Welcome to the 19 August edition of Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WWE News Roundup where we discuss all the top stories making rounds in the world of sports entertainment juggernaut. Today’s piece will include topics about Rhea Ripley and Roman Reigns, among others.
Also, a former champion’s status with the company has been the talking point in the wrestling world over the last few days. So without wasting any further time, let’s begin.
#1. Rhea Ripley teases new romance in WWE
Rhea Ripley recently suffered a heartbreaking betrayal as Dominik Mysterio turned on her to side with Liv Morgan. Following the shocking turn of events, Mami has teased a new romance in WWE, this time with record-breaking tag team champion Jey Uso as she was seen wearing a ‘Yeet’ bracelet.
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Rhea and Jey have already teased a romantic storyline on TV programming. With Mami and Damian Priest currently outnumbered against the new Judgment Day, they could certainly take help from the former Bloodline member.
#2. Veteran heaps praise on Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns is undoubtedly the biggest name in the pro wrestling world today. The Original Tribal Chief recently turned babyface and has received an overwhelming response from fans.
Speaking on Sportskeeda’s The Wrestling Outlaws, former WWE Superstar EC3 recently heaped praise on Reigns, noting that he has reached a level not many will reach in their lives.
“Like Roman, I saw the reaction he had in that SmackDown segment. I was like he’s reached the next level, the highest level of over you can reach. But you can’t really get everybody there. Not everyone is gonna have a five-year title reign and tell conclusively great stories with merit through that entire time and have great opponents to not only beat but dominate sometimes.”
Roman Reigns is currently feuding with The Bloodline led by Solo Sikoa on SmackDown. He suffered a beatdown on the blue brand this past Friday.
#3. Asuka secretly released from WWE?
Asuka has been away from WWE TV for the last three months owning an injury. The Empress of Tomorrow was recently moved to the miscellaneous section while her Damage CTRL stablemates are listed as babyfaces in the internal roster list. This has raised questions about the former RAW Women’s Champion’s status with the company.
EC3 shared his thoughts on the same during Sportskeeda’s The Wrestling Outlaws show. The veteran stated that he would start looking for a new job if he were in Asuka’s shoes:
“I would probably begin looking for another job… I don’t know about that (about Asuka being listed as Miscellaneous).”
Asuka was a part of the WWE Japan tour recently. While she did not compete in in-ring action, the female star was present ringside during her stablemates’ matches and the chances of her getting fired are close to nil.
