WWE Rumor Roundup: Vince McMahon's favored Superstar causing chaos backstage; Dangerous move unbanned; Brock Lesnar's new deal; Roman Reigns' cousin to join- 25th October 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup, where we try and bring the latest rumors and stories from the world of WWE for you. Hell in a Cell is just a day away and the WWE Universe is excited to see the big matches lined up for the show.

Roman Reigns will be taking on Jey Uso for the Universal Championship in an 'I Quit' HIAC match. As the two cousins collide at the upcoming PPV, another cousin of Roman Reigns looks to be set to join WWE soon. We will talk in detail about this possible new member of WWE and much more.

So without further ado, let us jump into the biggest stories of the day:

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#5 Backstage chaos in WWE because of Otis

𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒇𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔: The story of how @mikethemiz & @TheRealMorrison took the wrong briefcase. #SmackDown @otiswwe @tuckerwwe pic.twitter.com/LcOysskoYB

— WWE (@WWE) September 7, 2020

As reported earlier, a lot of the backstage personnel are not in favor of Otis continuing as Mr. Money in the Bank. However, it is Vince McMahon who is Otis' biggest fan and wants to push the Heavy Machinery member.

WON has reported that the reason why nothing was advertised on SmackDown was that there was a lot of chaos backstage and the show was being re-written. The prime segment which caused these problems was the one involving Otis and his MITB briefcase.

Here is what Cagesideseats reported:

According to the Observer, the reason WWE didn’t advertise anything for SmackDown until late was because they were rewriting the show just the day before. They also say the Otis trial is the reason for all the chaos and it was the top concern for the show. Triple H was also apparently brought in to help with it the show.

It will be interesting to see what WWE's final decision in regard to Otis is going to be and if he will continue to be the MITB holder or not.

#4 Brock Lesnar's new deal outside WWE revealed

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Brock Lesnar's WWE contract had come to an end at WrestleMania 36. The Beast Incarnate has not been seen in WWE after losing the WWE Championship to the Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre at The Grandest Stage of them All.

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding Lesnar's future, as it is believed that both UFC and WWE want Lesnar to join them. It is believed that Vince McMahon is waiting for the live crowd to return before he makes an offer to Brock Lesnar.

However, in a new update, former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar may have signed a deal with UFC, even though it is probably just for a video game.

Brock Lesnar has been added to the new EA Sports UFC 4 video game, so that means he must have made a deal with UFC or EA for the game.

Had former UFC Champion Brock Lesnar been under a WWE contract, he may not have been allowed to be part of UFC's roster in the game.

#3 Rey Mysterio's in-ring future in WWE

Rey Mysterio had been a staple on RAW for the past few months. His rivalry with Seth Rollins is deeply personal and has been one of the most engaging storylines in WWE today. However, due to a tricep injury, Rey Mysterio was not able to compete in-ring and it was his son Dominik who had to fight the battles on behalf of the Mysterio family.

However, as per WON, Rey Mysterio will soon be making his in-ring return as his tricep injury is nearly healed. Here is what Cagesideseats reported:

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes Rey Mysterio should be back to wrestling soon with his triceps nearly healed completely.

Rey Mysterio, Dominik, Seth Rollins, and Murphy were all drafted to SmackDown during the recent Draft and it looks like the feud between these men is likely to continue on the Blue brand.

It is possible that WWE is waiting for Rey Mysterio to heal up completely and have one final match with The Messiah before ending the feud.

#2 Reason why Roman Reigns' cousin Lance Anoa'i wants to join WWE

The WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns comes from a large family of great athletes. Not only are his cousins Jey and Jimmy Uso part of WWE, but another one of his cousins, Lance Anoa'i, is also looking forward to joining the company someday.

Lance Anao' i, who has been making a major name for himself on the independent circuit, recently spoke to POST Wrestling and revealed why he would be open to joining WWE.

Man, like I said, other than WWE, I don’t wanna be signed unless the money is right. Being on the independents is so much easier. You create your own schedule, you work where you wanna work, you’re not being told to do this or do that. You’re just going out there doing what you want, what you love to do and perform at your top notch. You don’t have someone else writing everything for you. You’re there doing it, and that’s one reason I like not being signed, but WWE… that’s the goal because I feel like anything after WWE — once you make it to WWE, say they let anybody go, [you’re] right back on the indies just making money just the way you did and I feel like you’re more profitable and yeah man. L

#1 Dangerous move re-allowed in WWE by Vince McMahon

It is a well-known fact that the Chairman of WWE - Vince McMahon - is someone who is not afraid to change his own decisions. Vince McMahon is known to do whatever he perceives is best for business.

It was rumored that The Buckle Bomb had been banned by WWE after Nia Jax's botched attempt at the move led to a serious injury to Kairi Sane. The move was a staple of Seth Rollins' moveset, but the Messiah had not used it for multiple months before bringing the move back last week on SmackDown.

''Earlier this year, the move came into the limelight again after Nia Jax made a botch while executing it on Kairi Sane, resulting in an injury. As Jax got a lot of criticism for throwing her opponent in such a dangerous manner, the move was seemingly banned and wasn't seen on WWE TV until this week on SmackDown.'' (h/t: SportsKeeda)

The fans on Twitter responded in awe, surprised that such a dangerous move was being allowed again in WWE.