Rumor Roundup: Jacob Fatu & Sol Ruca injuries, Clash In Italy, Enzo & Cass, more!

Late injuries may be forcing WWE to make changes to this weekend’s Clash In Italy card. Let’s see what today’s rumors have to say about it! Top rumor of the day: Jacob Fatu’s status for Clash In Italy Due to injury concerns , there are questions about whether or not Jacob Fatu will be medically cleared in time for his scheduled match on Sunday at Clash In Italy against World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns. The latest update on Fatu’s status comes from Cory Hays at False Finish , who says WWE is “under the assumption that Jacob will be fine by Sunday.” However, they are “currently looking into potential pivots” in case he can’t work the Tribal Combat main event. That at least sounds a little more hopeful about Fatu making the match than last night’s update , but there’s still room for fans to speculate about possible replacements like CM Punk, LA Knight, or even Danhausen. The rest of the rumors! The odds at BetOnline now say that Becky Lynch is favored to beat Sol Ruca at Clash In Italy, which could be related to Becky’s claim that Ruca isn’t medically cleared to compete. It’s also noteworthy that there is no favorite in the WWE championship match between Cody Rhodes and GUNTHER. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter says there’s been talk of adding a new member to The Vision (besides Maxxine Dupri) even before Logan Paul got injured and underwent triceps surgery . Per The Observer, it’s “unexpected” that El Grande Americano aka Ludwig Kaiser’s push will be affected by his arrest for battery . For whatever it’s worth, betting markets expect that Kaiser’s Grande will beat Chad Gable’s Grande tonight in the Mask vs. Mask match at AAA Noche de Los Grandes in Mexico. WON also claims that WWE’s current plan is for Enzo Amore to “ be in NXT soon .” However, there hasn’t been much discussion internally on Big Cass returning . PW Insider heard that Stephanie Vaquer isn’t expected to travel to Italy even though there were pitches for her to appear on Raw. The outlet also notes that Drew McIntyre has “ completed filming on Highlander in Scotland.” A former “high ranking” NJPW official told F4WOnline’s Dave Meltzer that one reason why Bushiroad sold controlling interest in the promotion for lower value than expected is because “without a clear post-Tanahashi commercial draw locked in, the ceiling on what a buyer will underwrite is limited.” However, this person also believes that “if the company shopped it around more they could have gotten a higher valuation.” Regarding TNA’s decision to not have Leon Slater break the record for the longest X-Division championship reign, Meltzer indicates it may be related to “the belief is Slater is gone to WWE or AEW when his contract is up.”