Brock Lesnar seemingly retired for good at SummerSlam this past Saturday, but WWE chief content officer Triple H isn’t ready to close the book on the former world champion’s career just yet. In the press conference after the show, Triple H told reporters Lesnar’s words and actions sure looked definitive, but he straight up declined to speak in any absolute terms about it. You gotta wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes!
The Beast Incarnate’s ‘Retirement’ Nobody Trusts
Triple H knows the score, he’s seen this movie before. He mentioned Lesnar “retired a few months ago” only to make a huge comeback and hit the ring again. This time around, Lesnar walked Oba Femi back to the ring after their Hell in a Cell match, verbally and physically putting him over as “This is the future of the business. This is the today. This is the now. This is the future, and I am the past.” Talk about a statement! That’s a pretty bold declaration from a guy who doesn’t just say things for kicks. Still, Triple H’s take was pretty clear: “Brock does what Brock wants to do. So I would take what he said at face value and let’s see.” It feels like the entire WWE universe is holding its breath on this one.
A Symbolic Passing of the Torch in Minneapolis
The SummerSlam Night 1 main event saw Lesnar go down to Oba Femi in a Hell in a Cell match. And get this: Femi took multiple finishing moves and still came out on top. That’s a massive win for Femi, and Lesnar totally leaned into the symbolism of it all. He embraced Femi right there in the ring and raised his hand. We’ve seen Lesnar do this kind of thing before, remember WrestleMania 42? He removed his gloves and ring boots then, even hugged Paul Heyman, and everyone thought that was it. But then he showed back up on Raw! This time, though, it felt more definitive. The event was in Lesnar’s adopted hometown of Minneapolis, and he really put Femi over in a huge way. It felt like the perfect setup for a legend to truly walk away.
Will this be the final time we see the legendary Brock Lesnar in a WWE ring? Triple H’s words make you think there’s always a chance for a shock return. We’ll all be watching to see if “the past” truly stays in the past, or if the Beast Incarnate has one more comeback left in him.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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