After making his return on the 2025 SummerSlam PLE, followers could have anticipated WWE Celebrity Brock Lesnar to have his first match again towards John Cena at Conflict in Paris.
Nonetheless, that’s not the case, as Cena is about to face Logan Paul. WWE could have one other date and place in thoughts for the rubber match of their storied historical past.
Dave Meltzer mentioned this on the Wrestling Observer Radio (through Sports activities Illustrated). There’s a probability WWE could wish to go head-to-head with AEW’s All Out PPV on Saturday, September 20, 2025. WWE presently has an unannounced PLE penciled in for that date, and Lesnar vs. Cena could headline it.
“It may change, however the primary occasion for this present is Bock Lesnar and John Cena,” stated Melzter of the WWE PLE. “So it is a large one. Which is why Brock’s not in Paris… They wished him for this present, not for the Paris present. And that is the place Logan Paul received the gig.”
So, it seems Lesnar and Cena will headline regardless of the September PLE is. Will probably be Lesnar’s first match since August 2023. Lesnar and Cena final shared the ring in January 2015 in a triple risk match that additionally included Seth Rollins on the Royal Rumble. Their final singles match was contested a couple of months earlier at Night time of Champions in September 2014.
This is able to make sense, as WWE is promoting Lesnar being on the September 12 and 19 editions of Friday Night time SmackDown on their web site.
Brock Lesnar’s surprising return to WWE
After Cena’s near-40-minute match towards Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam, Lesnar’s music hit. The “Beast Incarnate” made his return to the corporate following a hiatus. He was absent from WWE for 2 years after being linked to Janel Grant’s lawsuit towards Vince McMahon.
Lesnar is a 10-time world champion in WWE and certainly one of their greatest stars. His final feud was towards Rhodes, and he put the “American Nightmare” over of their rubber match.
It’s unknown if Lesnar is again for the lengthy haul or for a one-off bout towards Cena. If he hangs round, there are a number of dream matches on the desk, equivalent to ones towards Gunther and Bron Breakker.
Andrew Korpan is the lead leisure editor and movie critic for ClutchPoints. Residing in Philadelphia, Andrew is an award-winning journalist with earlier bylines at Collider, Above the Line, and Under the Line.
