Rumor Look Back: Feb. 2 – 8, 2026

DES MOINES, IOWA - AUGUST 03: Big Cass looks on during Monday Night RAW at Casey's Center on August 3, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Cooper Neill/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. February 2, 2026 Per Fightful Select, Chris Jericho is still listed on the AEW roster page and that’s the best indicator he’s still under contract to the company. His deal is apparently not up just yet, for whatever reason that may be. Probably froze some time. But he returned to them in the end. PW Insider notes there is no word on whether or not AJ Styles is slated for Raw this week. He was not. They did a tribute show on Feb. 23 where they announced he’d go into the WWE Hall of Fame. They also say Oba Femi, Sol Ruca, and Je’Von Evans received high praise within the company for their performances at Royal Rumble, with the feeling tha