BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s TV week at The Foundry, and the whispers are loud. This is the rumors post: some of these are solid, some are wishful thinking, and a couple are straight-up decoys. Card subject to change, sources subject to side-eye.

1) Will the Boss Talk?

Word is owner/founder Eric Dane Sr. wants to open Friday’s broadcast with a short “state of ICW” address—health-permitting. If it happens, expect it tight and pointed.
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (Very likely)

2) The New Untouchables: Let ’Em In or Lock ’Em Out?

Security vs. production has been a week-long tug-of-war over whether Jeffrey Daniels & LSR get credentials at all after last time. One camp says deny access; the other wants controlled entry with extra eyes on the hallway.
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥🔥 (Leaning likely, messy)

3) New Singles Title: Name Game & Strap Color

A covered case may or may not already be in the building. Names are reportedly down to a short list, with one cheeky option floating that nods to Birmingham steel. Someone swears the strap is iron-oxide red. Someone else swears that someone is trolling.
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (Reveal soon), 🔥 (iron-oxide strap)

4) Tag Tournament Seeds: Bracket Bingo

Draft brackets have Top Notch Team drawing a bruiser first round and Reckless Pretty getting a stylistic clash. A play-in to settle a disputed seed keeps popping on and off the run sheet.
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥 (Coin flip)

5) Graysie vs. TD3: No-Contact… Kinda

A no-contact clause is being floated so Graysie Parker and TD3 can share a ring for a face-to-face without detonating the night. Trust Fund is also lobbying for “presentation clauses” (camera cues, entrance timing, the works).
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥🔥 (More likely than not)

6) Havoc on the Hunt

Agents say Jack Havoc asked for “anything with furniture.” Lowlife Larry Edwards allegedly replied, “If it ain’t nailed down, it’s a weapon.” Could be foreshadowing. Could be two guys popping the locker room.
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥🔥 (Spicy talk, plausible)

7) Production Tightens the Perimeter

Expect a no-loiter buffer around the desk, a camera tower nudged to kill a blind spot, and a dedicated prop control stagehand. If you see extra stanchions at ringside, that’s your tell.
Heat Meter: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (Book it)

Red Herrings & Obviously Bogus (…Probably)

• The Foundry’s roof is leaking; show moving to a Bass Pro Shops.
  Heat Meter: (grill’s not even on)

• Eric Dane Jr. is jumping brands on Friday.
  Heat Meter: 🔥 (message-board mirage)

• Free beer for the first 100 fans in houndstooth.
  Heat Meter: 🔥 (nice try, Uncle Randy)

• Timekeeper’s bell replaced with a cowbell because “more cowbell.”
  Heat Meter: 🔥 (we asked; we were asked to leave)

• Sunny Holliday arrives on a parade float pulled by actual elephants.
  Heat Meter: 🔥 (Crimson Tide ≠ Circus Tide)

We’ll update if any of these move from rumor to reality before Friday. Doors early, heads on a swivel—the first ten minutes might tell you everything about the next six weeks.