Following his shock return at SummerSlam in August, Brock Lesnar has been formally confirmed to seem at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas subsequent 12 months by means of a collection of official posters and promos, however particulars surrounding his opponent have been scarce… till now.
The Beast Incarnate’s controversial SummerSlam return noticed him assault John Cena after the principle occasion, and marked his first WWE look in two years, after being cleared by the corporate’s authorized group following Janel Grant’s ongoing sex-trafficking lawsuit towards Vince McMahon, by which the previous UFC champion was formally named.
Since then, Lesnar has competed in two matches — a dominant win over Cena at Wrestlepalooza in September, earlier than teaming up with The Imaginative and prescient and Drew McIntyre to defeat Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and The Usos within the WarGames match at Survivor Sequence final month.
Brock Lesnar’s Plans For WrestleMania 42
Engaged on a part-time schedule, the 48-year-old has additionally made sporadic TV appearances on Uncooked and SmackDown, in addition to WrestleMania 42 promoting with the likes of Punk, Reigns, and Rhodes. Lesnar’s sole advert for subsequent April’s PLE was additionally launched this week, with The Beast declaring: “I am right here to overcome.”
In keeping with Self Made Professional, the preliminary plan for Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 was for him to go up towards Bron Breakker, however that fell by means of after Seth Rollins’ shoulder damage sustained towards Rhodes at Crown Jewel in October.
As an alternative, Breakker is now anticipated to face CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship in what is going to absolutely be a rematch, given the pair are booked for a title match on the Uncooked on Netflix anniversary present in January. As for who Lesnar now faces on the Showcase of the Immortals, it may very properly be the person who simply retired Cena at Saturday Night time’s Foremost Occasion — Gunther.
On the most recent Self Made Periods, it was revealed: “Gunther is certainly working Brock at WrestleMania. It was initially going to be Bron Breakker versus Brock, however now that Bron Breakker is about to get a title match there, Brock is going through Gunther.”
Dream Match Lined Up For WrestleMania 42
Ever since Gunther arrived in WWE, a match towards Lesnar is one many followers have dreamed of for years, much more so after the pair briefly squared off within the 2023 Royal Rumble match. They had been rumoured to face one another at WrestleMania 40, however these plans reportedly needed to be scrapped after the Janel Grant lawsuit was filed.
On the again of the WrestleMania 40 cancellation and Lesnar’s disappearance from WWE exhibits, The Ring Normal informed the Every day Mail in Could 2024 that he nonetheless had hopes of sooner or later going through The Beast Incarnate.
“I all the time noticed Brock as my closing boss. I all the time get portrayed as that, because the NXT UK Champion, the Intercontinental Champion, I used to be like the ultimate boss of that division, and Brock, for a very long time, was the ultimate boss of the entire firm. So I all the time noticed myself in my future to be in an analogous place to him, and to be that, you have to get within the ring with that man.
“We’ll see if there’s an opportunity for it to occur once more. I am greater than up for it… I believe we had that one face-off within the Royal Rumble, the response that was there and that was a affirmation for me.”
