Rumor Roundup (July 4, 2026): WWE SummerSlam plan, Oba Femi decision, The Bloodline, more!

Will Sami Zayn make it to SummerSlam as WWE champion? Let’s see if the originally planned card for the event sheds any light on the matter in today’s rumors! Top rumor of the day: WWE’s original plan for the SummerSlam card The latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter lists the key matches on WWE’s original card for this year’s SummerSlam PLE. This was said to be WWE’s plan prior to Rhea Ripley’s injury on the European tour. The top men’s matches were listed as Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk for the WWE championship, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the world heavyweight championship, and Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell. On the women’s side, the plan was to book Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill, WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley against either Jacy Jayne or Alexa Bliss, and Liv Morgan vs. IYO Sky for the women’s world championship. This implies that Ripley’s injury did not change plans for the ending of the Queen of the Ring tournament. Some of the other originally