Rumor Roundup (July 11, 2026): Sami Zayn pay cut, major AEW change, CM Punk plan, more!

There has been a lot of talk about Sami Zayn possibly being one of the WWE wrestlers who agreed to take a huge pay cut. Let’s see what today’s rumors have to say about it! Top rumor of the day: Sami Zayn pay cut Speculation about Sami Zayn accepting a 50% pay cut from WWE has run wild on the internet based on a conversation that Kevin Nash and Sean Oliver had on their Kliq This podcast. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has now chimed in on this juicy rumor with a couple of additional tidbits. As far as the WWE pay cuts are concerned, Dave Meltzer writes that Zayn’s “name was brought up internally to me but never as 100 percent” confirmed. Meltzer was told that the pay cuts applied to wrestlers “who were going to be cut because creative had nothing for them but they would give them a new deal at a decreased rate to see if something popped up.” Zayn doesn’t fit that description very well, because unlike Sheamus or New Day, he is regularly featured on WWE’s weekly programming, even if