The WWE return date of Brock Lesnar has been revealed as experiences emerge on the corporate’s plans for ‘The Beast Incarnate’ forward of WrestleMania 42.
Lesnar’s final look got here on the 2026 Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the place he featured within the marquee 30-man match. It was an underwhelming return to motion in some ways, particularly as Lesnar had received the match twice earlier than. Brock was the twenty second entry within the Rumble, however he lasted lower than six minutes, being dumped out by the mixed efforts of Cody Rhodes and LA Knight.
Nonetheless, the 48-year-old did make his presence recognized earlier than exiting the match. He eradicated Rey Fenix, Ilja Dragunov, and most notably, Oba Femi. The Nigerian star was very spectacular in his Royal Rumble debut, eliminating 5 Superstars and lasting 39 minutes. His dominance was extremely harking back to Lesnar’s performances in previous editions of the Rumble.
Brock Lesnar’s WWE Return Date Confirmed
Lesnar is at present not marketed for a match on the Elimination Chamber Premium Dwell Occasion on the twenty eighth of February, however he’s scheduled to make his return to the corporate earlier than the present.
Posting on X, WWE revealed that Brock will make an look on the episode on the February twenty third version of Uncooked. No particulars are but recognized on what he’ll do on the present, however the firm are engaged on plans for the 10-time world champion forward of WrestleMania 42 in April.
Regardless of showing sporadically during the last decade, Lesnar stays an enormous attract WWE. Like John Cena and AJ Types in current historical past, Brock is reportedly scheduled to retire in some unspecified time in the future in 2026.
Nonetheless, the promotion will not be prepared to drag the set off on a Lesnar retirement at WrestleMania 42. Earlier experiences had linked ‘The Beast’ with a match with Gunther at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, probably together with his present on the road.
Brock Lesnar’s Potential Opponents For WrestleMania 42
In keeping with journalist Bryan Alvarez on a current version of Wrestling Observer Dwell, there at the moment are two potential opponents into account for Lesnar: Gunther and Oba Femi.
As talked about, Brock introduced Femi’s dominant show to a sudden finish by eliminating him from the Royal Rumble. That second alone supplies the embers for an attention-grabbing feud.
“This isn’t 100%, however I presume that Lesnar’s opponent is Oba Femi,” admitted Alvarez. “That was not mentioned to be 100% even after what they did on the Rumble, however I don’t know what different match you do except you wish to do Lesnar and Gunther. However I feel Oba Femi beating Brock Lesnar can be a a lot greater deal.”
Whereas Brock vs Gunther continues to be seemingly on the desk for the ‘Present of Reveals’, if Oba vs Lesnar is made official for WrestleMania, it leaves the door open for a SummerSlam match between Brock and Gunther, WWE’s resident profession killer.
“If Lesnar goes to retire in 2026, which is rumored, plenty of retirements arising, I’d have Oba Femi beat him at Mania, and Gunther beat him in his final match at SummerSlam,” Alvarez mentioned.
Femi has already mentioned his second with Lesnar through the Royal Rumble, hinting {that a} WrestleMania 42 encounter is on the playing cards. Chatting with the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, The Ruler opened up concerning the prospects of a match with Lesnar.
“In that second, you’ve gotten that psychological settlement like, ‘Sure, we all know we have now one thing, so let’s not give away an excessive amount of proper now,'” revealed Femi. “I’m glad the IWC wishes truly translate to the reside crowd and what the informal followers wish to see. And that’s an incredible realization. So we have now one thing there. It’s a giant cash combat.”
Femi, who has but to signal to both primary roster model, has been on the warfare path for the reason that Royal Rumble. On Uncooked final week, he decimated the Warfare Raiders in an unprovoked assault earlier than beating Equipment Wilson on final week’s SmackDown in extremely fast style.
