Lesnar’s Creative Freedom

There’s no doubt that current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is one of the more favored performers in the company at the moment, but one fan on Twitter threw a very interesting question Dave Meltzer’s way recently.

The fan asked how much creative control The Beast is given as opposed to the average talent. Meltzer responded by saying that if Lesnar and/or Paul Heyman have any suggestions Vince McMahon will listen and take them under advisement.

Make no mistake about it though, McMahon is always calling the final shots:

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Don't think anything is in his contract, but Vince listens to him and Paul and takes their ideas under advisement, but make no mistake, it is Vince's call whatever happens. https://t.co/kxzzS9KAQt

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) June 1, 2018

Video: Aiden English Remixes The Usos’ Theme

It has been announced that on tomorrow’s episode of SmackDown Live, Aiden English will team up with Lana to take on the team of Jimmy Uso and Naomi in a Mixed Tag Team match.

In honor of this news, English has taken to Twitter and uploaded a video in which he remixes The Usos’ WWE theme. Check it out here:

This Tuesday.#SDLive
Welcome to the #RusevDay Penitentiary.

@LanaWWE @RusevBUL

@NaomiWWE @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/q1lCqYw2oy

— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) June 3, 2018

Does Brock Lesnar Have Creative Control?

The decision to have Brock Lesnar retain the Universal Championship over Roman Reigns not once but twice left many scratching their heads and it started a lot of rumors about his future.

It also made many wonder if the Beast has some kind of creative control over his character and a fan recently asked Dave Meltzer about it on Twitter.

Answering the question, the Wrestling Journalist said that while Vince McMahon listens to both Brock and his advocate Paul Heyman, the Boss makes the final call at the end:

Don't think anything is in his contract, but Vince listens to him and Paul and takes their ideas under advisement, but make no mistake, it is Vince's call whatever happens. https://t.co/kxzzS9KAQt

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) June 1, 2018

It’s worth mentioning here that the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter reveals some details on the current plans for Lesnar and his next title defense which you can check out here.

WWE On Upcoming Battle Royal

This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw featured a barbecue segment with the B team and others and the whole thing ended in a chaotic fashion.

Following this, the company announced a Tag Team Battle Royal for next week’s episode of the show to determine the next challengers for the current Raw Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt.

After the show, WWE posted a preview of the upcoming match on their website. Below is an excerpt from it which talks about the idea of the team of Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel possibly winning the bout:

“Regardless of what you think of them, The B-Team have impressed in the ring recently. Could The “B” in B-Team actually stand for “Best” when this match is over?

Don’t miss any of the action on Monday Night Raw, live at 8/7 C on USA Network!”

WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is currently not scheduled to defend his title at the Money In The Bank (MITB) or Extreme Rules pay-per-view (PPV). The Beast hasn’t been seen since retaining his title against Roman Reigns inside a Steel Cage in Saudi Arabia at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the current plans is to have Lesnar defend his title at SummerSlam next on August 19th in Brooklyn. He is currently scheduled to headline the event, but that’s not set in stone. It’ also unknown who his opponent will be.

As for his pending return to the UFC, there’s an interesting way of finding out what the status of his future in mixed martial arts (MMA) will be. If Lesnar were to return to the UFC, a fight at the promotion’s New Year’s Eve event would be the target date.

Lesnar would have to re-enter the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug testing pool by June 30th for this to be possible. If he hasn’t re-entered the drug testing pool by then, a return to the UFC anytime soon is unlikely.

The Beast must provide six months worth of clean testing before being allowed to return to the Octagon. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more…

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WWE fans were completely baffled when the main event of WrestleMania 34, between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns for the Universal Title, didn’t go as they had been expecting for the past year.

The stage seemed to be set for Reigns to be the one to dethrone Brock Lesnar after both men had become the only people in history to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania. The Beast had been successfully defending his Universal Title all year, getting the pinfall victory after hitting one F5 every time.

Reigns, however, was able to kick out of several, but after Lesnar hit a sixth F5 he got the three count on Reigns and left New Orleans still the Universal Champion.

Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer Live recently explained why the plans were changed at WrestleMania. It was said McMahon had a one-year plan that included Lesnar beating all his adversaries all year by hitting just one F5. At WrestleMania, Lesnar would hit an F5 on Reigns and The Big Dog would kick out before hitting a Spear on The Beast for the win. This remained the plan until the week before WrestleMania, when Vince changed his mind. Instead, Vince came up with the storyline that Lesnar retains his title and Reigns blames The Authority for keeping him back.

