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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>1. CM Punk Teases Royal Rumble Return</strong></h2>



<p>WWE’s first pay-per-view of 2020, Royal Rumble takes place this Sunday and fans are keeping an eye out for potential surprise returns at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.</p>



<p>For their respective in-ring return, <strong>Edge</strong> and <strong>Paige</strong> must get medically cleared but <strong>CM Punk</strong> need only make a phone call and restore his relationship with WWE.</p>



<p>WWE On FOX recently asked which Superstar would possibly make a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble. The Second City Saint dropped yet another tease in the form of <strong>Savio</strong> <strong>Vega</strong>’s “<strong>Kwang</strong>” persona.</p>



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<p>WWE On Fox responded with a picture of Punk from when he invaded MKE Wrestling’s event for a quick GTS this past April. The ex-Superstar replied back with a <strong>Conor McGregor</strong> meme.</p>



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>2. Matt Hardy Likely AEW-Bound</strong></h2>



<p>It’s been nine months since <strong>Jeff Hardy</strong> last competed in a WWE ring. On April 9, 2019, <strong>The Hardy Boyz </strong>defeated <strong>The Usos</strong> for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Jeff’s untimely hiatus has led to <strong>Matt Hardy</strong>’s sudden downfall and the latter is likely headed to AEW once his current contract expires.</p>



<p>Matt has been on a losing streak in recent weeks and got squashed by <strong>Erick Rowan</strong> on the latest edition of <a href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/results/wwe-raw-results-and-takeaways-jan-20-rollins-and-murphy-are-new-champions-mysterio-fails-again/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Monday Night RAW (opens in a new tab)">Monday Night RAW</a>. His latest loss allowed him to trend worldwide on Twitter and the multi-time tag team champion tweeted that there aren’t any more WWE appearances left for him in the near future.</p>



<p>Rumors suggest that Hardy would soon be revealed as the leader of <strong>The Dark Order </strong>in AEW.</p>



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>3. Killer Kross WWE-Bound</strong></h2>



<p><strong>Killer Kross</strong> is the hottest free agent on WWE’s radar at the moment and reportedly had a meeting with <strong>Paul “Triple H” Levesque </strong>this past week.</p>



<p>While a surprise debut at the Royal Rumble could still be on the cards, WWE has seemingly confirmed Kross for WrestleMania 36.</p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.patreon.com/fightful" target="_blank">Fightful Select </a>reports that although Kross’ WrestleMania status is a lock, there has been a complete denial when asked about the meeting from the previous week.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>&#8220;I was told pretty directly to not expect <strong>Killer Kross</strong> to be available for bookings during WrestleMania week.&#8221;</p></blockquote>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>4. EC3 Injury Update</strong></h2>



<p><strong>EC3</strong> was sidelined with a concussion after working his last match in October. The former NXT Superstar hasn’t had a good time since his main roster debut and things don’t seem to get any better for him.</p>



<p>Fightful Select reports that EC3 is “progressing well” but doesn’t have a return timetable just yet.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>&#8220;We’re told after a slow start. <strong>EC3</strong> is progressing well after sustaining a concussion months ago.&#8221;</p></blockquote>



<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 Jan 21: Matt Hardy’s Future, CM Punk’s Return, Killer Kross, EC3

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