Brock Lesnar update & whether those within WWE think he’s actually retired
Whether Brock Lesnar has officially retired is still a question within WWE, according to our Dave Meltzer.
On the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed the latest on Lesnar who took off his gear and shared an emotional embrace with Paul Heyman after his quick WrestleMania 42 Sunday loss to Oba Femi.
Meltzer said that based on some people he’s spoken with in WWE, “they believe he’s not retiring yet” although it’s likely to happen at this year at some point.
“No one knows. It might be one of those things where it’s being kept quiet like the Seth Rollins (injury angle),” he said. “I’m not saying for sure (whether he’s retired) as no one knows for sure.”
He later added that at one point, the plan was for Lesnar to keep feuding with Femi and not have it just be a one and done match. However, that decision was dropped and the idea was to do the Goldberg approach and go with Femi all the way.
Alvarez noted how it was odd Lesnar threw up an X to the crowd after the WrestleMania match,. how emotional Heyman was during his Raw promo, and his opinion that the tribute video on Raw felt more thrown together than other video packages as if Lesnar’s actions were unexpected and caught everyone off guard.
The favor that Heyman owes Gunther for taking on Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 42 was widely speculated to be a final match against Lesnar, likely for August’s SummerSlam in Lesnar’s home state of Minnesota. Gunther declined to discuss the favor on Raw as a feud with LA Knight appears imminent.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.