As of this writing, Brock Lesnar has been WWE Universal Champion for 423 days.

Discussion: How do you feel about the current Universal Title picture and the last-second change to the WrestleMania 34 main event?

WWE fans around the world are interested in when Brock Lesnar will make his return.

The current WWE Universal Champion surprisingly retained his title against Roman Reigns in the main event of the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company, WrestleMania 34, in April.

The expectation at the time was that WWE would crown Reigns the new champion as it was reported that Lesnar would be leaving the WWE for another stint in the UFC.

Shortly after this event, it was revealed that Lesnar had signed a short-term contract with the sports entertainment company. He was last seen at the Greatest Royal Rumble pay-per-view event where he retained his title against Reigns in a Steel Cage Match.

With Lesnar being under contract with the WWE for a short-term and his UFC return appearing to be just a matter of time, there is speculation as to not only when Lesnar will return to WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW, but when he will drop the Universal Title.

Bryan Alvarez recently spoke about Lesnar’s return to the ring on a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Live (transcript courtesy via ringsidenews.com) where he gave his take on when the WWE will use Lesnar once again. Here is what he had to say:

“He is not on Money In The Bank so my guess is when they first announced that he had re-signed a deal I did have someone tell me they believed he was going to be there through Summerslam. So all we know is that it is a short-term deal. I presume he is going to drop the title at Summerslam I don’t know what.

It could happen I guess in July. But he is not at Money In The Bank so it will either be the July pay-per-view or Summerslam and if you got Brock Lesnar and you’re paying him big money it will probably end up being Summerslam.”

When do you think Lesnar will make his WWE return? Sound off in the comments section below.

Eddie Guerrero Holds A Great Record Over Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar is undoubtably the most dominant man in WWE today. Since winning the Universal Championship from Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 last year in Orlando, Lesnar has successfully defended his title against the most elite RAW has to offer.

According to PWStream on Twitter, Lesnar hasn’t been pinned in a championship match in 14 years. The last man to do it? Eddie Guerrero back in 2004 at the No Way Out pay-per-view (PPV):

Lie, Cheat, and pin Brock Lesnar. pic.twitter.com/jECF1HEvjz

— PWStream (@PWStream) May 21, 2018

Even at that, Goldberg assisted Latino Heat in taking the WWE Title off The Beast, but nonetheless, he’s the only man in 14 years to have pinned Lesnar in a WWE Title match. Lesnar went on to lose to Goldberg at WrestleMania 20, while Guerrero successfully defended his title against Kurt Angle.

Carmella On Salary Rumors

SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Carmella recently responded to a fan on Twitter who mentioned a rumor that she makes only 120k a year. Here’s how the Princess Of Statan Island responded:

Me boarding this flight knowing my seat is 1C in first class. #MellaIsMoney ??? pic.twitter.com/TWa09zbPZR

— Mella Is Money ? (@CarmellaWWE) May 21, 2018

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Bahahaha.. aw.. joe. If you only knew. ? https://t.co/W12PDifsRq

— Mella Is Money ? (@CarmellaWWE) May 21, 2018

Former WCW and WWE ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta recently did an interview with The Wrestling Estate to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Cappetta first discussed professional wrestlers today, such as Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks, succeeding outside of WWE:

“Yeah, and it’s healthy for everybody. When I see the success of Cody, The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega, I call it the democratization of wrestling. That’s a group of guys who have gained power, mostly independent from a major corporate organization. If WWE ever seeks them out or if they ever want to go to WWE, there’s an even playing field that didn’t exist in the past.

“I would compare them to Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody and Abdullah the Butcher, who didn’t need American promoters in order to have a successful wrestling career. They were able to call their own shots. And now they’re All In promotion in Chicago. I wish them well. They’re really sharp. It was more difficult to do in the past because today there are free marketing tools available online, but they’re very savvy in how they use them.”

Cappetta then discussed Roman Reigns and his current position in WWE. In regards to his match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34, Cappetta thoroughly enjoyed it and called it a ‘brutal’ match he’d show to anyone who thinks wrestlers aren’t athletes:

“I like Roman Reigns. I don’t understand what exactly they’re doing with him, and I don’t really understand why the fans boo him, other than they’re following what somebody else said they should be doing.

