New details have come to light on why WWE finally chose to bring Brock Lesnar back to company this weekend at SummerSlam.
Lesnar stunned the WWE universe when he made his unexpected comeback at the conclusion of SummerSlam Night 2. When John Cena thought he was giving a final goodbye to fans in the New York-New Jersey fans, he was interrupted by “The Beast Incarnate.”
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Lesnar would go on to hit the former WWE Undisputed Champion with am F-5 and set up one last match in their legendary feud.
But why did he return now? Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer offered up an answer following the event on Sunday night.
“Four weeks ago, WWE Legal cleared him. As far as why, I don’t know,” he said. “And that’s something to speculate on, because theres a lot of stuff. Obviously everything relates to the Janel Grant lawsuit, and WWE Legal is either confident that their thing goes to arbitration and Lesnar’s not a factor at that point. Or they’re close to a settlement, and at that point Lesnar’s not a factor. Or somebody there just had a change of mind.
“And I don’t know which one of those it is. I do know, everyone figured this out, but I can tell you also factually, that the reason they didn’t do the press conferences was because of this angle.”
The multi-time WWE Champion was referenced in the ongoing sex trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit against company founder Vince McMahon. He has not appeared in a WWE ring since SummerSlam 2023.
