Rumor Roundup: Tiffany Stratton situation, Mark Henry contract, Jinder Mahal, more!

Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.

Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. We track rumor accuracy in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.

Rumors for the Day:

• Regarding Tiffany Stratton’s social media controversy from last week, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter claims it was “a pretty significant situation” behind-the-scenes at WWE because “lots of fans sent the video on X to Paul Levesque”, and if Stratton “wasn’t a star” she’d have been “fired instantly”.
• Mark Henry’s AEW contract expires this month, according to Fightful Select.
• WWE recently filed a trademark on “WWE Vault”, and the description on the application indicates it will be used for some kind of new program or series.
• Numerous independent promotions want to book Jinder Mahal after his WWE release. That per Fightful, who says there’s “heavy interest” in Mahal from indies in the U.S., Canada, and overseas.
• Erick Rowan was spotted at the WWE Performance Center again this week, reports PW Insider.
• Released AEW talent Jose the Assistant was at TNA’s taping last weekend and met with Tommy Dreamer. says Fightful Select.

If you have heard of any interesting rumors that you’d like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Just remember they are rumors and not confirmed as fact, so please take them as such. And check our weekly Rumor Look Back here to keep track of how often rumors turn out to be correct.