GUNTHER's travel decision alters match plans for Crown Jewel event

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Lead Rumor: GUNTHER situation WWE has been building to a GUNTHER vs. Demon Finn Balor match on television of late. As it turns out, that match was supposed to happen at the Crown Jewel premium live event this past weekend in Saudi Arabia. It did not. The reason why is noteworthy. According to the Wrestling Observer, GUNTHER decided he didn’t want to travel to Riyadh. That’s when a change was made. Balor, it should be noted, also didn’t want to make the trip but seemingly would have if GUNTHER had agreed to it. Apparently “the situation went back-and-forth” and that’s why we got everything we did on TV. It will be interesting to see what, if any, repercussions come from GUNTHER’s decision. Other rumors floating around According to WrestleVotes, Randy Orton won’t be back until after the holidays, as he’s not scheduled for Survivor Series or Wrestlepalooza. Rhea Ripley, meanwhile, is scheduled for Wrestlepalooza though it’s unclear if that means wrestling or simply making the trip for media and appearances. One more from Votes: WWE decided to turn Tiffany Stratton heel and put the title on her this way because they couldn’t get her over as a megastar babyface. They don’t care about dislikes to her title win on social media. PW Insider clarified today that the vast majority of talent flew into Bahrain and then were bussed to Riyadh for Crown Jewel. The return trip saw them fly from Riyadh to Bahrain and then transfer to a flight that gave them a direct path to Greenville for Raw. Donovan Dijak announced he’s finished with MLW and is a free agent but the The Daily Update claims he never actually had a contract with the promotion so he was always a free agent. They also say others could be leaving MLW because “they are keeping to a budget” and want to sign two “more expensive stars” because they believe that will be better for their business. You heard anything? Share it! Or just talk about all this.