Matt Riddle continues to lobby for a matchup against former WWE Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar.
It’s no secret that Riddle wants the opportunity not only to wrestle but retire, “The Beast Incarnate.” In an interview with RondaRousey.com, he spoke more about his ambitions to be the man to defeat Lesnar once and for all. When asked if he had a timetable for retiring Brock, Riddle replied,
“You know, I feel you just have to look into his contract,” he said. “Whenever he does it. I think of it as more of a passing of the torch. And the thing is, it’s like one of those things, I feel like it would be a good way to go out. And I feel like, if it’s going to be anybody…if he’s going to have his last match with anybody…if Ric Flair had his with Shawn Michaels in WWE, I don’t know why he couldn’t have his with me. I think it would be good.”
“The Original Bro” recently broadcast some harsh criticism aimed directly at Goldberg. This came following the Hall Of Famer’s matchup against The Undertaker at Super ShowDown. Riddle was critical of Goldberg, calling him “terrible” before explaining that all he does is hurt people in the ring.
Visit RondaRousey.com to check out the full interview.
UFC President Dana White continues his support of former UFC Heavyweight and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar’s decision to call it a career in MMA.
White took part in an Instagram live session on Tuesday, which is where he gave his further opinion about Lesnar’s decision to retire from the sport of MMA.
“I wasn’t pissed at all,” White said. “Brock had a good run here. It’s been fun. Listen to fight in this business you have to be 100 percent invested. You’ve got to be in. It’s not where his head was. He made the right decision.”
Back in May, White went on record by stating that Lesnar had retired from MMA competition. This nixed plans as the UFC had been trying to get a fight done between Lesnar and current Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier for an event in August.
Lesnar has since made his return to WWE television where he won the Money in the Bank briefcase and continued his feud briefly with Universal Champion Seth Rollins. As of this writing, he’s not advertised for any upcoming WWE shows.
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Seth Rollins remains on top of the flagship show of WWE, Monday Night Raw, as he’s still the Universal Champion once again.
Rollins defended the Universal Title against Baron Corbin at the WWE Super Showdown pay-per-view event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This marked the third show in WWE’s 10-year deal with the Saudi General Sports Authority.
At this show, Rollins beat Corbin in a short match. Post-match, Corbin hit End of Days. Brock Lesnar walked down to the ring after the match with a chair. Paul Heyman tripped getting into the ring and Rollins hit a low blow thanks to the distraction. Rollins hit Lesnar several times with the chair to end the segment.
Lesnar never cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase. Time will tell when WWE has Lesnar cash-in the MITB contract.
Lesnar dropped the Universal Title to Rollins in one of the main events of the WWE WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event in East Rutherford, NJ back in April. This served as the opening match.
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Brock Lesnar is going to wait a bit longer before he cashes in his Money in the Bank contract on Seth Rollins.
WWE hyped that Lesnar was going to cash it in on Monday’s episode of RAW in Austin, TX at the Frank Erwin Center for his title match against the WWE Universal Champion.
This didn’t happen as instead, Lesnar attacked Rollins severely only to announce that he would cash it in at the Super ShowDown PPV event.
This comes after Paul Heyman announced last week Lesnar would be cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Raw against Rollins after Stephanie McMahon released a video where she stated that WWE would take action against Lesnar and Heyman.
The reason for her actions was due to them teasing they would announce when they would cash-in the MITB contract on last week’s Raw only to reveal that since Lesnar has one year to cash it in anytime that he wants, he’ll wait for the right time.
WWE presents the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event on Friday, June 7th, 2019 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium that will air on the WWE Network at 2PM ET/11 AM PT.
At this show, Rollins is currently set to make his next title defense against Baron Corbin. Lesnar has been locally advertised to appear at this show for several weeks now.
Former WWE Superstar Jon Moxley, previously known as Dean Ambrose, recently debuted for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He would make an impact by appearing during the ending of the event, attacking Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, firmly establishing him as an AEW main event player in the process.
Speaking on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, Moxley recalled the ending to last year’s SummerSlam event.
According to him, that night was meant to see the return of The Shield, but Brock Lesnar had other plans.
“SummerSlam, the end of the show was supposed to be when the Shield returns,” Moxley revealed. “We were worried about it not being as impactful the next night [on RAW]. It still worked just as good. The end of SummerSlam was Roman vs Brock, Braun comes out, looks like a doofus because he can’t figure out how to cash in.”
