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We have already reported that The Champ was spotted in New York already giving substance to speculation that the multi-time WWE Champion will most certainly have a role to play at the grand stage. The rumors of his matches have ranged from him facing Kurt Angle to him being the one to interrupt Elias’ musical performance at Wrestlemania. However, a WWE veteran has added a new twist to the ongoing speculation by putting out a rather interesting tweet....

While it was initially thought that the Deadman won’t make to this year’s Show of Shows, WrestleVotes has confirmed that he would indeed be making his presence felt at the event in New Jersey. In case you didn’t know… Ever since losing to the team of Triple H and Shawn Michaels at Crown Jewel last year, The Phenom has been enjoying his time away from the spotlight of the WWE....

In case you didn’t know… Kurt Angle is widely regarded by many as one of the greatest professional wrestling performers of all time. After a long and illustrious career as an active pro wrestling competitor, Angle competed in his retirement match at WrestleMania 35, in a losing effort against Baron Corbin. Despite being involved in a brief wrestling segment on the RAW after ‘Mania – which saw Angle beat down Corbin – it has been confirmed that Angle has indeed retired from in-ring competition....

If not, then that is exactly what WWE wants to change; as the company reportedly wants to make Seth Rollins cool. As per the Observer, WWE’s bid to make Rollins cool is the reason behind his backstage segment with Street Profits on RAW. In case you didn’t know… The Architect recently lost the Universal Championship to Brock Lesnar after the Beast decided to cash-in his MITB Contract on Rollins at Extreme Rules....

In case you didn’t know… Being from Brooklyn, there was a lot of speculation that Taz may well have been inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, having had an incredible in-ring career in ECW and a great stint as a broadcaster in WWE, with Taz himself admitting that his WWE in-ring career failed to live up to expectation. After his WWE career, though, Taz became the Human Broadcast Machine, having a daily wrestling show where the ECW star has been openly critical of WWE, as he has complimentary, but stated that his openness and honesty may well have cost him a place in WWE’s good books and potentially a HOF slot, joking with most negative remarks that his comments would keep him out of the Hall of Fame, and to tell his wife she won’t need to dig out her orange dress any time soon...

El Hijo del Fantasma, also known as King Cuerno in LU, was one of those Superstars. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that he will be joining the WWE in September. Wrestletalk.com carried news of the potential addition to WWE. In case you didn’t know . . . Fantasma primarily wrestled in Mexico in both CMLL and AAA but gained notoriety in the United States during Lucha Underground’s four-year run....

It will be interesting to see who will be facing The Champ at the Grandest Stage of Them All. In case you didn’t know… John Cena is a former 16-time WWE Champion. Although hailed as The Greatest of All Time, Cena has taken a more part-time role with WWE as of now focusing more on his Hollywood career. John Cena was last seen on the 1st January edition of SmackDown where he competed in a Mixed Tag Team match against Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega along with his Tag Team partner Becky Lynch....

However, according to Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Radio, Sullivan still hasn’t made it backstage, putting his rumoured WrestleMania 35 match against John Cena in serious jeopardy. In case you didn’t know… Lars Sullivan was supposed to debut either late December or early January, taking out John Cena after he declared entry into the Royal Rumble match. This was supposed to set up a WrestleMania feud between the two, but Sullivan reportedly suffered an anxiety attack and was sent home....

A majority of the WWE Universe wasn’t happy when Charlotte Flair was added to the match, but Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio has an interesting reason why Vince McMahon and WWE did it. In case you didn’t know… After winning the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble match, Becky Lynch chose to face off against Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35, finally getting her hands on the former UFC star after their first match at Survivor Series was nixed following Lynch’s concussion....

The reason why, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin, is that WWE’s decision-makers want to limit Wyatt’s appearances in order to allow his new character to feel “special”. The Fiend vs. Finn Balor After Goldberg’s destructive victory over Dolph Ziggler, the shortest match of the night at SummerSlam came when Bray Wyatt’s new persona, “The Fiend”, defeated Finn Balor on his in-ring debut. Prior to the match, which only lasted 3 minutes and 25 seconds, “The Fiend” used a remix of Wyatt’s “Live In Fear” as his music and carried a severed head down to ringside as a lantern during his entrance....