“Anybody that saw the WrestleMania match between him and Lesnar, you’ve got to have respect for these guys. What a brutal match. That would be a match I’d show someone who says these guys aren’t athletes.”

In regards to the late-WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino, Cappetta says he ranks him in the top five all-time greats:

“Top five. There would not have been a healthy WWF to purchase and take forward and expand if it wasn’t for Bruno. I kind of chuckle when I hear Mr. Today Wrestler is seven-times world heavyweight champion. But how long did he hold that title for?

“Sammartino was a two-time champion, but he held it for a long stretch of time and carried the promotion on his back. There’s a big difference and it sort of diminishes the title. That kind of phraseology is meant to build up the personality for the here and now, but it shuts out the historic importance.”

You can check out Cappetta’s full interview with The Wrestling Estate by clicking this link here.

Jinder Mahal transformed his career between his first and current run with the sports entertainment company.

In April of 2011 Mahal made his main roster debut and would eventually find himself as a member of the Three Man Band (3MB) trio alongside Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater.

In 2014, however, his run with the WWE came to an end when he was released from his deal. He would return to the independent circuit for two years, where he would reinvent himself creatively and physically, before being brought back to WWE around the time of the Superstar Shake-Up last year.

The former WWE Champion was recently interviewed by Planeta Wrestling (transcript courtesy of Wrestling Inc). During the interview, he was asked how it feels to no longer be the WWE Champion and his goals in the sports entertainment company. Here is what he had to say.

“Unfortunately, I lost the WWE Championship to AJ Styles but I held the WWE Championship for 6 months. Many people thought that I would never hold the WWE Championship, let alone any Championship in WWE so I proved a lot of people wrong, but now that I moved to Raw, my goal is the WWE Universal Championship, but there is also many great competitors such as Roman Reigns, who I have my eyes on right now. He claims that Raw is his yard, I think differently. I think I am the most dominant superstar in WWE. Right before I lost my title match against AJ Styles for the WWE Championship I was going to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series, so now that I am on Raw that match is very possible for the Universal Championship. Other than that, Seth Rollins is the WWE Intercontinental Champion. I am excited to be on Raw and I look forward to holding more championships.”

Mahal added, “To become Universal Champion and Intercontinental Champion and Tag Team Champion, that way I can become a Grand Slam Champion.”

What are your thoughts on Mahal’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

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As of this writing, Brock Lesnar has held the WWE Universal Championship for 400 days. If this latest news item regarding Lesnar’s status for Money in the Bank is accurate, the Beast should have no problem surpassing CM Punk’s 434 WWE Champion reign.

WWE recently announced that Lesnar has signed a new contract. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it’s been rumored that Lesnar signed a short-term deal that would keep him with the company through the summer.

Following a controversial title defense against Roman Reigns at the Greatest Royal Rumble, the Universal Champion was not on the line at Backlash this past weekend. Lesnar is not advertised to appear on Monday Night Raw over the next few weeks, but Money in the Bank on 6/17 would be the next logical opportunity to see the champ in action.

However, on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that Lesnar is not scheduled to compete at Money in the Bank. “He might have agreed to do a deal until SummerSlam, or maybe the July show, but he’s not on this one.”

If in fact Brock Lesnar is winding down with WWE in the coming months, that leaves Extreme Rules (7/15 from Pittsburgh, PA) and possibly SummerSlam (8/19 from Brooklyn, NY) as potential venues for him to drop the Universal Championship.

Discussion: Which RAW Superstar will dethrone Brock Lesnar? Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins or someone else?

It looks like we haven’t seen the last of Roman Reigns’ quest to dethrone WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

Despite that fact that Reigns has already lost to Lesnar twice in the past month (at WrestleMania 34 and Greatest Royal Rumble), WWE.com’s preview for tonight’s RAW ponders if Reigns’ victory of Samoa Joe at Backlash will “finally” put him a position to battle The Beast. 

After being called the "Uncrowned #UniversalChampion" AND taking down @SamoaJoe at #WWEBacklash, is @WWERomanReigns destined to clash with @BrockLesnar once again? https://t.co/GBAJmdcN5b

— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2018

Lesnar is not currently advertised for Monday’s RAW TV event from Long Island, nor is he booked for next week’s European tour.

Brock Lesnar’s next advertised appearance is scheduled for the May 21st edition RAW in Albany, NY.

