Today we present you " 14 Backstage Leaks for 2019 Currently Circulating Around WWE"
14) Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas wins the Royal Rumble
As a former NXT Champion,
there’s no denying the natural talent and charisma of Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas.
Since debuting on SmackDown in May 2018
Almas has continued his winning ways,
despite being given very few feuds,
and even fewer title opportunities.
Almas’ resolve has reportedly impressed Vince McMahon,
with the rumor being
that the Boss has a huge push for him and Zelena Vega in the future.
That push could begin at the Royal Rumble,
where Almas has become a dark horse favourite to win the 30-man match,
earning the Mexican sensation a world title match at WrestleMania 35.
Whether Almas would actually win the title at the show is a different matter
but just winning the Rumble would still be a huge accolade
for the 29-year-old.
13) WWE becomes The Elite
The Elite have become one of the hottest things in wrestling today
with the Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes
and the rest of the group taking over the indie scene with their incredible matches and captivating stories.
With each member brings something different to the table,
the group have proven themselves in
and outside the ring,
with their popular Being the Elite YouTube channel,
and ALL IN event proving their adaptability.
While the entire team have rejected deals from Ring Of Honor,
it has been rumoured that the WWE
are hoping to sign the entire group in 2019,
perhaps to get a lot more indie fans to tune into WWE TV.
12) Daniel Cormier joins the commentary team
When SmackDown Live moves to Fox in 2019
there’s bound to be a lot of changes to the Blue brand.
The Network is reportedly hoping the WWE will push SmackDown as the A-Show,
overthrowing RAW,
and reportedly want to have UFC star
Daniel Cormier as part of the show.
Rather than follow in the footsteps of Ronda Rousey though
Cormier is reportedly eyeing up
a position behind the commentary desk .
Cormier, who is a known wrestling fan,
recently revealed he has been practicing to join WWE,
and had to recently postpone a commentary tryout,
showing that the WWE are clearly interested
in bringing him into the company,
if the right deal can be struck between the two.
11) Samoa Joe Dominates
When Samoa Joe joined the main roster in early 2017,
fans were hoping to see
the former two-time NXT Champion
continue his championship success.
But although he has been featured in
feuds for both the Universal
and WWE Championships
Joe is yet to capture any title on RAW
or SmackDown Live
Despite repeated losses against
then-WWE Champion AJ Styles in recent months,
Joe was very impressive throughout the feud,
and is expected to finally win the Big one in 2019.
With the Phenomenal One no longer holding the gold,
it seems that 2019 could finally be the year
of the Samoan Submission machine.
10) Matt Hardy takes a backstage role
In the 20 years since he debuted in 1998,
Matt Hardy has entertained millions of fans,
whether as a part of Team Xtreme
or by himself.
Although Matt Hardy hasn't announced his retirement from the inring circle officially, its been rumored that he actually called it quits
and hasn’t appeared on WWE TV since.
Despite this absence,
Hardy has been very active on social media,
with his House Hardy special on the WWE Network
showing the company still has use for him.
One such use that is being rumoured
is that Hardy will take a backstage role,
joining the likes of former Superstars
such as Billy Kidman,
Road Dogg,
D-Von Dudley
and Tyson Kidd.
Hardy has already practiced for the role at Summerslam
and it seems like he’ll be producing more matches in the future.
9) Serena Williams joins the WWE
The WWE have always loved having a celebrity
help promote their brand,
with several actors,
musicians
and sportspeople helping to bring
a totally new audience to the show.
But according to leaks,
one athlete being rumoured for WrestleMania
is tennis star Serena Williams,
with Stephanie McMahon stating in interviews
that she’s eager to bring the 23-time Grand Slam winner to the show.
While it may seem like a very random pair,
, but the company has been clearly eyeing up Williams for a while,
even presenting her with a custom championship in January 2017.
Bringing Williams to WrestleMania
would definitely make headlines for the company
and when it comes to bringing iconic tennis stars
the WWE won’t do much better
than having her appear at the show.
8) #DIY Reunites
When Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano went their separate ways,
the breakup of the team was a truly heart-wrenching moment
to the fans of NXT.
After splitting, the pair
fought in one of the company’s best ever feuds
with Ciampa emerging the victor,
and captured the NXT Championship
from Aleister Black in July.
Despite the bad blood between Ciampa and Gargano,
it seems the WWE have plans
for the two to work together in 2019,
with Gargano’s heel turn being the first sign of this.
While this reunion may be brief,
putting the two back together would definitely be a popular decision,
as both men have proven themselves to be two huge stars of 2018,
and probably even bigger stars in 2019.
