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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>1. John Cena&#8217;s Plans for WrestleMania 36</strong></h2>



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<p>John Cena hasn&#8217;t wrestled a match on a single pay-per-view in 2019 as he has been busy with his movie projects and other commitments. His last WrestleMania appearance was earlier this year where he reprised his Dr. Thuganomics gimmick to encounter Elias in a mostly non-wrestling capacity. </p>



<p>According to WrestleVotes, Cena wants to do &#8220;something substantial&#8221; at WrestleMania 36 that is &#8220;more than just an appearance.&#8221;</p>



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<p>Considering the fact that Cena lives in Tampa, Florida, where WrestleMania 36 is being held, it is highly possible that the 16-time world champion could have a significant role to play at the show.</p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>2. WWE Wants To Prevent Ric Flair From Signing With AEW</strong></h2>



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<p>It&#8217;s been recently reported that Ric Flair&#8217;s WWE contract is set to end by the end of the year and he will be a free agent going into 2020. Flair said that he was cleared for in-ring action ahead of Crown Jewel PPV but WWE nixed the plan he was supposed to have with Hulk Hogan.</p>



<p>It is a known fact that Flair is good friends with AEW President Tony Khan and signing up with AEW will open up new business opportunities for both him and AEW. WWE would definitely want to prevent that from happening as they want do not want to attach any other promotion&#8217;s names to Flair.</p>



<p>The situation is more complicated because Flair has been involved in a dispute with WWE over its use of &#8220;The Man&#8221; to promote current Raw women&#8217;s champion, Becky Lynch. Infamous for his dirty tactics inside the ring, we are yet to see what tactics would Flair use in real life.</p>







<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>3. Cain Velasquez Booked For Royal Rumble 2020</strong></h2>



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<p>Cain Velasquez debuted against Brock Lesnar in a losing effort this past October at WWE Crown Jewel. He is currently contemplating having stem cell treatments to avoid knee surgery ahead of ‘Mania and yet to make his next televised appearance in WWE.</p>



<p>The <em>Wrestling Observer Newsletter</em> reports that WWE has booked Velasquez for the first pay-per-view of 2020, and he is among the favorites to win the 30-Man Royal Rumble match in January. A victory would set him up for a rematch against WWE Champion Lesnar at WrestleMania 36.</p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>4. Undefeated Streak for Bray Wyatt?</strong></h2>



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<p>Ever since Bray Wyatt revived himself with the Firefly Fun House and The Fiend gimmick, his career has reached new heights and the WWE Universe is completely into it. WWE has used undefeated streaks to establish new stars and Wyatt is next in line to be its most unstoppable superstar.</p>



<p>Paul Davis of <em>WrestlingNews.co</em> is reporting that WWE is planning to give a lengthy unbeaten streak to Bray Wyatt until it finds the right man to defeat “The Fiend”.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“Whatever is happening with Bryan extends beyond his feud with Wyatt and WWE has bigger plans for The Fiend…There are no plans to take the Universal Title off of Wyatt, which means he will still be the champion after Survivor Series. In fact, there are big plans for him at WrestleMania. I don’t know who he will be facing but a few people have been considered, including Roman Reigns…One WWE source who is close to the creative process told me that Wyatt will be in one of the main event matches at WrestleMania so expect to see his push continue and they are working on ways to keep him strong. The idea is to make sure he’s not pinned until they find the right person to beat him.” &#8211; Paul Davis</p></blockquote>







<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>5. WWE To Push Two Simultaneous Feuds On RAW With Rey Mysterio</strong></h2>



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<p>Superstars are usually involved in one feud at a time and that&#8217;s how the company has pushed the storylines so far. However, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that WWE is planning to push multiple feuds with Rey Mysterio being involved in both.</p>



<p>WWE has already booked a feud between Humberto Carrillo and Andrade with the idea of getting both the Superstars over. On last week&#8217;s RAW, Rey Mysterio rushed in to stop Andrade from beating down Carrillo at ringside. At the same time, Mysterio is also involved in a feud between Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. Rollins and the AOP beatdown Mysterio on the same show, for aiding Kevin Owens.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>&#8220;For Raw, current ideas are to push Carrillo and Andrade in a program to try and get both over, as well as Andrade with Mysterio, and Mysterio with Rollins &amp; AOP and Rollins with Owens. It’s having top guys with two different programs instead of one.&#8221;</p></blockquote>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>5. Asuka vs. Becky Lynch For Royal Rumble 2020?</strong></h2>



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<p>WWE has been planning a match between Asuka and Becky Lynch for a while now, and according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it could happen at Royal Rumble 2020. The report states that Paul Heyman has already been planning this for a few months now.</p>



<p>Asuka retained her WWE SmackDown Women&#8217;s title by defeating Lynch clean at Royal Rumble 2019 as the original plan for Asuka was to challenge Lynch for the title after WrestleMania 35. But as well know, the program was dropped post WrestleMania and the decision has been reportedly taken to rebuild the feud once again. If all goes well, we can see some great storytelling and great feud between The Man and The Empress of Tomorrow.</p>



<p><strong>As ever, wrestling fans are reminded that the above are just rumors and should not be taken at face value as facts.</strong> </p>

Rumor Roundup December 21: John Cena WrestleMania Plans, Bray Wyatt Undefeated Streak, Asuka vs Becky Lynch

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