“It Made Everyone Else Look Stupid But Brock”
Moxley then divulged that the ending of the main event was changed hours before the show got underway.
“How it went was Brock’s idea. At 6 p.m. before the show, everything was supposed to happen: the Shield coming out, this awesome stuff that the writers have been working on tirelessly to have this perfect ending to SummerSlam that was good,” Moxley said. “Brock comes in at 6 p.m. and changes everything. Vince is like, we are going to go with Brock’s idea. It made everyone else look stupid but Brock.”
He described the shock amongst the writers at that point, stating that they were “just sitting there watching it in the room and they’re like ‘Come on, we had it, we had this great ending.’ Everyone is suffering. Again not my problem, anymore.”
Jon Moxley is scheduled for his first AEW matchup against Joey Janela. The two will face off during AEW’s Fyter Fest event on June 29th from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
On last week’s Raw, Brock Lesnar appeared and teased to cash in his Money in the Bank contract but decided against it later that night when he learned that he has a whole year to decide which champion he wants to face.
Stephanie McMahon, for some reason, called out Lesnar for, you know, playing by the rules and said that Lesnar and Paul Heyman have disrespected the WWE Universe and they are going to take action against them.
Stephanie said in the video, “They disrespected what the money in the bank contract represents. They disrespected both the Universal champion as well as the WWE Champion. I think they disrespected WWE and the entire WWE universe.
So on behalf of our organization, on behalf of all of our fans, I am going to take this matter up officially and we are going to take action.”
This move by the company which left many heads scratching, including announcer Corey Graves.
Graves tweeted out the following about WWE’s disregard for the previously set MITB rules:
So, he’s is cashing in because the boss was mad at him for not cashing in when he said he was, even though the point of the contract is to cash in at the holder’s discretion? ?
“So, he’s is cashing in because the boss was mad at him for not cashing in when he said he was, even though the point of the contract is to cash in at the holder’s discretion? ?
Where’s my new chair?”
Heyman has said that Lesnar would cash in his Money in the Bank contract on the upcoming June 3 episode of Raw, with the time and moment of his choosing, against WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins. This remains to be seen, along with what actions Stephanie is going to take against Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar will cash in his ‘Money in the Bank’ contract this
Monday Night on ‘Raw’ according to his ‘advocate’ Paul Heyman.
Heyman made the announcement on Friday confirming that Lesnar
plans to cash in his title bout contract some time on Monday night against Universal
champion Seth Rollins.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised, my client Brock Lesnar hereby cashes in the Money in the Bank contract effective this Monday, June 3, 2019 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET at a moment of his choosing live on ‘Monday Night Raw’ against the reigning, defending, undisputed Universal heavyweight champion Seth Rollins,” Heyman said in the video.
Lesnar made a surprise appearance at the ‘Money in the Bank’
pay-per-view where he jumped into the match at the last second and ultimately
claimed the prize for a title bout of his choosing at a later date.
Since that time, Lesnar has been making regular appearances
on television, which has been a rarity for him since returning to WWE several
years ago.
Lesnar has also recommitted himself to WWE after deciding
not to return to the UFC where it was rumored that he was going to take a fight
against heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier later this year.
When that deal fell apart and Lesnar informed the UFC that
he didn’t intend to fight again, he almost immediately began appearing on WWE
programming again.
Now Lesnar will look to regain the Universal championship
that he lost at WrestleMania 35 when he shows up during ‘Monday Night Raw’ this
week to cash in with a match against Rollins.
“A personal message to Seth Rollins from my client Brock
Lesnar — Mr. Rollins, here comes the pain,” Heyman said in closing.
Over the past several months, WWE has watched ratings for
both ‘Raw’ and ‘Smackdown Live’ lose ground but Lesnar’s reappearance has
helped surge interest in the weekly programs.
Now Lesnar will look to compete on Raw as he attempts to
take back the Universal championship this Monday night.
WWE NXT star Matt Riddle has once again called out former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar for a showdown inside of the squared circle.
This isn’t the first or likely last time that Riddle will challenge “The Beast” to a match under the WWE banner. He did so yet again when talking with The New York Post to promote the NXT TakeOver: XXV event on Saturday.
