As noted, Heyman announced on RAW that he and Lesnar will leave WWE if Lesnar loses the title in the Fatal 4 Way against Joe, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman. A SummerSlam loss would allow Lesnar to take needed time off to begin training for the rumored UFC return fight against Jon Jones, who would have to move to heavyweight.
According to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. Paul Heyman is reportedly pushing for Brock Lesnar to drop the WWE Universal Title to Samoa Joe at SummerSlam later this month.
Lesnar is signed to WWE through WrestleMania 34 in 2018 and there is no chance of him opting out early. SI reports that Lesnar’s UFC return is imminent and that he will still work the 2018 Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 34. The UFC fight has been rumored for November or December of this year. As noted, Lesnar is also advertised for the No Mercy pay-per-view in Los Angeles, CA from the Staples Center on Sunday, September 24th.
Speaking of Paul Heyman, he will appear on tonight’s broadcast for “breaking news” regarding WWE Summerslam weekend.
No other details were provided at this time, but Heyman has retweeted a few of Stanford’s Tweets teasing the announcement, also seen below:
Reached out 2 @HeymanHustle 's agency – waiting on confirm or denial on this new EXCLUSIVE info regarding @SummerSlam weekend! @PIX11News
— Scott Stanford (@scottstanford1) August 2, 2017
Hey @scottstanford1 why do I have eight messages from @pix11sportsdesk and your news trucks in front AND behind me?
WTF? This is insane! pic.twitter.com/6kZvRjgsxd— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) August 2, 2017
EXCLUSIVE tonight: @HeymanHustle joins @scottstanford1 in studio at 10:45 with breaking news on @WWE @SummerSlam Weekend pic.twitter.com/FzIE9xpbnx
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) August 2, 2017
Heads up @wwe and @BrockLesnar fans!! @PIX11News breaking a BIG Exclusive tonight re @HeymanHustle !! Trying to get his comments Now!
— Scott Stanford (@scottstanford1) August 2, 2017
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