WWE Rumor Roundup: 4th member of Roman Reigns' WarGames team; backstage heat on Judgment Day member; potential Royal Rumble 2025 winners
Welcome to a stacked edition of Sportskeeda Wrestling's WWE Rumor Roundup, where we bring you the biggest stories of the day in the world of wrestling. Today, we have a huge update on Roman Reigns' WarGames team for Survivor Series.
Meanwhile, a few WWE Superstars are being considered to win the 2025 Royal Rumble. A certain Judgment Day member has received some backstage heat recently, while another one could be part of a historic match soon.
So, without further ado, let's get into today's WWE Rumor Roundup.
#1 Backstage heat on Carlito following WWE RAW
A minor backstage segment on this week's episode of WWE RAW caused quite a bit of controversy. Carlito reportedly went off-script after bumping into IYO SKY and Kairi Sane in Adam Pearce's office. The Judgment Day member uttered, "I gotta learn Chinese" despite the two of them being from Japan.
According to WrestleVotes during a live Q&A with Bill Apter on Backstage Pass, Carlito was not scripted to say that. As a result, he has some heat backstage in WWE:
"That line was unscripted, that was from Carlito. There was some heat on Carlito for it. I know speaking to people I talked to it did take them by surprise. So we'll see what happens out of it. I don't know how big a deal they're gonna make it, but probably not a great look for Carlito," said WrestleVotes.
#2 WWE's potential plans for Rhea Ripley vs. Dominik Mysterio
WrestleVotes also discussed plans for another angle involving The Judgment Day during the live Q&A with Bill Apter on Backstage Pass. Rhea Ripley's feud with Liv Morgan has gotten fans excited for a potential intergender match against Dominik Mysterio, who betrayed Mami at SummerSlam.
According to WrestleVotes, a match between Ripley and Mysterio has been discussed within the creative team. Some people backstage want it to happen, but it isn't known how far along the idea has gone:
"I know it’s been brought up. Unfortunately, I don’t know how high it has made it. There’s a real desire on some level of creative to do this match before the angle phases out," said WrestleVotes.
#3 The final man on Roman Reigns' WarGames team
Roman Reigns has reunited with Jimmy Uso, while Jey Uso is set to join them soon in the battle against the new Bloodline. However, this still leaves them one man short against Solo Sikoa's faction. Many expect Sami Zayn to join the OG Bloodline ahead of a potential WarGames match at Survivor Series.
However, according to Sportskeeda Wrestling's Dr. Chris Featherstone, that doesn't seem to be the case. He has reported Cody Rhodes will join Reigns' team in the WarGames Match against Solo's Bloodline:
Meanwhile, it looks like The American Nightmare's next Undisputed WWE Title feud will indeed be against Kevin Owens. However, as a result, Rhodes may end up going three months without a televised title defense.
#4 Potential winners of the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble Match
Up to five huge names are reportedly in contention to win the 30-man Royal Rumble Match next year. Among them are John Cena and The Rock, both of whom are expected to return to WWE when RAW moves to Netflix.
WrestleVotes mentioned the two of them while discussing potential Royal Rumble winners alongside Bill Apter on Backstage Pass. He further stated that Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins could also win the match, depending on which world title the winner will challenge for:
"Just in conversation I’ve heard names and they’re all names that you expect to be there. Roman Reigns, John Cena. You know if it’s for the world title, I’d look for CM Punk or Seth Rollins to be the winner. But even The Rock is a possibility. So, someone at the very top of the card is the one I’d imagine standing tall at the end," said WrestleVotes.
Watch the full Live Q&A only on Backstage Pass.