During this interview, he was asked why retiring Lesnar is important to him. This is is where he noted that it was a goal of his once he saw Lesnar beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania 30 to break Taker’s winning streak at the show.
That’s when Lesnar solidified himself in WWE history just by doing that. He also doesn’t like seeing someone bully other stars from Day 1 as he hates bullies, which is why he competed in MMA.
“And honestly, I want to break him. I want to break him and show the world him break and I want to beat him and I want to be the one because I think I’m the only one who can carry what he’s done and not like he’s carried it but in a better way.”
At the NXT TakeOver: XXV event, Riddle will take on Roderick Strong in a singles match.
UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier sounded off on Brock Lesnar’s decision to return to WWE instead of making a return to UFC.
Earlier this month, UFC President Dana White went on record by stating that Lesnar had retired from MMA competition. This nixed plans as the UFC had been trying to get a fight done between Lesnar and Cormier for an event in August.
Cormier recently spoke with ESPN’s Marc Raimondi where he talked about the fight not being made. In the eyes of Cormier, he thinks Brock couldn’t get a deal done for the right amount of money with UFC as there is uncertainty in the world of mixed martial arts right now in terms of pay-per-view.
“I think when Brock looked at the landscape of the sport, what they were offering him, Brock said, ‘I can make guaranteed money [in WWE].’ Not work as hard. He’d have to work his ass off [to fight me] and it’s probably gonna go the bad way. Whereas with the WWE, it’s usually determined in his favor. So, as a businessman, I think Brock made the right decision.”
Shortly after White confirmed that Lesnar was retiring, Lesnar made his return to WWE by winning the Money in the Bank briefcase.
Cormier also commented on fans being upset about how Vince McMahon keeps putting Lesnar in the Universal Title picture. Cormier thinks that he does this because it increases ratings and exposure for the company.
“There’s a method to the old man’s madness. He just continues to kind of rely on Brock and Brock has shown to be a commodity that keeps working for him.”
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Brock Lesnar made his surprise return to WWE during the recent Money In The Bank pay-per-view on May 19th. He would end up victorious in the ladder match, securing the briefcase containing a year-long championship opportunity.
Since then, Lesnar has appeared on Monday Night RAW in order to tease which champion he will be cashing in against. To some, he has already appeared more frequently on WWE than they might have initially guessed.
In an interview with TVInsider.com, Brock Lesnar’s advocate, Paul Heyman, hinted that the WWE Universe may be seeing a lot more of Lesnar in the future—especially in contrast to the number of appearances “The Beast” made during 2018.
“I think you’ve already seen more of Brock Lesnar than I think people had any right to expect by the middle of May. Certainly, nobody called this shot. Since Brock Lesnar is about to announce the title he is going to focus on, I think you’re going to see more of Brock Lesnar in 2019 than you did in 2018. How much more? Again, why spoil the surprise?”
Brock Party
When asked whether he would prefer to see Brock challenge Seth Rollins or Kofi Kingston, Heyman responded that he would rather see his client take on both Rollins and Kofi in a handicap match.
“Beat them both, unify the titles and hold them both over his head and hop on a private jet to go to the greatest steakhouse in the world—which I will not reveal because I don’t want people bothering us when we go out to dinner. Unfortunately, WWE would like to protect its investment in either Seth Rollins or Kofi Kingston, knowing that Brock is going to F5 and take them to “Suplex City” and conquer at least one of them. Unfortunately, they won’t let us cash in on both at the same time. Knowing the ability of Brock Lesnar, that would be my preference.”
It’s likely that Brock Lesnar will be cashing in against RAW Universal Champion, Seth Rollins, for a championship opportunity at WWE’s next Saudi Arabia show, Super ShowDown—despite apparently just discovering he has a year in which to cash in his opportunity.
Brock Lesnar’s appearance at Money In The Bank was kept under wraps, being treated on a ‘need-to-know’ basis. Apparently, the finish of the match, which saw Lesnar secure the briefcase, was so secretive only one of the ladder match competitors knew about it.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, SmackDown Live Superstar, Ali, was the only wrestler to be informed of the true finish.
Need-To-Know
Officials “who needed to know” were told that Ali would be the one to win the briefcase. Earlier plans saw Drew McIntyre claiming the prize.
The actual Superstars involved with the ladder match were allegedly told that Ali was not winning. They were informed an unannounced wrestler would be appearing late in the match. It was understood this wrestler would knock Ali from off the ladder and win the matchup.
