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WWE Moves Brock Lesnar to Alumni Page, Signaling Retirement

The website change is being treated as company confirmation that his in-ring career has ended.

Overview

  • WWE updated its official roster by moving Brock Lesnar to the alumni section, a designation the company uses for retired or released performers.
  • The update follows his WrestleMania 42 loss to Oba Femi, when Lesnar left his boots and gloves in the ring and appeared emotional.
  • During that exit he flashed an X sign toward Paul Heyman, a ringside cue fans and wrestlers use to show something is real and not part of the script.
  • Heyman later told viewers that Lesnar is done and called out WWE’s production for still listing him as active, a point now reflected by the site.
  • A rumored SummerSlam farewell against GUNTHER had been floated, though the alumni move now makes such a sendoff unlikely unless plans change.