The Universal Championship was not defended at Backlash, so there’s a good chance Lesnar will be in action at next month’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view on June 17th from Chicago.

Do you want to see another match between Reigns and Lesnar?

Brock Lesnar might not be around for a couple of weeks.

The WWE Universal Champion is not currently advertised for tomorrow night’s post-Backlash edition of WWE RAW in Uniondale, New York, nor is his scheduled to perform at the WWE European tour the following week.

The belief is that “The Beast Incarnate” will resurface at the May 21st episode of WWE RAW in Albany, New York, however that is strictly a rumor at this point.

Lesnar’s next defense of the WWE Universal Championship is expected to take place at the WWE Money In The Bank 2018 pay-per-view in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, June 17th.

When Will Brock Lesnar Defend His Title?

As noted, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Lesnar is not currently under contract through the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view in Brooklyn, New York on August 19th, however as we have seen with him in the past, anything is certainly possible.

When do you think we will see The Beast Incarnate resurface? Let us know by sounding off in the Comments section below.

Brock Lesnar’s victory at WrestleMania was the catalyst of a hot discussion about the fate of the Universal title and his win at Greatest Royal Rumble only proved to be a fuel for these talks to be carried further.

However, unlike Mania, his win at the Greatest Rumble wasn’t clean which made many wonder if Officials’ feelings about the Beast have changed since then.

Though Wrestling Observer has now revealed the original plans for the ending of this Championship bout, killing the rumors that company may portray Brock as a weaker character going forward. The original plans for the steel cage match were for Brock’s feet to hit the floor first, which would have made him the decisive winner.

Although things didn’t go as planned and after Roman’s feet ended up touching the ground before Lesnar, they had to make the call of declaring The Beast as the winner and then move with the storyline by having the referee apologize for it later on.

This likely means that the company intended for Brock to win the bout all along and the plans were for him to retain the Championship when they first announced this rematch last month despite the rumors of Officials considering a title switch.

As far as Lesnar’s next title defense goes, the educated guess is that he will be wrestling at Money In The Bank next month as WWE intends to present it as one of their top PPVs, in line with the Big Four events.

Former NXT Champion and current SmackDown Live star Samoa Joe recently did an interview with The National to promote tomorrow’s WWE Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. The Destroyer first opened up about competing in Saudi Arabia for the first time in his career:

“It is going to my first time in Saudi Arabia and I am over the moon and excited about it. To have the chance to experience a new place and a new culture first hand is always a great opportunity.”

He also discussed his heated feud with Brock Lesnar last year and why he doesn’t fear the former UFC heavyweight champion:

“I watched grown men tap dance around Brock Lesnar because they are scared of him. There is an edict in the company that Brock Lesnar is a thing to be feared at all times and all this. I fear no man. I don’t believe in and respect anyone who fears other men. You know, Brock Lesnar is like everybody else in the world.

“You go out, you smash him in the face, get in the grill. You have to get up close and personal with Brock Lesnar. If you are going up against a monster you better be a monster yourself. You have to have a monstrous fury in your heart because that is what it is going to take to beat that guy. I am not done with Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar knows that. He knows I am not scared of him.”

You can ready Joe’s full interview with The National by clicking this link here.

Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross On Flight To Saudi Arabia

The WWE is heading to Saudi Arabia for their Greatest Royal Rumble event. WWE has stacked the card full of huge names, including some at the commentary booth. WWE Hall Of Famers Jerry The King Lawler and Jim Ross are making the trip across the globe, and Lawler posted the following photos from their flight:

I'm a little better at selfies than @JRsBBQ …but here we go to Saudi Arabia! pic.twitter.com/cqrTaiUsu0

— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) April 25, 2018

Getting on our last flight of the day…Saudi Arabia here we come! @JRsBBQ pic.twitter.com/1dEvZuM2oI

— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) April 26, 2018

Paul Heyman Hypes Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is set to defend his title against Roman Reigns inside a Steel Cage in Saudi Arabia tomorrow night for the Greatest Royal Rumble. There has been a ton of speculation regarding who will walk out of Saudi Arabia with the Universal Title, especially after Lesnar shockingly retaining the strap against The Big Dog at WrestleMania.