Ali was reported to be told just before the match started that the “unannounced wrestler” would be Brock Lesnar.
MITB Fall Out
Not everyone was thrilled with Lesnar’s unexpected return. Prior to Money In The Bank, Lesnar’s last WWE appearance was in early April, where he lost the Universal Championship to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35.
Lesnar is expected to announce whom he is cashing in against on next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW.
With Kofi Kingston having accepted Dolph Ziggler’s challenge, it is likely that Lesnar will challenge Seth Rollins for a championship matchup at Super ShowDown on June 7th.
It appears as though WWE already knows when they want Brock Lesnar to cash in his Money In The Bank opportunity. More importantly, they have also decided which champion he will be targeting.
At this point in time, it is reported that Lesnar will cash against Universal Champion, Seth Rollins. It’s expected to be for a matchup at WWE Super ShowDown, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on June 7th.
Cashing In
According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE intends to have Lesnar make this announcement next week on Monday Night RAW. He may also appear on the June 3rd go-home show prior to Super ShowDown.
He noted that, while Brock will be working the Saudi Arabia show, it’s likely the WWE Universe won’t see “The Beast Incarnate” afterwards until SummerSlam in August.
Lesnar vs Kingston?
Although the company is attempting to hype up speculation over Brock’s decision, they have already announced Kofi Kingston versus Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship.
Granted, they could still have Brock Lesnar vs Kofi Kingston, assuming Lesnar doesn’t cash in his briefcase against Rollins on June 7th. The likelihood of the two competing in a non-championship match, however, is slim.
Lesnar won the MITB briefcase after inserting himself into the match as surprise entrant during last Sunday’s Money In The Bank event. His victory has been met with a mixed reaction from both fans, those in the wrestling industry, and WWE Superstars.
Former WWE Superstar and commentator, Taz, has chimed with his thoughts on Brock Lesnar’s Money In The Bank victory. Lesnar would scale the ladder after making a surprise appearance, securing the briefcase and earning himself a guaranteed championship opportunity.
Taz shared his thoughts on the Lesnar situation on his podcast, The Taz Show.
“The internet wrestling community, the hardcore fanbase is really pissed off about it,” he observed. “Honestly, this might not be the popular thing but I thought it was great. Brock’s a superstar. And WWE right now needs as many superstars as possible. They need to build other stars but Brock’s a star. I know I’m in the minority when I put this thing over but I don’t care.”
“It’s Heat For The Locker Room”
He would add, however, that this comes from his point of view as a spectator. If he were still WWE talent, he admits that he would probably feel very differently.
“I’m cool with Brock coming out and winning but as a former talent, I wouldn’t be cool with it. Looking at those men down selling, as a former worker, I felt for them,” he said. “These guys just busted their ass all this time in this match and put their bodies on the line, taking all these bumps on these f***ing ladders. And one guy comes out at the very end and doesn’t have to crack a sweat and wins the gimmick. It’s heat for the locker room.”
Taz would praise Lesnar’s acumen for business, claiming that, if nothing else, “if you can get limited dates, you’re doing the right thing. I’ve always sung his praises as a businessman.”
With the briefcase in hand, Lesnar has a choice over whether he will cash in against Seth Rollins or Kofi Kingston. He is scheduled to announce his intentions on next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW.
Not everyone was happy to see Brock Lesnar make a surprise entrance this past Sunday at Money In The Bank.
When “The Beast Incarnate” arrived, he injured a couple of cameraman with a ladder as he stampeded towards the ring to claim the Money In The Bank briefcase.
Once inside, he would confront SmackDown Live Superstar, Ali.
Ali, who was ready to secure the briefcase, instead found himself getting busted up at the hands of the Beast. Lesnar would go on to unhook the briefcase and become the winner of the 2019 Money In The Bank Ladder Match.
Clearly unhappy with how the matchup transpired, Ali took to Twitter to take a jab at the former Universal champion:
“Look at the bright side, @brocklesnar climbing a ladder is the most wrestling he’s done all year.”
Look at the bright side, @brocklesnar climbing a ladder is the most wrestling he's done all year.
Ali isn’t the only wrestler to be outspoken over WWE’s decision.