7) More Global Expansion
We all know that the WWE is the biggest company in the world,
but in 2018, the company decided to grow even bigger
debuting their NXT UK brand
following another successful tournament.
Whilethe new NXT brand has been very successful,
the show has split the wrestling community
with some seeing it as a huge opportunity for British stars,
and other calling it WWE trying to choke out the British indie scene.
Regardless of how fans feel,
it is clear that the WWE is hoping to make
their brand even bigger in 2019,
with planned Performance Centres around the world,
as well as rumoured
NXT brands in Mexico and Germany starting very soon.
6) Shane O’Mac turns heel
Ever since the Attitude Era,
the McMahon family have been the WWE’s ultimate heels,
using their wealth and powers like emperors
making it very easy for fans to hate Vince and Stephanie.
Yet since his return in 2016,
Shane McMahon has avoided being seduced by the dark-side,
but at Crown Jewel,
practically handed himself the title of Best In The World,
replacing The Miz in the tournament finals
against an exhausted Dolph Ziggler.
One huge leak from WWE is that WWE
hopes to turn Shane O’Mac heel in the near future,
the first heel run for McMahon since he worked alongside his father in 2006.
The rumor goes that a heel Shane would play an instrumental part
as the top heel on SmackDown
when the show moves to FOX in 2019.
5) Bray Wyatt leads a new family
When Matt Hardy retired from competition
he left behind Bray Wyatt,
with the eater of worlds barely being seen
since the Woke One hung up his boots.
Clearly the WWE aren’t sure what to do with Wyatt,
a familiar feeling for the former WWE champion
who has received start-stop pushes
since joining the main roster in 2013.
Now the current rumor is having Wyatt lead a new family,
which makes sense when you consider
that his initial run with Harper, Rown
and later Braun Strowman
may have been Bray at his very best.
This rumor gained much more mileage
when Bray Tweeted about this.
While it remains unclear who would be joining the Eater of Worlds,
Harper is expected to return,
and this idea makes a lot of sense
in helping revitalize the career of the former Husky Harris.
4) Triple H to gain more control
With each passing year,
it seems that Triple H gains more control of the WWE,
and that doesn’t look to be stopping anytime soon.
With NXT arguably being the best thing in the company,
and several former stars from the brand
now leading the main shows,
it seems that there’s nothing the Game can do wrong.
In 2019 therefore, it appears that the Game will be gaining more control
as Vince McMahon is reportedly slowing down his workload
no longer attending every taping,
and will be focusing more on the XFL.
Now with firm control over 205 Live,
and with recent ventures such as the Evolution pay per view
being led by his production crew,
it seems Triple H isn’t being passed the torch,
but taking it from his father-in-law.
3) More Saudi Arabia shows
In 2018, the WWE entered
a ten-year deal with Saudi Arabia,
promising multiple shows every year,
for what we all know, is a lot of money.
Despite this very profitable deal,
it seems that the decade-long agreement has been a PR nightmare for the company
with both the Greatest Royal Rumble
and Crown Jewel
being criticised by fans
and the media.
This PR only got worse in November,
when it transpired that John Cena and Daniel Bryan
both refused to compete at Crown Jewel,
a rebellion that the WWE had hoped to avoid
Despite this growing tension,
it seems the WWE will continue to put shows in the country in 2019
as the money being offered simply being too good to refuse.
2) Hulk Hogan returns full-time
When the WWE reinstated Hulk Hogan into their Hall of Fame,
many weren’t pleased, clearly still angry at the Hulkster
for his racist remarks that were leaked in 2015.
Being brought back to host the already-controversial Crown Jewel event
Hogan was met with a positive response from the Saudi crowd
though it’s unknown how he’d be greeted in the United States.
With WWE fully plugging his merchandise though
it’s clear the company is preparing to bring him back,
perhaps to a full-time role.
Only time will tell whether an American crowd will be as forgiving,
but it’s clear the company hopes so
as they look at bringing the Hulkster back in 2019.
1) Retiring the Undertaker, for good
When The Undertaker left his hat
in the ring at WrestleMania 33
many saw this as the end of
one of the most iconic Superstars in wrestling history.
This retirement however, was cut short
when the Deadman returned for WrestleMania 34,
and despite having multiple matches in 2018,
it’s clear his time is drawing to an end.
Having the Phenom retire for good in 2019
could be a truly perfect moment
as well as a career-defining one for whoever does the deed.
One name who keeps cropping up as a potential retirer is Drew McIntyre,
who could easily establish himself as the company’s top heel
if he did end the Phenom.
Regardless of who is the one, it’s clear that his time is near,
and The Undertaker should walk off into the sunset in 2019.
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