WWE Rumor Roundup: SmackDown Women's Star reacts to Batista being single, Superstar to get a monster heel push - 24th November 2019
It's Survivor Series weekend and naturally enough, a lot is happening in the world of WWE.
However, the WWE PPV is just one part of the bigger landscape as there are many interesting stories from other sources that feature in today's roundup.
Batista is back in the news for a comment he made on Twitter that has kickstarted a long thread of reactions on the social media site. The WWE Untold edition focussing on Sting brought to light some incredible stories about the WWE Hall of Famer that were previously unknown.
A top WWE tag team got a new entrance theme song at a recent live event as well.
A roundup these days can't be complete without CM Punk and today's lineup is no different. Elsewhere, reports of Vince McMahon being high on two NXT Superstars were also revealed. There was also a disconcerting update about the company's stance towards injury-prone Superstars.
As you may have realized, we have quite a diverse collection of stories today, so buckle up and enjoy the ride:
#1 Vince McMahon likes two NXT Superstars
Vince McMahon knows a potential Superstar when he sees one and he may have found two top future names for the main roster in NXT.
As revealed in a report from WrestlingNews, the WWE boss has become a big fan of Matt Riddle and Keith Lee.
As per the report, Vince McMahon was overheard praising Keith Lee backstage and it is being speculated that the towering NXT Superstar could be in line for a monster heel push once he gets the permanent call-up to the big leagues.
While Lee has the size and charisma to be successful on the main roster, it was additionally reported that he is quite well-liked backstage which has further improved his chances of having a positive impact on the main roster.
McMahon has also keenly been following the rise of Matt Riddle, and he believes that the controversial NXT Superstar is similar to a young Shawn Michaels.
A source relayed the following information to WrestlingNews:
“Vince like guys like Shawn who have that rebel mentality and he sees some of Shawn in Matt. Matt can rub some people the wrong way but he’s a good guy and he will do great when Vince calls him up. I think he’s a future world champion. Vince will try to tweak him but his personality will get him far.”
It was also speculated that Vince McMahon considered the NXT brand invasion angle to be a big success as it helped bring some freshness to RAW and SmackDown. It was added that while WWE wants to go back to a hard brand split after Survivor Series, they could use main roster stars in NXT if ratings go south in the future.
"How can you not do it again? What if [AEW] wins on Wednesday? So they are just going to do business as usual? I think we’ll see more crossover stuff on NXT if ratings drop this week.” H/t Credit: WrestlingNews