As of this week, the business “blow-up” between Vince McMahon and Brock Lesnar has yet to be resolved, although McMahon is said to be confident that Lesnar will work WrestleMania 31 as scheduled.
As reported over the weekend, WWE writers reportedly asked McMahon if they should write a back-up script for WrestleMania 31 that doesn’t involve Lesnar, but he told them not to. Not only would Lesnar be in breach of contract if he didn’t show up for WrestleMania, but his pay for working the show is so significant that skipping the show doesn’t appear to be much of a concern to WWE officials, as they are confident he will work it. There is, however, concern regarding whether or not Lesnar will continue to work for WWE after WrestleMania 31.
We reported previously that Lesnar and McMahon were involved in such a heated shouting match backstage at RAW in Nashville that people who overheard the argument were concerned for McMahon. This is the same night that Lesnar walked out during the show and went home. The issues with McMahon that night reportedly had to do with negotiations over a new WWE contract, but apparently those differences were not so great that they can’t get past it. It’s said to be a situation where two people — Lesnar and McMahon — simply did not want to back down.
As far as Lesnar’s appearance at the UFC 184 pay-per-view is concerned, he made the arrangements with the UFC President Dana White at least a few days before the show, which would have been just one or two days before the big blow-up backstage at RAW.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