All Elite Wrestling wrestler, and former WWE Superstar, Chris Jericho was one of the first to mock the decision:
“Awesome to see @BrockLesnar win the #MoneyInTheBank match…even though he wasn’t officially entered! Brock is the future of the biz and this perfect example of genius booking shows why @WWE will remain on top FOREVER! #GoBrockGo”
Awesome to see @BrockLesnar win the #MoneyInTheBank match…even though he wasn’t officially entered! Brock is the future of the biz and this perfect example of genius booking shows why @WWE will remain on top FOREVER! #GoBrockGo
Brock Lesnar would appear on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW to gloat about his victory. The question remains, however, over whom he will cash the briefcase against: Seth Rollins or Kofi Kingston?
WWE was able to pull off a big surprise at the Money In The Bank PPV in form of Brock Lesnar’s shocking win and it appears that the company went to great lengths for being able to do so.
It was reported shortly after the PPV that the Beast was kept hidden backstage and not many people were aware of his presence before he came out in the arena.
However, Pwinsider reveals that the company went even further and even the participants of the ladder match didn’t know that it was going to be the former Universal Champion who will win the match.
According to the report, the participants, as well as the other wrestlers backstage, were kept under the impression that Ali would be winning the bout. Even the former 205 Star was led to believe this up until the last minute.
He was told the real finish of the match very late and even
then, Ali was only aware that a star would come out and throw him off the
ladder to win the bout but the officials didn’t reveal who it was going to be.
How Brock Lesnar’s reign as Mr. Money In The Bank turns out is something we’ll have to see but for now, people’s reaction suggests that they are not very happy with this decision from the company.
Following the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, WWE is planning a big show for tonight’s episode of their flagship show, Monday Night RAW.
PWinsider reported on Monday morning that former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is scheduled to appear on the show. This comes after Lesnar won this year’s Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Although not originally advertised for the match, he took Sami Zayn’s spot in the contest to go onto beat Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Baron Corbin, Randy Orton, Andrade, Finn Balor, and Mustafa Ali.
WWE is in Albany, NY at the Times Union Center for tonight’s RAW. This will serve as the post-MITB episode of the red brand, which should see an increase in viewership for the weekly TV show. Also, WWE has already confirmed that former RAW General Manager Mick Foley will appear on the show to introduce a new championship belt.
WWE has also confirmed that Lesnar will be working their next pay-per-view event, Super ShowDown, on Friday, June 7th, 2019 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium. As of this writing, his opponent at this show has yet to be revealed.
While the Money In The Bank PPV started and ended with a ladder match for the guaranteed championship contract, the reaction to both the bouts was very different.
The first match saw Bayley winning the briefcase and she went on to cash in the contract later in the night and become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion.
Both her victories were met with a positive reaction from the crowd. However, the main event provoked a very different response from the fans.
The main event of the show began with 7 men as Sami Zayn had been taken out of the bout after an attack backstage earlier in the night.
The match featured some great spots with stars like Finn Balor, Ali, and Andrade putting it all on the line to try and win the briefcase guaranteeing them a future World title opportunity
Though nobody could have predicted the finish of the match as Brock Lesnar entered the bout as the 8th participant during the closing moments of the show and went on to win the match.
After the PPV, people started reacting to the show and the finish of the event and below are some of the top reaction from the fans to the surprising win of Brock Lesnar:
7 men absolutely kill each other for Brock Lesnar to do NOTHING and win a fucking #MITB briefcase. Vince McMahon can truly go fuck himself. @AEWrestling can not come fast enough because these people will truly never learn
Brock Lesnar can now call himself Mr. Money in the Bank.
Lesnar won this year’s Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match as he beat Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Baron Corbin, Randy Orton, Andrade, Finn Balor, and Mustafa Ali at the WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view event in Hartford, CT.
Just like the women’s contest, Lesnar will have a contract that he can cash-in anytime that he wants within a year from this pay-per-view event. Obviously, Lesnar wasn’t originally advertised for this match. WWE did a storyline where Sami Zayn, who was supposed to wrestle in the match, was attacked backstage earlier in the night with his spot available. Thus, Lesnar was legally allowed to wrestle in this match.
Since the introduction of this match back in 2015, there have been 19 attempts at cashing in the contract with only 15 successful stars to win a World Title.
