Brock Lesnar shockingly returned at WWE SummerSlam, attacking John Cena on the present’s conclusion. The net response to Lesnar’s comeback was contentious, and nobody is taking full credit score for the choice.
WWE distanced itself from Lesnar after he was named in Janel Grant’s ongoing intercourse trafficking lawsuit in opposition to WWE and former CEO Vince McMahon, regardless of not being a listed defendant. Lesnar returned on Sunday two years after his final look, seeming to start a program for Cena’s retirement tour. Cena briefly addressed Lesnar’s return, suggesting he’d wrestle whoever the corporate put in entrance of him.
“I suppose SummerSlam was a sign from the viewers the place all people sort of is aware of we’re closing our e book,” Cena advised “Adam’s Apple” in a brief road interview. “And simply because I shut my e book in December, that does not imply the WWE closes its books. They should proceed their programming going ahead.
“So, they’re simply making an attempt to take advantage of thrilling present for the followers, man. I acquired a dozen of them left. They deal ’em, I play ’em.”
Cena didn’t explicitly state who determined to contain Lesnar, however his assertion that WWE “offers ’em” considerably contrasts with WWE chief content material officer Paul Levesque’s declare. Levesque, also called Triple H, mentioned that Cena requested for Lesnar.
“That is John Cena’s wishlist…” Levesque mentioned on the official WWE SummerSlam post-show. “It is him writing the final chapter of his e book, and I feel individuals noticed a dialog with us the place he mentioned we might should screw it up fairly badly to destroy his profession. However it isn’t about that for me. It is about John with the ability to exit the best way he needs to exit. To put in writing his chapter.”
Followers in attendance at SummerSlam cheered for Lesnar’s surprising return. The following a number of weeks of WWE tv will inform how clever the choice was as soon as the preliminary shock wears off.