Wrestling Rumor Roundup: Aleister Black moving to Raw, Tamina’s Push and more
By Amit Shukla
The wrestling world is a changing business with plans, storylines, and even superstar pushes changing anytime. What may look like a push a day may turn into a different thing the next. We have seen superstars getting proper creative time and then doomed to go into oblivion. Vince and Co. can change anything at a moment’s notice, and this has impacted various wrestlers.
This week the wrestling world was surprised when Tamina Snuka and Natalya became the new Women’s Tag Team Champions, and Jinder Mahal returned with two new henchmen. The big question is, where are the Bollywood Boyz, and does it leave room for them to make it to the main roster space or be on a brand that not even the most avid wrestling fan watches on television.
Aleister Black was on SmackDown this week after his absence from last week’s throwback episode. It leaves room for him to build his character, but the big question is, why does it take so long to create a character, and why was the old character scrapped when it resonated with the WWE Universe.
There is news that Black’s real-life wife Zelina Vega may be on her way back in the WWE. She was released last year on the 13th of November in 2020 after news broke that she wasn’t complying with WWE’s Third Party Protocols. Now that we have your attention, let’s get down to some rumors that did the rounds this week:
Tamina Snuka finally got the Women’s Tag Team gold
They say that hard work pays off, and it did for Tamina after 11 long years. Daughter of Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka made her way into the WWE and worked as AJ Lee’s enforcer and various other roles during her decade-plus long career with the wrestling juggernaut. Tamina has worked sporadically for WWE, and her injuries kept her on the sidelines.
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WrestleMania 37 changed the landscape for her as the WWE Universe in attendance at the show started chanting her name repeatedly. The WWE management took sight of the support that the long-forgotten received from the WWE Universe. They decided to give her and her partner Natalya a push, and it’s going great as of this writing. The two wrestlers represent two wrestling dynasties, and it’s nice to see that WWE does listen to the voice of the people. Is this another way of John Laurinaitis’ ‘People Power?’ [H/T: WrestleTalk]