Lesnar’s advocate, Paul Heyman, took to Twitter to hype the upcoming Steel Cage title bout. Here’s what he had to say:

#WWEGRR @WWE @WWEUniverse @WWENetwork

My client @BrockLesnar and I are ready to make even more history. The accomplishments continue to pile up. The box office records continue to be CONQUERED by the Beast … the reigning … defending … undisputed … pic.twitter.com/9ix3n6nxv8

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) April 25, 2018

Earlier this month in New Orleans Brock Lesnar successfully retained his Universal Title at WrestleMania 34 against Roman Reigns. Many were expecting The Big Dog to take his place atop the WWE mountain and be the one to finally defeat The Beast. That wasn’t the case, as Lesnar hit a sixth F5 on a bloody Reigns to retain the strap.

Soon after it was announced that Reigns would get a second crack at the title inside a Steel Cage in Saudi Arabia at the Greatest Royal Rumble. Last night on RAW Reigns confronted Lesnar and vowed to return to the United States with the Universal Title.

There has been a ton of speculation on why Reigns didn’t win the title at WrestleMania. Some report that Vince McMahon called an audible in the middle of the match and decided to change the finish. Reigns was receiving a poor reaction in New Orleans and it’s believed the Saudi Arabian crowd will get behind him against Lesnar.

Whether this is the plan or not is still undecided, as Cageside Seats reports WWE has yet to decide if Lesnar or Reigns will walk out of the Greatest Royal Rumble with the Universal Championship.

Discussion: Who do you think will walk out of Saudi Arabia with the Universal Championship?

In his latest WWE run, Hall Of Famer Goldberg had the opportunity to work with Brock Lesnar. After Goldberg was announced as the special playable character for the WWE 2K17 video game, a dream match against Lesnar was used as advertisement.

Eventually Goldberg and WWE struck a deal to make the bout a reality. The pair collided at Survivor Series in 2016 where Goldberg picked up the win with ease. Eventually Lesnar got his redemption at WrestleMania 33 when he took the Universal Title off Goldberg – a title he still holds today.

Goldberg recently did an interview with Sports Illustrated to promote his appearance on HISTORY’s “Forged in Fire: Knife or Death” series. During the interview he revealed what it was really like to work with Lesnar outside the ring:

“I know it’s hard to believe this, but Brock is a caring person underneath all that big giant monster’s body. The relationship he has with his sons parallels my relationship with my son, and I think Brock may have understood what I was going through. Maybe he put himself in my position, saw a little bit of himself later in life in me, and saw how much this meant to me. For that, I can never repay Brock.”

You can read Goldberg’s full interview with Sports Illustrated by clicking this link here.

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There were several rumors coming off Brock Lesnar’s victory at WrestleMania 34 and one of the most exciting ones was that the company could be planning a match between him and Bobby Lashley with Lesnar losing the Universal Championship to the later.

However, in the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer addressed these speculations and revealed some bad news for the fans who want to see these two square off.

According to the Wrestling Journalist, while there have been heavy rumors of this match taking place in near future, currently there are no plans of this bout.

It’s believed that Officials can get two losses out of Lesnar if he is really on his way out – one where he drops the Universal title and another one to put one more wrestler over.

The general belief backstage is that a part-time talent like Lashley who is in his early 40s would not be benefited from a win over Brock as much as a younger talent.

Bobby Lashley made his WWE return after almost 11 years at the Raw after WrestleMania 34 where he attacked Elias. Though he is yet to get involved in any real feud.

On the other hand, Brock Lesnar is currently scheduled to defend the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns at the Greatest Royal Rumble and many believe that the Beast could be dropping the title to the Big Dog during this WrestleMania rematch.

This past weekend in New Orleans at WrestleMania 34, Universal Champion Brock Lesnar successfully defended his title against Roman Reigns, contrary to popular belief that The Big Dog would be going over.

24 hours later it was announced that The Beast had signed a new deal with WWE, however, the details of the new contract remain unclear. Lesnar has been confirmed to be defending his title against Reigns yet again, however, this time it will be in a Steel Cage match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reports that WWE and Lesnar agreed to a new deal the Monday prior to WrestleMania. The contract wasn’t signed until the day of WrestleMania in New Orleans.

It was noted that the contract was a new deal, and not an extension of his previous one. Lesnar will also be receiving a higher rate than his last deal, and Meltzer noted that he’s not sure if it’s a one-match contract or not.

The agreement was reportedly kept quiet and very few people knew about it. Roman Reigns wasn’t alerted of this until the day of WrestleMania, and believed he was going to be winning the title from The Beast up until that point. Their original finish to the match was supposed to be Reigns countering the F5 into a spear and pinning Lesnar for the win.

