Braun Strowman took to Twitter today, revealing that he’s now held the WWE Universal Championship for 100 days. He defeated Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 to win the title:
Celebrating 100 days of being the @WWE #UniversalChamp the only way I see fit. Two reverse seared #NyStrips pic.twitter.com/6uQg3PH9nO
— Braun Strowman (@BraunStrowman) July 13, 2020
Rey Mysterio and WWE have had multiple rounds of negotiations and the story goes that he asked Vince McMahon for a raise but was turned down with Vince referencing the current financial climate of the COVID-19 pandemic prompting the company to make considerable cuts across the business. However, Mysterio reportedly didn’t buy that reasoning given that WWE is set to report record profits in 2020 on the strength of their TV deals. He’s probably a big enough star that WWE would concede and give him a raise, however, the stipulation of the eye match is a good way to write him out of storylines if the two sides don’t agree to a new contract.
With Rey Mysterio currently negotiating a new contract with WWE, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that his son Dominik plays a key element in those discussions. Under normal circumstances, Mysterio would likely just sign with whoever offers him the most money whether that is WWE, AEW or New Japan but at this point in his career, his main priority appears to be the wrestling future of his son. WWE is aware of this and after forgetting about Dominik for months, when Mysterio didn’t sign a new contract, they brought him back in Rey’s ongoing storyline and are likely setting him up for a wrestling match at some point. This could end up being the main reason why WWE will be the front-runner in where Mysterio ends up.
