Team titles match against The New Day at TLC.

However, WWE booked an angle on a recent episode of SmackDown in which Roman Reigns clobbered Roode to such an extent that the former NXT Champion had to be taken out on a stretcher, which in pro wrestling terms, means that he was written off TV.

It's being speculated that the WWE may have known about Roode's wellness policy violation well in advance, which explains why the segment was booked.

However, it was also added that the creative team is usually not informed about drug test failures and suspensions.

There is still no news about Robert Roode's WWE future and the substance that he was flagged for but we hope to get the full scope of the story in the weeks to come.