Speaking on the latest episode of Sportskeeda’s Dropkick DiSKussions podcast, Korey Gunz and Tom Colohue listed some of their favourite moments from the last 12 months, which included Kingston’s long-awaited first WWE Championship triumph. Kingston recently mentioned on The New Day’s Feel The Power podcast that Bryan was keen to lose the title to him at WrestleMania, and Colohue elaborated on that situation by revealing that “The Planet’s Champion” asked Vince McMahon on multiple occasions if he could drop the WWE Championship to his on-screen rival....

However, those plans seem to have been put on the backburner as Dana was jobbed out to Charlotte just days before WrestleMania. She does not have a spot on the Wrestlemania card either. In case you didn’t know… Charlotte and Dana Brooke have worked together with the latter serving as the Queen’s protégé. It all came burning down a couple of weeks ago on RAW when Charlotte humiliated Dana after her loss to Sasha Banks, finally driving Brooke to her breaking point....

Now, their next opponent may have been revealed, with a former rival retweeting an old warning from 2014. Braun Strowman has two superstars who seemingly want to help him In case you didn’t know… The Shield reunited on Raw, when Braun Strowman tried to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract for Roman Reigns’ Universal Title. ‘The Big Dog’ had been in the main event of the show, putting his Universal Championship on the line against Finn Balor....

According to Cageside Seats, rumour has it that the hip surgery the Deadman underwent recently, was done to ensure that he could appear somewhat regularly until Wrestlemania. However, Wrestlemania 33 will probably be the Undertaker’s last performance according to that same report. Although the exact date of his surgery has not been established, it is widely believed that the surgical intervention took place in the month of October. A series of tweets flooded the internet in October, which depicted Undertaker using crutches to walk....

On the other hand, a veteran Superstar who was lost in the shuffle stepped up to put up a memorable showing in the main event of the show. Big E was also able to successfully retain his Intercontinental Championship in a controversial match. So without any delays, let’s dive in and discuss the major talking points from this week’s SmackDown that have already gotten the WWE Universe buzzing. Do share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section....

Segment rating: B Shorty G & Ali vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode Roode started off strong and knocked down his former partner Shorty G with a Shoulder Tackle. Shorty G got an amazing takedown and then avoided a tackle. Roode took him down and tagged in Ziggler. G hit Ziggler with an Armdrag and took control. He then tags in Ali, who maintains the momentum for their team. Ali hit a Head-Scissors takedown for a near-fall, but soon enough Ziggler tagged Roode, who continued to batter Ali on the ground....

Is the Undertaker done for good? Well, no one exactly knows what’s next in store for The Undertaker. People backstage in WWE are also reportedly kept in the dark about The Undertaker’s future. WrestlingNews.co’s new report reveals that the WWE veteran’s retirement date is being kept a secret in WWE. Paul Davis of WrestlingNews.co was told that the writing staff has not been provided with hints or details about The Undertaker’s retirement....

In case you didn’t know… Hangman Page is currently one of the fastest rising stars in the Professional Wrestling business and the former ROH Breakout Star of the Year became one of the hottest sensations in the Pro Wrestling World when he joined The Bullet Club in 2016 at ROH: War of the Worlds. As a member of The Bullet Club, Page would go on to win his first championship in Ring of Honor, when he very recently won the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Titles alongside The Young Bucks and also made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the process....

But who could enter the match at Number 30, and realistically have the best chance of winning the whole thing? We all know that most Royal Rumbles do not pan out with Number 30 picking up the win, but Number 30 is a coveted spot, at least from a storyline point of view. Be sure to let me know who you would like in that spot, people. I would be very curious to know who would want as the winner of the match as well....

With the upcoming 2017 Rumble taking place in the Alamodome, which can hold up to 70,000 fans, WWE needs to entice fans with tantalising matches in order to pack the stadium. With the current plethora of talent WWE possesses on both brands, there are a variety of incredibly appealing matches that could be booked for the PPV. For WWE to deliver one of the best Rumble PPVs in years, in front of 70,000 at the Alamodome, here are 5 Matches We Must See at the Royal Rumble 2017, including dream matches, best friends turned enemies and a debuting star....