It was then changed to Lesnar F5’ing Reigns for a sixth time and retaining. Nobody went off-script in the match.

WrestleMania 34’s main event left a lot of people scratching their heads – and rightfully so.

WWE has been planning this Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns storyline for the past four years. It all kicked off at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans when Lesnar became the first person to ever defeat The Undertaker at The Show Of Shows.

Lesnar would go on to win the WWE Title while Roman Reigns continued to climb the ranks within the company. Last year at WrestleMania 33 Reigns picked up the biggest win of his career when he became the second person to defeat The Undertaker at the event.

Now the stage was set for the only two men to have ever defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania to clash themselves at the event for the Universal Championship. Fans expected WrestleMania 34 to be the event in which Reigns finally dethroned The Beast and took his place atop the WWE mountain.

Instead, Lesnar bloodied Reigns terribly with some legitimate elbows to the skull before hitting a sixth F5 to end the night. The following day news broke that Lesnar had signed a new deal with WWE.

There are conflicting reports as to how long that deal is – some reporting a multi-year deal and others reporting a short-term one. Bleacher Report’s Jeremy Botter reports a very interesting twist to the situation.

Botter reports that Lesnar has signed on for one more match in WWE, that match being his Universal Title defense against Roman Reigns inside a Steel Cage in Saudi Arabia later this month. Vince McMahon reportedly called an audible during the Lesnar and Reings match at WrestleMania and changed the finish because he didn’t like the reaction Reigns was receiving.

The plan is to have Lesnar lose the title in front of a more “conductive” audience. Botter did note that we will see Lesnar in WWE again after the match, but likely not for a long time and much less than we’re used to seeing him.

Brock reportedly wants to put all of his effort into the UFC at this time, as he will likely take on the winner of Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title at the end of this year. Botter also noted that Lesnar could return for an appearance at WrestleMania 35 next year:

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Fans were not expecting Brock Lesnar to retain the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34 and the events that followed were as surprising as the result of the Mania main event.

It was reported after the PPV that Lesnar got into an argument with none other than the Boss Vince McMahon backstage, which ended with the Beast throwing off his Universal title.

At that point, not much was known about the reason for this altercation, however now a new report from PWTorch might have shed some more light on the situation.

According to the site, Roman Reigns was not expected to get busted open during the show and the color on the Television was the catalyst of the dispute.

Not only this but the German Announcers were not aware that their table will be used in a spot during the bout which may explain previous reports of the Universal Champion going off script near the end of the Championship match.

As noted before, Brock Lesnar has signed a new, short-term deal with the company but there is no word yet on how or if this altercation will affect the plans Officials had for Lesnar’s future before the Show of Shows.

Earlier today (Mon. April 9, 2018) WWE announced that they had re-signed Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to a fresh new deal. It was also announced that he would defend his strap against Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage match in three weeks at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.

MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer reports some new details on Lesnar’s contract with WWE. He noted that, although the length of Lesnar’s new deal with WWE wasn’t announced, sources say that it’s a short-term contract.

The deal also allows him to do at least one UFC fight, however, it remains unclear if he is allowed to fight in multiple UFC fights. This is a bit of a risk for the UFC, as President Dana White recently said the winner of the heavyweight title bout between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic this summer could possibly defend against Lesnar next.

While Lesnar would be the underdog in a fight against either man, there’s still a possibility that The Beast could win the UFC heavyweight title again. If Lesnar’s WWE deal doesn’t allow him to do more than one UFC fight, however, he wouldn’t be able to defend the UFC heavyweight title.

Another thing to keep in mind is the fact that Lesnar pulled himself from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug testing pool. Lesnar would need to re-enter the testing pool and give six months of clean tests before being allowed to fight again.

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The speculation about WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar’s future can come to a close as the sports entertainment company announced on Monday afternoon that he had re-signed with WWE.

He retained the title over Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 34. It was well known that his contract with the company expired on Sunday night and there was some speculation about him returning to the UFC. 

The company also announced Lesnar’s next title defense. The sports entertainment company will be holding their Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. For the first time ever, the Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE Superstars.

Lesnar will face Reigns in a Steel Cage Match for the Universal Title at the upcoming show.

Triple H vs. John Cena in a singles match, The Hardys vs. Braun Strowman for the RAW Tag Team Titles, and a Ladder Match with WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz have already been confirmed for the event.

– WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar successfully defended his title against Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 34 last night. Many considered the result an upset since WWE has been building up a storyline between Reigns and Lesnar for the past four years, with the expected payoff being The Big Dog taking his place atop the WWE mountain by dethroning Lesnar. Instead, The Beast won the bout after busting Reigns open terribly and hitting a sixth F5 that sealed the deal. In doing so, Lesnar became the first WWE Superstar since Hulk Hogan to hold a World Title from one WrestleMania to the next the following year.

Hogan did it back in 1989 when he defeated Randy Savage for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania V. He lost it the following year against the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI. Lesnar won the Universal Title last year at WrestleMania 33 from Goldberg and successfully retained it a year later at The Show Of Shows against Reigns.

– Also at WrestleMania, Seth Rollins defeated The Miz and Finn Balor in a Triple Threat match to win the Intercontinental Championship. With the win Rollins becomes a Grand Slam Champion. WWE posted the following YouTube video of Mike Rome interviewing Rollins after the win.

The Architect said he was fortunate enough to share the ring with two of the best in the world at WrestleMania, and is proud to be Grand Slam Rollins. Check it out:

– Aiden English competed in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal last night at WrestleMania with a full head of hair. It seems that while backstage after the match he decided to shave his head, before coming out with Rusev for the Fatal-Four Way match for the United States Title:

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Aiden English eliminated himself early from the Andre Battle Royale so he could get his hair cut pic.twitter.com/MVsF0mpSFr

— Hash (@Hash_GG) April 9, 2018

#WrestleMania = #RusevDay!!!

@RusevBUL @WWEDramaKing pic.twitter.com/qMVsVHWMve

— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) April 9, 2018

Things appear to be getting heated between Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon.

Last night (April 8), WrestleMania 34 took place inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the main event Lesnar defended his WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. The match was not what fans had anticipated.

Going into the WrestleMania headliner, many had expected Reigns to emerge victorious and for Lesnar to make his way back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Whether fans agreed with Reigns’ fourth WrestleMania main event or not, the general consensus was that the match would be able to deliver. Those in attendance certainly didn’t feel that was the case.

Lesnar won the match after delivering a series of F-5’s. Reigns kicked out of several finishers before finally succumbing to the “Beast Incarnate.” Fans were not having it and made it clear they weren’t fans of the match. Chants of “boring” and “this is awful” echoed throughout the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Apparently, they weren’t the only ones who weren’t happy with the match.

The Heated Exchange

Ryan Satin of Pro Wresting Sheet reports that Lesnar got into a verbal confrontation with Vince McMahon. Sources told Satin that Lesnar initiated the heated verbal exchange and McMahon fired back. The argument ended with Lesnar throwing his Universal championship. Sources are split as to whether or not Lesnar threw his title at McMahon or a wall.

The report also notes that Lesnar is said to have gone off the script near the end of the match. Satin was unable to confirm whether or not that was the case. SEScoops.com will keep you up to speed as more details emerge from this reported confrontation.

The advocate for the reigning, defending Universal Champion Brock Lesnar has just sent out a cryptic tweet concerning ‘The Beast Incarnate’s’ title match with Roman Reigns at tonight’s Wrestlemania show.

Paul Heyman posted an image with the ‘Tale of The Tape’ for tonight’s match and he made some interesting points, he stated that “Roman Reigns has been the main event on FOUR consecutive WrestleManias. Not even Brock Lesnar can say that. Roman has earned that position every single day, and deserves mad props for that. Please be advised, though. I’m leaving Wrestlemania 34 with the Universal Champion.”

Whilst Heyman could be referring to his client Lesnar there is certainly a cryptic element to his words. Heyman is an extremely savvy promoter and business man and could easily be stoking the fires for a potential ‘turn’ on his client and be aligning with the ‘Big Dog’ at Wrestlemania…or he could of course be leading fans down the wrong path deliberately.

Let us know if you think Heyman could be leaving Wrestlemania with Reigns in the comments.

. @WWERomanReigns has been the main event on FOUR consecutive @WrestleMania s. Not even @BrockLesnar can say that. Roman has earned that position every single day, and deserves mad props for that. Please be advised, though. I'm leaving #WM34 with the #UniversalChampion. pic.twitter.com/UlMVcXcZ04

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) April 8, 2018