WWE Rumors: Examining Latest Buzz Around AJ Lee, Undertaker and More

WWE fans can turn to rumors to find out when they can expect AJ Lee and Undertaker to appear on screen again.

According to the latest batch of backstage reports, AJ's supporters won't have to wait long to see her compete again. As for The Deadman, even with Bray Wyatt calling him out, it looks as if he won't be stepping inside a ring for another month.

Other rumors add two possible names to the latest Hall of Fame class and provide a peek into WWE's thinking about what it wants to do with Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania.

We begin with the growing 2015 Hall of Fame class. A lot of potential spoilers have popped up recently, and we can now add two to the list.

More Hall of Fame Possibilities 

Randy Savage will soon have company as the list of inductees for this year grows. It's just not clear whose names will appear alongside his.

PWInsider's Mike Johnson reports, "There are plans to induct Madusa and Tatsumi Fujinami into the WWE Hall of Fame this year."

Madusa (known as Alundra Blayze with WWE) famously dropped the WWE women's title in the garbage on an episode of WCW Nitro. The company will show off a more forgiving side if it moves on from that moment.

Fujinami was a fantastic in-ring performer and a former world champ and held the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship longer than anyone in that now-defunct title's history, as seen on Wrestling-Titles.com.

Don't bank on these folks getting their names called yet, though. A variety of wrestlers have been reported by PWInsider (h/t WrestleZone) as being possible inductees this year, including Larry Zbyszko and Kevin Nash, with WrestleZone also speculating Ray Stevens.

So far, none of those men has received a Hall of Fame nod. Instead, WWE went with The Bushwhackers as its latest addition to the 2015 class.

The company's Hall of Fame plans are likely fluid, as its booking plans so often are. This will surely not be the last name tossed out before the eve of WrestleMania.

AJ Lee Update

TLC 2014 was the last time AJ skipped to the ring. She has since slid out of the spotlight to nurse a neck injury.

The WWE stage may be hers again before long, though. According to PWInsider Elite (h/t WrestlingInc.com), WWE Creative has a story in place for AJ, and she will return to TV soon.

The last word we heard from AJ herself was in response to a fan on Twitter. In mid-January, the former Divas champ said she wasn't healthy yet:

Over a month later, her fans are hoping this situation has changed. If her rumored return happens soon enough, she can get in on the hype-building process for WrestleMania.

And one has to wonder if the story WWE officials have cooked up will include Charlotte's coming up from NXT or if she will insert herself into the feud between The Bella Twins and Paige.

Undertaker's Arrival

At Fastlane, Bray Wyatt came out and named the man he wants to destroy. He challenged Undertaker to fight him at WrestleMania.

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It may be until that actual showdown before we see The Deadman in the flesh again.

Johnson reports for PWInsider, "The current plan is for Undertaker not to make a live appearance until Wrestlemania 31. Undertaker will respond to Bray Wyatt's challenge but not appear live."

It makes sense to space out the times Undertaker shows up. He's more than a wrestler; he's an attraction.

Still, it's odd that WWE's reported plan is to not have him physically be a part of the WrestleMania buildup. At least one face-to-face confrontation would seem necessary to hype his battle with Wyatt.

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Of course, the WWE production team has shown itself perfectly capable of pulling off excellence. A vignette-heavy build could work if done right.

That's asking Wyatt to carry a big part of the load, though.

Daniel Bryan's Dance Partner 

A loss to Roman Reigns at Fastlane means that Bryan is out of the main event despite rumblings about a potential Triple Threat involving Bryan, Reigns and Brock Lesnar.

That leaves Bryan's spot at WrestleMania uncertain. The names emerging in the latest backstage report are familiar ones.

According to PWInsider Elite (h/t WrestlingInc.com), backstage word is that Bryan will face either Dolph Ziggler or Sheamus at WrestleMania.

That's what fans heard previously. The Ziggler option is the more appealing one. It can be billed as two guys pushed out of center stage looking to prove themselves. As Bleacher Report's Big Nasty says, it could be a classic contest:

The Sheamus bout would be his third WrestleMania collision with Bryan.

The first was only a dark match. The second lasted just 18 seconds.

Round 3 seems most likely now. On Monday's Raw, Ziggler seemed to step into a crowded Intercontinental Championship picture. He knocked off Bad News Barrett in non-title action before eyeing the title with a smirk.

If the company goes with Barrett vs. Ambrose vs. R-Truth vs. Ziggler, Bryan is going to have take on the returning Sheamus or else head for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Neither option is going to please Bryan's fanbase. Expect hearty, disruptive Bryan chants following this potential announcement.