Welcome to a special edition of the WWE Rumor Roundup of Sportskeeda Wrestling.
It’s been an eventful weekend when AEW unveiled CM Punk while WWE offered another SummerSlam event, which was newsworthy, with the returns of Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch.
We have all the main notes from the backstage of The Biggest Party of the Summer, which explains the reasoning behind the planned deviations for pay-per-view.
We begin the summary with details of the company changing its creative plans for Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. WWE also had a significant goal behind booking Lesnar’s return to SummerSlam.
New reports suggest that AEW lined up a third major acquisition after CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, and that there is a former massive world champion whose name has appeared amid all speculation.
How did people in the WWE backstage react to Punk’s return to professional wrestling? Why did Vince McMahon reserve Bianca Belair in a 27-second pumpkin? Here are all the answers and many more answers from today’s rumor summary:
# 5. WWE changed its plans for Brock Lesnar, which is why The Beast Incarnate returned
SummerSlam 2021 ended Brock Lesnar’s long-awaited return to the WWE when he faced Roman Reigns and was also involved in a brutal post-show segment with John Cena.
Andrew Zarian, of The Mat Men Pro Wrestling podcast, revealed that recovering Lesnar was WWE’s response to CM Punk’s debut on AEW Rampage.
Dave Meltzer published several additional details about the original plans for Roman Reigns’ dispute with Lesnar.
On Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer noted that the company had initially aligned Reigns vs. Lesnar for WrestleMania 39, which took place in Inglewood, California, in 2023.
According to the expected stream of events, Roman Reigns was on track for a WrestleMania 38 match with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in 2022. At the time, the tribal chief was to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania the following year. .
The updated plan is for Reigns and Lesnar to play the rest of the year. While we don’t have confirmed dates, longtime rivals could have their match in Survivor Series or Crown Jewel.
Brock Lesnar has introduced a new ponytail look and seems ready to make the unlikely transition to being a baby face during the show with Reigns.
The Beast Incarnate also provided a great preview of her baby face shots after SummerSlam, as she was seen smiling and interacting with fans.