{"id":335781,"date":"2026-05-16T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=335781"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:27:03","slug":"rumor-killers-jacob-fatu-leaving-wwe-asuka-retires-recent-smackdown-gm-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/rumor-killers-jacob-fatu-leaving-wwe-asuka-retires-recent-smackdown-gm-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumor Killers &#8211; Jacob Fatu Leaving WWE, Asuka Retires, Recent SmackDown GM, &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_91\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>It\u2019s time in your weekly rumor killers here on eWn!<\/p>\n<p>Fightful Select is reporting that no insiders have heard that Teddy Long is returning to SmackDown. Meanwhile, Nick Aldis continues to be highly regarded inside WWE for his work on the blue brand.<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling Ocean is pushing vague clickbait about CM Punk <strong><em>\u201cquietly being removed\u201d<\/em><\/strong> from things with none real substance behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuthless Attitude\u201d is one other Sportskeeda content-farm style page. Headlines like <strong><em>\u201cOkay Triple H, I owe you an apology\u201d<\/em><\/strong> or <strong><em>\u201cMan, if I used to be Triple H, I\u2019d be mad\u201d<\/em><\/strong> are designed purely for engagement bait.<\/p>\n<p>Wrestle Everest falls into the identical category of Sportskeeda slop content. These pages are heavily incentivized through Sportskeeda referral programs to churn out misleading clickbait stories.<\/p>\n<p>Asuka has not retired.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Fatu will not be leaving WWE.<\/p>\n<p>The Recent Day weren&#8217;t <em><strong>\u201cpitched to sign with AEW\u201d<\/strong><\/em> before returning to WWE. That was more fabricated Sportskeeda bulls***.<\/p>\n<p>And eventually, R-Truth has shut down claims that he doesn&#8217;t expect to complete out his current WWE contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> If you will have any news suggestions or podcast recaps that you just\u2019d prefer to send in for us to post (full credit will likely be given to you), please email me at <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"d38190bfb2a1b8838480938ab2bbbcbcfdb0bcbe\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time in your weekly rumor killers here on eWn! Fightful Select is reporting that no insiders have heard that Teddy Long is returning to SmackDown. Meanwhile, Nick Aldis continues to be highly regarded inside WWE for his work on the blue brand. 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