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Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly rumor roundup, in which we’ll take a look at the top rumors happening around the world of WWE.
John Cena returned to WWE last week to celebrate his 20th birthday. We now have a report on who he might face at next year’s WrestleMania. A superstar is reportedly about to leave WWE after turning down a new contract with the company. A former Universal Champion suffers from a minor injury.
Additionally, we also have the latest updates on the favorites to win this year’s Money in the Bank ladder games for both men and women.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top WWE rumors this past week. Let us know your thoughts and reactions on this in the comments section below.
Reportedly, #5 John Cena’s WrestleMania 39 opponent was revealed
16-time world champion John Cena appears to be on a collision course with current United States Champion Theory. Many had expected this match to take place at this year’s SummerSlam. However, no such announcement has yet been made.
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletterthe match between the two stars could likely be rescheduled to next year’s WrestleMania 39.
However, Cena is not announced for future TV dates and given the number of tickets he has rescheduled in Laredo, if he were announced for a show he would now be rescheduling more tickets than anyone but Dwayne Johnson. So it makes no sense not to do this to promote him. But they wouldn’t do a match like this without more angles. So the match, which is clearly a direction, may be delayed for WrestleMania as well,” Meltzer said
John Cena returned to WWE television on Monday Night RAW last week to celebrate his 20th anniversary with the company. He made it clear he still had more than one match in him, but also said he didn’t know when he’d wrestle again.
#4 Update on Bayley’s WWE Return
Former SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley has been sidelined since suffering an injury in July last year. Fans have been eagerly awaiting her return for quite some time.
Dave Meltzer gave an update on Bayley’s WWE return status in the last update Wrestling Observer Newsletterand mentioned that she should be back soon.
“Bayley should be back soon,” Meltzer said.
Bayley recently posted a picture to her Instagram teasing a return to Money in the Bank. She’s not currently scheduled to appear on the show, but it would be interesting to see if she makes a surprise return.
#3 The former Universal Champion is reportedly injured
Kevin Owens deserves a title run after all the things he’s made run that they’ve given him. How many years has it been, huh? I have a great favorite. https://t.co/wAFt4GywHr
Former Universal Champion Kevin Owens was scheduled to face either Ezekiel, Elias or Zeke’s younger brother Elrod at RAW last week for the final place in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. However, Owens missed the show and the match did not take place.
According to PWInsider, KO missed the show as he is currently struggling with a minor injury. However, the injury is reportedly not serious and he is expected to return soon.
“Those we spoke to believe Kevin Owens is struggling with a minor injury which is why he didn’t wrestle on last night’s Raw,” reported PWInsider.
The final spot in the MITB ladder match was decided by a fatal four-way match on Friday Night SmackDown. Madcap Moss won it and will now compete in his first-ever Money in the Bank match
#2 Favorite to win the Money in the Bank leaderboard matches for both men and women
The field is set for this year’s WWE Money in the Bank 2022. The participants in this year’s MITB Ranking Matches are as follows:
Men’s MITB Ranking Match – Seth Rollins, Sheamus, Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, Madcap Moss and Omos
Women’s MITB Ranking Match – Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch, Lacey Evans, Asuka, Shotzi Blackheart and Raquel Rodriguez
The betting odds have now revealed the last minute favorites who will win these two games. Seth Rollins wins the men’s MITB match while Becky Lynch prefers the women’s MITB match. If they do, they will become the first WWE couple to win both the Royal Rumble and the Money in the Bank ladder match on the same night.
According to reports, the #1 top star will soon be leaving the company
Io Shirai didn’t sign WWE’s last contract and will become a free agent next month. – WON https://t.co/vKcPkcLEMG
Up to date according to Dave Meltzer Wrestling Observer Newsletter, former NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai has declined to sign her new contract offer from WWE and could be a free agent next month. He added that she wants to return to Japan after her contract expires.
“Io Shirai has not signed her latest contract offer. She will be a free agent next month if she doesn’t sign her new contract. She had told people in Japan that after her contract expired, she wanted to return to Japan and be closer to her family,” said Dave Meltzer.
Io Shirai signed with WWE in 2018 and competed in the Mae Young Classic where she reached the finals before losing to Toni Storm. She had a great run in NXT and even won the NXT Women’s Championship.
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