Overview
- Lesnar returned during Raw on Monday in Greensboro, North Carolina, blindsiding Oba Femi during his weekly open challenge and hitting four F-5s.
- After the attack, Paul Heyman handed Raw GM Adam Pearce a contract already signed by Lesnar for a rematch at Clash In Italy on May 31, which now needs Femi’s signature.
- Pearce said on-air that he had filed Lesnar’s retirement paperwork, which heightens the reversal after WrestleMania 42 where Lesnar left his gloves and boots in the ring.
- WWE had moved Lesnar to its alumni page on May 7, adding to the retirement signals that his on-screen return has now contradicted.
- Femi beat Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 to break out as a new star, and some coverage now speculates a true Lesnar farewell could come at SummerSlam in Minnesota against Gunther, which is unconfirmed.