There have been several rumours circulating that WWE veteran, Goldust, may be on his way
out of the WWE. This was first heard on “Barnburner’s No Holds Barred” podcast when host, Joseph
Peisich [pay-sick] said, “…I heard a rumour and it’s interesting… I have heard that
Goldust may get a release by WWE and come to All Elite Wrestling. So that’s big news
there.” Goldust has been very supportive of his brother’s work with “All In”
and “All Elite Wrestling”, and he actually wanted to be a part of the historic “All
In” event but was refused by the WWE. The Bizarre One has gotten up to a lot of bizarre
things throughout the 20 odd years he’s been in the WWE and he’s shattered a lot
of dreams in the process… those poor people. But, at nearly 50-years-old, he’s still
got it, so a move to AEW might not be a bad choice. For The Bizarre One, it might really
be “Hasta la vista, baby”, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991.
This one might be a surprise to some, but Sasha Banks could be another name to the list
of those wanting to leave the WWE. This was hinted after she released the following tweet
on her Twitter account: “Holy I want to be like the revival”. The Revival have been
linked with a WWE exit after being unhappy with their position in the company and it
seems like Banks feels the same way. Scott Dawson of The Revival responded to Banks’
tweet with the message: “Don’t matter where we go, we’re stealing the show”,
to which Banks replied with a GIF saying, “Take me with you!” Sasha Banks has accomplished
pretty much all there is, winning the RAW Women’s championship a record-tying four
times, but she hasn’t won the new RAW Women’s tag team titles though. Considering how The
Legit Boss has been used over the past few months, you can’t really blame her for wanting
to leave.
Let’s be honest, the RAW tag team division is somewhat of a joke now and something else
that’s a joke is The Revival’s booking. Even Seth Rollins took a few shots at the
WWE for their treatment of The Revival. They are one of the most, if not the most underrated
tag team in the WWE today with incredible chemistry in the ring, yet they’ve never
won the RAW tag team championships. Given how they’ve been utilised on the main roster,
it’s no wonder The Top Guys want out of the company. Several reports, including that
of Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, have noted that The Revival have
indeed asked for their WWE release, following their controversial win over The Lucha House
Party. Could they be making a move to the newly formed, All Elite Wrestling? Interestingly,
Scott Dawson’s father released a tweet claiming that the WWE had asked The Revival to give
them three months to prove that things will change, but the tweet was deleted shortly
after. The Top Guys may well be signing out, but this time for good.
Throughout his whole career, Dolph Ziggler has been proving to everyone that he’s the
best in the world, only to lose to Shane McMahon, of all people, in the finals of the “The
Best in the World” tournament in Saudi Arabia. And, if that wasn’t already embarrassing
enough for him, he was eliminated by Shane O’Mac at Survivor Series 2018 in a similar
fashion. Perhaps, it’s reasons like this why The Showoff may be done with the company
he’s performed under for more than a decade. Multiple sources online have reported that
Ziggler may be finished with the WWE after he recently turned down an offer to become
a backstage producer and to add fuel to those claims, the former World Heavyweight Champion
is now using his real name in lieu of the name “Dolph Ziggler” on his Twitter account.
Not only that, but he’s also scheduled for an upcoming comedy tour
and he’s been advertising merchandise on Pro Wrestling Tees as opposed to the WWE shop.
All of this seemingly suggests that Ziggler may well be on his way out of the WWE and
it is believed that the WWE pushed Ziggler during possibly his last run to put over “The
Scottish Terminator”, Drew McIntyre.
Granted, it might be a bit of a stretch to say that Chris Jericho is done with the WWE,
so to speak, and please don’t add me to the list for this, but in his “Talk Is Jericho”
podcast, The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla revealed that he has no interest in returning
to the WWE anytime soon. He argued that if he went back to the WWE, he almost certainly
will not be a part of the main event and instead, will be demoted to a midcard role… you can’t
really argue with that, he’s got a point. Jericho has had a lot of success and creative
freedom outside of the WWE in New Japan Pro Wrestling and elsewhere, doing Jericho things.
He had an epic five-star match with Kenny Omega, he won the IWGP Intercontinental championship
and he’s been busy running the cruise of Jericho. The possibility of Jericho returning
to the WWE seems very slim at the moment, especially with him recently signing a three-year
deal with All Elite Wrestling. What’s interesting is that Jericho was removed from the WWE intro
and in addition, his profile was removed from the Superstars page to the alumni page on
the WWE website. So, will Y2J be returning or is he officially done with the WWE? It
could be three long years until we find out.