Top 5 WWE Rumors of the Week and Analysis: May 17, 2015

WWE is all set to gift the fans another pay-per-view this Sunday and just like all the preceding ones, they have failed miserably in building up the show properly. While the company was struggling with the same on one side, the Internet was busy discussing all the interesting rumors that poked up during the last seven days.

Some of the major ones of the week saw Samoa Joe as the protagonist. A very strong speculation was dropped about the former TNA World Champion and if it materializes, then WWE fans are in for a treat. Elsewhere, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, rumored returns and Global Force Wrestling were the other major topics in the rumor mill and without any more introduction, here is a look at in depth look at all of them.

Seth Rollins as face of the company

Seth has earned a bad reputation backstage

The ratings for WWE have been going low ever since Seth Rollins became champion. This, however, is not going to cost him the championship till Summerslam but it has given Rollins a bad impression backstage. Most of the WWE officials have now concluded that Rollins is not good enough to draw as the face of the company and this might affect him badly on the longer run.

WWE might even think about never giving him the WWE championship again once he loses it. This would be a big setback for Rollins considering the solid work he does in between the ropes and he will have to do something spectacular rather than taking nude selfies before SummerSlam to raise his stock.

WWE thinking about turning Ambrose heel

It would be nearly impossible to turn Ambrose at Payback

The talks about Dean Ambrose turning heel reached a different level the past week after he was seen arguing with Roman Reigns. The two former Shield Members were clearly on the same page till then, but WWE dropped a hint last week on what could go down at Payback between the two.

It’s going to be every man for himself at the fatal four-way match on Sunday and, in theory, it would be difficult for WWE to pull off a heel turn even if they want to. The fans are probably going to cheer for Ambrose even if he lays out Reigns and Orton. This makes the post-Payback period the perfect place for his heel turn and anything before that would end up as a botch.

Big Show, Miz and Paige to return next week

Three big returns lined up for next week

The week after Payback might play host to an array of returns in the WWE as Big Show, Paige and Miz are rumored to be ready for their comebacks.

Big Show was kept out after Extreme Rules to sell the Last Man standing match he had with Roman Reigns and it would be interesting to see where he gets put in if he does make his return. Meanwhile, Paige and Miz were busy with their film project till now and we might get some promotions of the same once they return.

Paige is the most likely one to return from the three since she already made an appearance in a live show where he helped The Bellas to fend off Naomi and Tamina.

Jim Ross and AJ Styles linked with GFW

AJ Styles has been linked with GFW

Jeff Jarrett is pulling all the right strings for his new company Global Force Wrestling. Jarrett has secured some interesting names like Shelton Benjamin, Chris Masters and more for his roster so far and is looking for new additions as well.

The company was recently linked with WWE legend Jim Ross and Former TNA World Champion AJ Styles. GFW has already announced that Chael Sonnen will be one of the play by play announcers for the match and adding JR into the table will certainly earn then some fans. As far as AJ Styles is concerned, he is one of the hottest commodities in the independent scene and GFW will have themselves a main event player in him.

If Jarrett manages to sign these two and add some more big names like this in the coming months, he will have a good enough roster to pose some threat to WWE.

Samoa Joe signs two-year deal with WWE

Samoa Joe has reportedly signed a 2 year deal with WWE

The biggest rumor of last week, as you would have guessed already was the Samoa Joe one. According to the speculations, Joe has signed a new two-year deal with WWE and will make his debut in the latest NXT special. There is a positive vibe around the NXT area about Joe and Triple H in special is pretty high on the potential newcomer.

Joe getting involved with Kevin Owens after the main event is one of the possible scenarios that could come out of Joe’s debut. Even if Joe is going to start out in NXT, the chances of him staying there for a long time are low thanks to the experience and age factors.