WWE Rumor Roundup: Damian Priest's toughness, NXT Europe, new signees & more (May 21, 2025)

Let’s discuss the latest rumors making the rounds among fans on social media!

Speculations and rumors are among some of the favorite pastimes for WWE fans worldwide. Fans from all over the world enjoy discussing and debating various aspects of the world of pro wrestling. In the aftermath of WrestleMania 41, the rumor mill continues to run in full force.

In today’s edition of the rumor roundup, we cover the latest rumors and news circulating among fans on social media, including Damian Priest’s toughness, NXT Europe, new talent signings, and more.

Damian Priest’s toughness

According to PWInsider, WWE talent backstage have been praising Damian Priest’s toughness in recent months, highlighting how he’s powered through a grueling feud against Drew McIntyre despite being reportedly “very banged up.”

Priest is now set to battle McIntyre in a steel cage match at the May 24 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, which is set to air live from the Yeungling Center in Tampa, Florida. This is their second meeting following their Sin City street fight at WrestleMania 41.

Also Read: All matches announced for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event May 2025 so far

NXT Europe

PWInsider also reports that there has been talk internally in the Stamford-based promotion of NXT Europe finally getting off the ground later this year.

The promotion is currently gearing up to deliver the 2025 edition of Battleground, which features multiple matches. The TNA World Championship will also be on the line at the event, which will air on May 25, 2025, from the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida

New talent signings

According to Cultaholic, Frenchman Aigle Blanc and former wXw European Champion Mike D Vecchio. The reports add that both are expected to start with the company by September 2025.

Cultaholic has also reported that WWE has approached Shaheen for an upcoming tryout. Shaheen is the first Emirati wrestler to represent the UAE overseas.

Additionally, according to Fightful Select, WWE has “significant interest” in signing Zozaya following his performance at a recent tryout. Fightful isn’t sure of any word on PROGRESS World Champion Luke Jacobs, with their sources both claiming he will be signing with WWE and others claiming he won’t.

Worlds Collide & Candice LeRae

TKO’s On Location is now selling meet & greet tickets for Worlds Collide featuring Rey Fenix, El Hijo del Vikingo, Psycho Clown, and Pagano, which has fueled speculation that all four may be part of the first AAA/WWE event in Los Angeles on June 7.

Worlds Collide will be a cross-branded event co-produced by WWE NXT and its Mexican subsidiary Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The event is set for June 7 at The Forum in Los Angeles. It was originally hosted by WCW in the early 1990s, the event helped introduce lucha libre to a global audience.

Former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion Candice LeRae has been absent from WWE programming since her tag team match alongside Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber 2025. LeRae has since then only appeared during WWE Speed taping, where she lost the Speed Championship at the hands of Sol Ruca.

According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, LeRae is still with the Stamford-based promotion. However, he has no clear answer for why she has been absent from programming for so long.

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