After a sex trafficking lawsuit was filed against Vince McMahon and WWE, Brock Lesnar’s return to WWE TV at the 2024 Royal Rumble had to be canceled. Lesnar, a former WWE/UFC Heavyweight Champion, was the only one who fit the bill regarding the lawsuit naming a former WWE/UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Instead, Bron Breakker stepped in and took Lesnar’s place in the match, which Cody Rhodes eventually won. Lesnar was supposed to wrestle Dominik Mysterio at Elimination Chamber 2024 and Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER at WrestleMania 40.
Both Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful are reporting that WWE has no plans to use Lesnar at this time.
Meltzer wrote, “There are no plans at this time to use Lesnar. Given his star power, saying this is forever is probably foolish. But it’s likely not going to be any time soon. Lesnar has been the company’s first or second highest paid wrestler and one of its most protected stars for the past dozen years, and the fact he’s out of WrestleMania and his future is in jeopardy is amazing because of how little attention it’s gotten.”
It was also noted that WWEShop.com has most of Lesnar’s merchandise on discount. While the site is currently having an overall sale, it is notable that most of Lesnar’s products are listed.
