Welcome to the Grapevine! This section of Smark Henry is where we round up all the important founded and unfounded rumors floating around the pro wrestling scene that you may have missed over the past few days. Remember to take everything with a grain of salt!
Bad Bunny to wrestle at WrestleMania
The current storyline with Bad Bunny, Damian Priest, the Miz, John Morrison, and Angel Garza is to lead to a tag match at WrestleMania. Bad Bunny has been training at the WWE Performance Center so he can work alongside Priest against Miz and Morrison at the show. The Grammy-nominated rapper and lifelong wrestling fan has already paid dividends for WWE as his interactions on the company's shows are viewed by his millions of fans on social media and are picked up on by mainstream news outlets. (Source: Wrestling Observer Radio)
We say: There's definitely enough time for Mr. Bunny to learn to wrestle by 'Mania. This should be huge for the WWE, despite its American fanbase refusing to acknowledge Bad Bunny's relevance and stardom. Now if we can get the Weeknd to wrestle, too...
Steve Cutler's release affected SmackDown feud
The release of Steve Cutler from WWE affected plans for the ongoing feud between Baron Corbin and the Mysterio family. It was supposed to lead to a six-man feud between Corbin and his Knights of the Lone Wolf against the Mysterios and Buddy Murphy. The Knights were pulled from WWE TV because of Cutler's positive COVID test, and now both Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy are without spots on the show. (Source: Wrestling Observer Radio)
We say: Now do they understand why knee-jerking Cutler's release was a bad idea? Sometimes acting rashly is not the way to go.
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