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In the past few decades, Brock Lesnar has been the go-to guy for WWE and Vince McMahon. Headlining the Royal Rumble to WrestleMania and SummerSlam. He was the powerhouse of the ruthless aggression era. But since the sexual allegation that rocked WWE in 2023, Brock Lesnar's return has become dicey. Let's explore it further in the video.
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In the past few decades, Brock Lesnar has been the go-to guy for WWE and Vince McMahon. Headlining the Royal Rumble to WrestleMania and SummerSlam. He was the powerhouse of the ruthless aggression era. But since the sexual allegation that rocked WWE in 2023, Brock Lesnar's return has become dicey. Let's explore it further in the video.
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00:00Brock Lesnar had one of the swiftest and quickest downfalls in WWE for a star of his caliber,
00:10if you can call it a downfall just yet.
00:13But it wasn't long ago when WWE couldn't get enough of him and position him in the
00:17most important stories and matches.
00:20It all came crashing down when an implication in a lawsuit that was otherwise not about
00:24him.
00:25We're not saying he's a victim here or anything, but before this he had a pretty
00:29good reputation if not a squeaky clean one.
00:32He was the guy who came to work a few times a day, created big moments, collected big
00:37paychecks and went back into the Canadian wilderness to do whatever Brock Lesnar does.
00:42More than anything, he was known to be a nice guy outside of the ring with many WWE stars
00:48having positive things to say about him.
00:50It was the Royal Rumble season, which meant that the road to Wrestlemania was beginning,
00:55you know, the time when WWE brings out some of the big guns.
00:59Once the lawsuit came out, WWE was quick to cancel his planned return at Rumble and subsequently
01:04his entire Wrestlemania storyline, whatever it was going to be.
01:09But by the time Wrestlemania 40's season came around, it was almost like people forgot
01:13that he was there.
01:15It feels odd to have a Wrestlemania season without Brock Lesnar, but this felt like it
01:19was the first time when WWE really didn't need him for the show of shows.
01:39When Triple H was asked about Brock Lesnar's status in the post-Wrestlemania press conference,
01:44he confirmed that not only were the rumors of the cancelled Royal Rumble appearance true,
01:48but he stated that Lesnar is still very much with WWE.
01:52As for where Lesnar is now and what he's doing, Triple H simply said that Brock was
01:56at home doing Brock things.
01:59The previous regime with Vince McMahon seemingly did very little negotiation with Brock Lesnar,
02:04who got what he wanted.
02:05Don't get us wrong, if he could negotiate multi-million dollar deals for limited dates,
02:11nobody can fault him for that.
02:12But the same may not happen under the new regime.
02:16This is important to remember.
02:18The change in regime is likely going to be the biggest difference in whether or not Lesnar
02:21even returns to WWE.
02:24Ari Emanuel, Nick Khan and whoever else made the decision knew that they were walking on
02:29very thin ice with the Lesnar situation.
02:32In hindsight, it was probably the right call to scrap any plans they had for the Beast
02:36Incarnate at Wrestlemania.
02:38With rumors that Lesnar signed his last WWE contract up until 2024, it's going to be
02:44interesting to see whether WWE extends his contract or if there's some sort of an agreement
02:49for a few more matches.
02:50Let's be real, Brock Lesnar is going to get a huge pop if or when he comes back and
03:00WWE knows it, but is he actually going to return?
03:04Let's assume it happens and we see Brock Lesnar return.
03:08There are essentially going to be two divided reactions.
03:11The vast majority of fans, including the live in-person audience, will be more than
03:16excited to see the return of a legend for the first time since Summerslam 2023.
03:27The minority, a very vocal minority, are going to go online to express their displeasure
03:32over WWE bringing him back considering the circumstances.
03:38When Triple H was asked in the post-Rumble press conference about what WWE was going
03:42to do going forward to avoid another Janelle Grant situation, his answer was quote, everything,
03:49end quote.
03:50If WWE is vowing to do everything in their power to avoid a Janelle Grant situation,
03:55does it not look like a huge bit of hypocrisy to bring back one of the names directly implicated
04:00in their lawsuit?
04:02We can only speculate that the higher ups in WWE and TKO would genuinely love to have
04:07a big name like Lesnar back, but they're also acutely aware of the negative implications
04:11of it.
04:12It's going to come down to whether they decide that there is more good than bad in
04:16bringing him back.
04:17But to do so, more time is going to need to pass for fans to overlook the lawsuit situation.
04:23The story may have died down a lot from January 2024, but all it takes is one spark for everything
04:29to pick back up again.
04:30We should remind you that this story is the most media coverage WWE got in an extremely
04:35long time, and we mean proper mainstream media coverage.
04:39Sure, Lesnar may have been implicated in one part of the lawsuit, but it's tied to a
04:44much larger one about the most powerful man in the history of the professional wrestling
04:48industry.
04:49The unfortunate reality is that the actual morality of the situation will likely have
04:54very little weight on WWE's decision.
04:56It's going to be more about whether it's harmful PR or not.
05:01WWE might just be waiting for the lawsuit to play out so more truth comes to light that
05:05will help aid their decision.
05:07WWE may even already know what the truth is, but the decision will be based on how bad
05:12things get publicly with the McMahon allegations and how much more comes out.
05:16Imagine what it's going to be like for WWE if they get a viral moment of Brock Lesnar
05:21returning only for Wall Street Journal and other mainstream media outlets to remind people
05:25that the guy they brought in was accused in one of the biggest scandals WWE has seen in
05:30years.
05:31It wouldn't be surprising if Brock Lesnar just decided that he was done and didn't
05:35want to come back.
05:36He already kind of did that during the pandemic.
05:38As for WWE, we doubt they're going to rush into deciding on Brock Lesnar's future.
05:44It just makes sense for them to wait and see how it plays out.
05:47Do they want him to return?
05:49Probably.
05:50Will he end up returning?
05:53Probably not.
05:54But then again, it's WWE, so you can never say never.
05:58One thing is for sure, if Brock Lesnar does come back, then be ready for his last ride.
06:05Thank you for watching.