Roman Reigns' title challenger for Mexico City Raw still uncertain

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Who is Roman Reigns defending his world title against when Raw comes to Mexico City? Let’s see what today’s rumors have to say about it! Top rumor of the day: Roman Reigns’ world title challenger on Raw in Mexico City Following WWE’s announcement that there will be a tournament to determine Roman Reigns’ world title challenger on the Sept. 14 episode of Raw in Mexico City, there has been a lot of talk about which luchador will be the chosen one for that major spot. Could it be former Intercontinental Champion Penta? What about LA Knight wearing a luchador mask as El LA Knight? For whatever it’s worth, Wrestling Observer Live’s Bryan Alvarez indicates that WWE’s current plan is for El Grande Americano (aka Ludwig Kaiser) to win the tournament and challenge Reigns in Mexico City next month. However, Alvarez adds the caveat that El Grande vs. Reigns is “unconfirmed and not locked in.” Americano is currently scheduled to challenge Dominik Mysterio for the AAA Mega Championship at TripleMania 34, which takes place right before Raw in Mexico City. That means he could be walking into the Mexico City Raw as the brand new AAA Mega Champion for this rumored title match against Reigns. The rest of the rumors! In response to speculation and uncertainty about what WWE will do with its annual Hall of Fame ceremony when WrestleMania 43 goes to Saudi Arabia next year, Saudi Arabia General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al-Sheikh said the WWE HOF ceremony will definitely take place in Riyadh. During an interview with Joel Pearl and Fightful Overbooked, Samoa Joe didn’t rule out returning to AEW in time for All In at Wembley Stadium at the end of this month. It sounds like he’s close to the end of production for Twisted Metal. When asked about Baron Corbin not having a run in AEW before returning to WWE, PWInsider’s Dave Scherer suggested that AEW’s in-ring style being “more dangerous than WWE” could have been a factor, because that is “a big turn off to a lot of wrestlers.” Former WWE star Joe Gacy told Casa D-18 Studios that Alexa Bliss joining the Wyatt Sicks “was always supposed to happen eventually,” going back to the first meeting about the group’s creative direction. He never heard about anyone else potentially joining the faction. When asked about Eddie Kingston’s return to AEW programming for the Continental Cup, Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio that “there’s a reason” why Eddie has been stuck on ROH in recent months. He didn’t specify what that reason is, but talked as if it’s related to Eddie’s lack of mobility after coming back from a horrific broken leg. Discuss these rumors in the comments below, and share your takes on any topic in The Feed!

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Did Brock Lesnar just trick everyone with another fake retirement this week? Let’s see what today’s rumors have to say about it! Top rumor of the day: Brock Lesnar’s return at WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia Even though Brock Lesnar officially announced his retirement this week on The Pat McAfee Show, WrestleVotes Radio says there are “high-ranking officials” in WWE who think there will be plans for The Beast at WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia next year. The belief is that Lesnar will return to wrestle again on that card if he gets a huge payday from the government of Saudi Arabia. And even if he is truly done in the ring, Brock will probably be back in WWE that weekend to be the headliner for the Hall of Fame Class of 2027. For whatever it’s worth, Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer claims it “was always the plan” for Brock to retire after SummerSlam in Minnesota. However, the word “retire” doesn’t really mean anything in pro wrestling, so it wouldn’t be a big surprise at all if he decides to wrestle again in WWE. The rest of the rumors! According to Wrestling Observer Live’s Bryan Alvarez, “WWE is claiming that it is not going to be Roman Reigns and El Grande [Americano]” fighting over the world title on Raw in Mexico City next month. Meltzer says WWE’s mindset is that they will be doing a favor to whichever Mexican wrestler loses to Roman on that episode of Raw. Alvarez indicates there are “rumblings” that Rhea Ripley will officially vacate the WWE women’s championship following knee surgery, because she’s probably “gonna be gone a long, long time.” WrestleVotes mentioned that WWE had serious discussions about going with a two night format for the 2027 Royal Rumble event in Phoenix. The current belief is that it will remain a one night event, but this might be the final year that’s the case. Votes says the word backstage in WWE is that Roxanne Perez is “maybe a potential push” for some time down the line. The outlet was also told by a source close to the situation that when Trick Williams unveiled his furry custom U.S. title on SmackDown, there was “no expectation internally” that he would be losing it less than one month later. Per Fightful Select, a source with direct knowledge says SummerSlam 2029 will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is likely part of WWE’s deal to bring Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and WrestleMania PLEs to Lucas Oil Stadium. Discuss these rumors and others in the comments below, and share your takes on any topic in The Feed!