John Cena failed in 2012 during the RAW 1000 episode against CM Punk for the WWE Title, Damien Sandow against Cena the following year on RAW for the World Heavyweight Title, Baron Corbin for the WWE Title against Jinder Mahal in 2017, and most recently, Braun Strowman at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event for the Universal Title against Roman Reigns.
What are your thoughts on Lesnar winning this year’s men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
UFC President Dana White announced that former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is “done” competing in mixed martial arts (MMA). “The Beast” was on track to face Daniel Cormier for the heavyweight title this summer. The fight was seemingly set up last year when Lesnar shoved Cormier inside the Octagon.
For the past several months Dana White has been saying he’s waiting for Brock Lesnar to call him and let him know he’s ready. Over the past year, Lesnar has also been subject to testing from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). However, the UFC wasn’t able to pull the trigger on getting Lesnar back into the Octagon.
According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, this is due to the new pay-per-view (PPV) model the UFC is running. Lesnar and the UFC were negotiating for his return, however, Lesnar didn’t want to do a deal based on PPV points. Instead, the WWE star requested a flat fee. When he gave his number, the UFC believed it to be too high. As a result, no deal was able to get done.
ESPN+ now serves as the exclusive PPV provider of the UFC. In turn, the UFC’s PPV numbers have dropped considerably according to Meltzer. The UFC’s PPV numbers are now a little less than half of what they used to be. The UFC will be making the same money from PPVs either way under their new deal with ESPN, and are no longer pressured to pull in big numbers. Because of this, stars like Lesnar and Conor McGregor have lost a bit of negotiating leverage.
What do you think about Lesnar’s apparent retirement from MMA?
WWE will head back to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 7th. When they do former Universal Champions Goldberg and Brock Lesnar are both expected to appear. The return to Saudi Arabia was officially announced earlier today.
“The event will feature WWE Superstars Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Kofi Kingston, Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, Goldberg, AJ Styles, and Brock Lesnar, and stream live on WWE Network,” a WWE press release for the event reads.
The event will take place inside the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be produced in conjunction with the Saudi General Sports Authority.
The last time Bill Goldberg wrestled in a WWE ring was WrestleMania 33. He was defeated by Brock Lesnar for the Universal Champion that night. Goldberg had defeated Kevin Owens for the belt the previous month at Fastlane. He’s only had 4 official matches since 2004. Goldberg defeated Lesnar at Survivor Series 2016, participated in the 2017 Royal Rumble, then defeated Owens and then lost to Lesnar.
As for Brock Lesnar, WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia will be the first advertised appearance for him since dropping the Universal title to Seth Rollins at Wrestlemania 35.
The speculation about when and where Brock Lesnar’s next MMA fight will take place has been put to an end. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion has apparently retired from MMA competition, according to UFC President Dana White.
White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Tuesday night that Lesnar is retiring from competition and won’t attempt a comeback. Ariel Helwani noted that chances of Lesnar returning to UFC aren’t likely anymore.
Dana White: “Brock Lesnar told me he’s done. He’s retiring.”
UFC pivoting interest in Cormier’s next fight to Stipe Miocic rematch. Story coming via myself and @arielhelwani shortly.
Story coming to https://t.co/tzuIcRazJx shortly from @bokamotoESPN and I: Brock Lesnar’s return is not likely anymore. UFC is moving on. Barring a last-minute Hail Mary, the dream is no more.
The UFC has been trying to make a fight between Lesnar and current UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier inside of the Octagon since last July when Cormier was able to score a KO win over Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226.
The promotion was hoping to book this fight in August. However, the fight continued to get pushed back. Now, the UFC is trying to get a rematch booked with Cormier and Miocic.
Lesnar was last seen on WWE programming when he lost the Universal Title to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35. He’s been rumored to work the upcoming Saudi Arabi show in June but other than that date, there’s been no word yet on his future.
Now that Lesnar is done with UFC, it appears that his future in WWE has become more clear. Time will tell whether reports surface of him signing a new deal soon.
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Heading into their latest match under the WWE banner, Seth Rollins made it known that he wasn’t a fan of how Brock Lesnar represented the company as Universal Champion, which is the top title on WWE’s flagship show, RAW.
In the build-up, Rollins criticized Lesnar for being the champion while working a part-time schedule. While doing a recent international media call earlier this week, Rollins brought up how he’s open to giving Lesnar a rematch for the title after winning it at WrestleMania 35.
