Rumor Roundup (July 6, 2026): Sheamus leaving WWE, CM Punk return, Bad Bunny, more!

Sheamus gone from WWE The big news of the weekend came in yesterday when it was reported by Fightful that Sheamus will be leaving WWE at the expiration of his contract. It wasn’t made clear exactly when that will be but fans have noticed that at some point during the evening, he was moved to the Alumni section of WWE.com. He also changed his name on Twitter to S. Farrelly. The Wrestling Observer has stated this is identical to the situation The New Day were in, where they were offered restructured deals and turned it down . Dave Meltzer gave no indication on his possibly signing with AEW, simply saying “it will be interesting” to see if they do sign him. He also said he assumes some of the pending free agents later this month — New Day, Alesiter Black, Zoey Stark, etc — will end up in AEW but not all. To wrap it up on at least something of a good note, WrestleVotes made sure to say Sheamus is “one of the most, if not THE most respected talents in today’s locker room.” Other rumors floating around CM Punk returning at Raw tonight is something that has been talked about but Dave Meltzer said in The Daily Update that “we have not been told 100 percent it’s on.” Bad Bunny could be returning to a wrestling ring but for AAA instead of WWE proper. Rey Mysterio teased as much and now Bryan Alvarez is saying there’s something to that. Some folks noticed WWE used the name “Reina Volcan” in the URL for a post on her debut, which would indicate that’s the name she’ll use in NXT going forward. WrestleVotes has noted the idea of SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis making an in-ring return has been talked about internally multiple times since he’s been in his current role. It appears as though it’s going to happen at SummerSlam .