WWE Top Five Rumors of the week and analysis: 24 April, 2017

WWE has no plans for Paige

The WWE Universe witnessed some major surprises this past week. The biggest one was, undoubtedly, the rise of Jinder Mahal. The Maharaja was crowned the new number one contender for the WWE championship at SmackDown and this broke the internet.

Apart from Mahal’s surprising push, a lot of other talking points poked up in wrestling fan circles this week.

There were rumours of WWE’s plans for Baron Corbin and the Bollywood Boyz. The future of Eva Marie and Paige also featured on the rumour mill. In this piece, we will be listing down these and other notable rumours from the week that went by.

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#5 Baron Corbin to be repackaged

Corbin to be repackaged?

The Rumour: According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE is planning to repackage Baron Corbin so that they can push him further.

The Potential: It’s understandable that the WWE wants to push Corbin. However, the need for repackaging him is questionable because The Lone Wolf’s current character arguably works for him. It is closer to what Corbin is in his real life and this makes it easier for him to connect with the fans.

However, as WWE is known for making eyebrow-raising decisions, Corbin could get a new look soon.

The fallout: Changing Corbin’s character at this point of time is likely to go wrong in this writer’s opinion. If WWE is going for minor changes, it might not have an impact. But if the character as a whole is going to be changed, it would hinder the momentum that Corbin currently has.