Later on during the call, Rollins made it known that he thinks Lesnar devalued the title with the way his run went but noted that his goal for this year is to build up the prestige of the title once again.
“My most immediate goal is to just be kind of a champion of the people,” Rollins said (H/T to Express Sport). “With Brock Lesnar carrying the title the way he did over the past couple of years, sort of only defending it when the time is right – in my opinion he devalued the title.
“I think he thought that he could make it more prestigious but to me having the title on the show every week and being a champion that defends the title on a regular basis only makes the title and its legacy grow.”
Rollins would bring up how his goal starts at the Money in the Bank PPV when he makes his next title defense against AJ Styles. He would bring up how it will be his first major title defense and a match that he’s been looking forward to for a very long time.
Brock Lesnar attended the Assiniboia Sports Celebrity Dinner & Auction earlier this month in his home province of Saskatchewan. During the course of the event, Lesnar gave an interview and noted that the Rock often asks him to be in his movies but he always turns him down.
Commentator for the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders Rod Pedersen took notes on what Lesnar said during the charity event.
Brock Lesnar Interview Highlights
According to Lesnar, the deal with the Rock is he always has to win the fight scenes in his movies, so Lesnar always declines.
“The Rock has asked Lesnar to appear in his movies but the deal is that The Rock always has to win their fights and for that reason, Lesnar’s always said no,” Pederson wrote regarding Lesnar’s comments.
Lesnar said, “The difference between us is that he gets pedicures and I don’t.”
Lesnar’s WWE & UFC Contracts
Lesnar also revealed at the event that he purposely keeps his UFC and WWE contracts short so he can jump back and forth between the two if he wants to.
“Lesnar said he intentionally keeps his contracts with Vince McMahon and Dana White short so that he can jump back and forth between the two leagues,” Pederson continued.
Lesnar also said he wasn’t sure if he would be fighting Daniel Cormier or not this summer. He said he had not made his mind up about it yet.
Lesnar and his wife Rena live on a farm just outside Maryfield, Saskatchewan. The town has a population of under 400. Lesnar explained why he moved to the area during the event.
“As far as living in Maryfield goes, Lesnar’s brother lives up in the area and when Brock was looking for somewhere to put down roots, his brother suggested he look for available farmland in southeastern Saskatchewan,” Pederson explained.
Lesnar also spoke about his kids growing up as hockey fans, his start in pro-wrestling and more. The full interview can be read here.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has given his prediction for a potential fight that would see UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier make his next title defense against former champion Brock Lesnar.
There was a report that the promotion was hoping to book this fight in August. However, the fight isn’t even in the works according to UFC President Dana White. The UFC boss stated that he doesn’t know if Lesnar will fight again as they don’t have a date with him now.
The legendary announcer gave his take during a recent episode of his podcast, The Ross Report. Ross would start out by stating that he thinks that if Lesnar leaves WWE to go back to UFC then “DC will kill him.”
The reason for his mindset is due to his belief that striking defense is not Brock’s forte and DC knows that. Ross doesn’t think Cormier would take him down because that’s where Lesnar is best at.
“So you don’t want to get in that game with Lesnar, but the main thing is I think the punching power of DC is going to be too much for Brock.” Ross would add, “I don’t think he has to win. I think the way to winning is knocking him out.”
UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar might not happen after all.
The UFC has been trying to make a fight between Lesnar and Cormier inside of the Octagon since last July. Cormier was able to score a KO win over Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226.
Then, things got out of hand. Cormier invited Lesnar inside the Octagon with Lesnar accepting the invitation and shoving Cormier in the process. Lesnar then cut a promo on the heavyweight division and Cormier.
It was recently reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the promotion was hoping to book this fight in August. However, the fight isn’t even in the works according to UFC President Dana White.
White gave the impression that nothing is imminent on Friday at a UFC press event in Atlanta.
”Seriously, that fight isn’t even in the works. That fight may not even happen. It’s what we wanted to do, but we haven’t even talked to Brock. When Brock Lesnar’s ready, he’ll call me.”
This led to the fans starting to boo. White stated that he doesn’t know if Lesnar will fight again as they don’t have a date with him now. This led to him hinting at having Cormier do a rematch with Miocic instead but will need to wait for Cormier to get healthy enough to fight again.
Lesnar’s future with WWE is also in uncertain as he doesn’t have any dates scheduled with the company after losing the Universal Title to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35.
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