Speculating on rumors surrounding professional wrestling is a favorite pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors sparked by the professional wrestling rumor mill.

Important reminder: rumors are just rumours. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the professional wrestling rumor mill. We track the accuracy of the rumors in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back which you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.

Rumors of the day:

• Not everyone was prepared for the “horror” of Brock Lesnar after his Royal Rumble elimination, at combat selection. Some in the ring didn’t know Lesnar would throw things at them, but “He’s Brock, so expect anything and everything.”
• There is some tension for Lesnar to throw referee Eddie Orengo over the barricade, which was also unplanned. Oringo was supposed to raise Cody Rhodes’ arm after winning the Rumble, but that had to be changed after he was moved to the running back to sell Brock’s offense (Oringo may also have sustained a foot injury).
• A Fightful source said that while some people behind the scenes were upset, “heat is a relative term for Brock Lesnar. He’s not going to get in trouble.”
• variety Reportedly, John Cena arrived in Australia this week to begin filming his upcoming movie (Peter Farrells Ricky Staneckistarring Zack “Kevin Von Erich” Efron). This means that if Cena was working at WrestleMania 39, he probably wouldn’t be around for much of his act.
• Tony Khan said bust unlock that AEW “should definitely consider” signing Kota Ibushi if they had the chance.
• After Kurt Angle’s comments about his health, Hulk Hogan’s rep made the rounds she told Entertainment Tonight That “everything is fine [Hogan]. They also said he didn’t need a cane to walk.
• Season four of The dark side of the ring Filming took place, according to PW from the inside. Confirmed location episodes on Abdullah the Butcher, Awesome Mike, and Bam Bam Bigelow.
• High chirp That she’s been cleared since October 27, which likely means that creativity has nothing to do with SmackDown’s talent.

If you have heard any interesting rumors that you would like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Just remember that they are rumors and not confirmed as fact, so please take it as such. And check out the weekly rumors, look back here To track the validity of the rumors.