Shopping for or Promoting Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns Plans and Newest WWE Rumors

The fallout from WrestleMania 39 has created a near-unmatchable, historic buzz on the rumor mill.

A lot of it stems from the gorgeous outcomes of the two-night occasion, beginning proper on the prime with Cody Rhodes’ loss to unified champion Roman Reigns and his sudden pivot to an enormous feud with Brock Lesnar on the Uncooked after ‘Mania.

A part of it, although, is the sudden announcement of WWE’s sale to Endeavor, which now hangs within the background of each determination across the firm, large and small. Each growth will now move by way of this filter that wonders who, why and the way on an even bigger scale than up to now.

As such, now is an ideal time to step again and have a look at probably the most noteworthy current buzz and whether or not followers can purchase or promote.

WWE shocked onlookers fairly a bit over a 24-hour span with Rhodes shedding to Reigns then getting the stuffing beat out of him by Lesnar to start out a brand new feud.

However based on Fightful Choose (h/t Wrestling Headlines’ Marc Middleton), this was at all times the plan, to the purpose Lesnar knew in regards to the reserving plans a minimum of a month earlier than ‘Mania.

It will smack like harm management by WWE amid hypothesis that Vince McMahon elbowed his means again into the inventive room, bumping apart Triple H within the course of.

However honestly? It is a main purchase. Rhodes returning to WWE, getting into thirtieth within the Royal Rumble, profitable that and being the late entry to the Bloodline saga to truly dethrone Reigns was means, means too simple.

A Rhodes loss extends the Bloodline story, lets Reigns hit 1,000 days, retains The Rock on the desk as an possibility and makes Rhodes’ story extra engrossing as he overcomes Lesnar and different obstacles.

The cautious storytelling resulting in ‘Mania for years meant each outcomes had been very interesting. WWE selected the higher possibility, and it ought to present over the long run if that cautious method continues.

Verdict: Shopping for

LA Knight was a notable omission from ‘Mania proceedings through the two-night affair.

Given Knight’s reputation with followers, that led to some hypothesis that he had a phase outright nixed, doubtlessly due to inventive modifications. And based on WRKD (h/t Randall Ortman of Cageside Seats), Knight had a fast phase with Bobby Lashley minimize out.

Nevertheless it’s an fascinating factor to think about within the context of the present. Lashley nonetheless received his phase celebrating his Andre the Large Memorial Battle Royal win from the SmackDown earlier than ‘Mania.

As a complete, WrestleMania 39 was methodical in its construction. Occasions meant to assist crowds take a breather between enormous and draining matches resembling Pat McAfee vs. The Miz and others had been blatant. If a Famous person as over as Knight merely wasn’t on the cardboard (and he wasn’t the one one, with Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss as notable omissions), then he probably simply wasn’t within the plans.

Verdict: Promoting

As for Reigns, phrase is the undisputed common champion will not seem on WWE’s subsequent large occasion, Backlash on Might 6.

In keeping with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Publication (h/t Felix Upton of Ringside Information), as of the Monday after Uncooked, there aren’t any plans for Reigns on the present.

And whereas Reigns has each males’s prime titles round his waist, why would he flip round and have a match that shortly? From a storyline perspective, there isn’t any new challenger for Reigns proper now, particularly because the narrative focus turns to his eventual breakup with The Usos because the Bloodline continues to break down.

A part of which may simply be Paul Heyman’s involvement (or just Reigns’ distrust) in Brock Lesnar attacking Cody Rhodes, establishing that feud. That feud may simply headline Backlash, as may the Unhealthy Bunny and Rey Mysterio in opposition to Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio feud WWE appears to be constructing for the Puerto Rico-based premium dwell occasion.

For now, there’s greater than sufficient on the slate as headline objects, which suggests WWE doesn’t must rush the Reigns-centric storylines.

Verdict: Shopping for

AEW gained the newest, best alleged bidding battle for a high-profile free agent, with Jay White debuting on the April 5 version of Dynamite.

Followers understandably speculated that White would garner a bunch of curiosity inside WWE, to the purpose Fightful’s Will Washington (h/t Ortman) had tweeted that a number of individuals throughout the firm anticipated him to signal there.

And based on Fightful Choose (h/t Ortman), each Triple H and William Regal had curiosity in making the signing occur earlier than the corporate “failed to speak correctly alongside the method.”

It is exhausting to think about WWE would have botched communication with White had there been severe curiosity on the corporate’s half. White at all times felt extra like an AEW signing given his a number of appearances on tv with the corporate during the last 12 months and his robust ties with Superstars on the roster.

Verdict: Promoting