Brock Lesnar is the biggest marquee attraction in the WWE. That was proved when he headlined and stole the show at WrestleMania 31, in a stellar match-up that solidified his star status.
His comeback is now just a couple of months away, with WWE planning on bringing him back for a match with Seth Rollins at this August’s SummerSlam. The feud is ready made. Rollins the coward ran from Lesnar and the beast is after revenge. Fans can’t wait to see an ass kicking take place.
Beyond that, there’s a range of other plans that WWE envision for Lesnar’s career. The new contract that he signed is for three more years. It is also for around five million dollars a year, meaning that WWE are going to want to utilise him in major ways. There’s several avenues that creative will already be thinking towards, many of them long term directions.
Just like his match with The Undertaker was planned for several years in advance, WWE will already be essentially aware of what they want to do with Lesnar. The Taker match was first pitched in 2011, but it didn’t happen until 2014. Likewise, the Reigns vs Lesnar match was first imagined way back in the fall of 2013. The idea was to build Brock up strong and then make Reigns in the 2015 Mania main event.
That didn’t happen, but with the following long term plans, WWE will be hoping that Brock Lesnar finds even bigger successes.
10. The Full On Babyface Run
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The most immediate thing on WWE creative’s agenda is for Brock to be pushed on a huge babyface run. The seeds for that were planted in the build up to WrestleMania 31, and by the next night on Raw it was clear what a huge face Lesnar can be in the next few years.
That babyface status will be further established upon his return this August. The storyline suspension will run out and then he’ll be back after Rollins, likely citing that he has a rematch clause to use. That directly puts him up against The Authority, which will likely set the tone for Lesnar’s summer run.
In that respect, he’s like the 2015 Stone Cold Steve Austin, and it will be that kind of babyface push which he’ll be getting in the next year.
9. Hell In A Cell
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There’s a good chance that WWE will be using one of Lesnar’s dates at Hell In A Cell 2015 on October 25th.
The reason, is because the show will be coming from Los Angeles, California. That’s an important market to the WWE, and Lesnar’s presence would greatly benefit the company as they look to impress the media and commercial opportunities that are head-quartered in L.A.
Logic says that the opponent for Lesnar will be Seth Rollins. Perhaps there’s another cowardly escape from Rollins at SummerSlam. This time there’ll be no escape, as Lesnar earns the right to pick the stipulation of Hell In A Cell.
The other scenario would be Lesnar wins the title at SummerSlam and then Rollins wins it back inside the Cell. Whatever the booking, it would sell strongly with the audience and you just know it would be an awesome match up.
This one also adds up in relation to what Lesnar did last year. He did SummerSlam and then Night Of Champions in September. WWE can sub the September appearance with the October Cell show.
8. Appearance In The 2016 Royal Rumble
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Brock’s journey towards WrestleMania 32 will surely take in a stop at the 2016 Royal Rumble. He had a match of the year contender at this year’s event, but for next year, WWE may see it as an opportunity to put him in the actual Rumble.
It would be a major selling point. He hasn’t featured in a Rumble match for over a decade. You also have the fact that he’s previously won a Rumble match (2003) and would be an immediate favourite to win the 2016 instalment.
Whether WWE would actually book him to win is dependant on WrestleMania 32 plans. Brock is going to be the co-main event or the closing main event at Mania. The only question is what WWE plan to do with the Championship match?
7. A Rematch With Roman Reigns
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WWE deliberately left the door open for a second Reigns vs Lesnar match. There was no resolving of the feud at WrestleMania 31. Given that it was also one hell of match, you can absolutely count on the fact that WWE are going to do it again at some point.
Next year at WrestleMania 32 could be the right moment, a direct sequel, one year later.
Lesnar wins the Rumble and then goes on to challenge Roman Reigns. That obviously means Reigns wins the title at some point between the Autumn and January – which is a good possibilty when you consider that he can’t be held in the main event challenger spot forever. A WWE Title victory over Rollins at Survivor Series could be the plan for Roman.
That would set up the anticipated Reigns vs Lesnar 2. As for one of them being the heel, it’d probably be left up to whoever the crowd wants to boo, just like it was this past year.
His comeback is now just a couple of months away, with WWE planning on bringing him back for a match with Seth Rollins at this August’s SummerSlam. The feud is ready made. Rollins the coward ran from Lesnar and the beast is after revenge. Fans can’t wait to see an ass kicking take place.
Beyond that, there’s a range of other plans that WWE envision for Lesnar’s career. The new contract that he signed is for three more years. It is also for around five million dollars a year, meaning that WWE are going to want to utilise him in major ways. There’s several avenues that creative will already be thinking towards, many of them long term directions.
Just like his match with The Undertaker was planned for several years in advance, WWE will already be essentially aware of what they want to do with Lesnar. The Taker match was first pitched in 2011, but it didn’t happen until 2014. Likewise, the Reigns vs Lesnar match was first imagined way back in the fall of 2013. The idea was to build Brock up strong and then make Reigns in the 2015 Mania main event.
That didn’t happen, but with the following long term plans, WWE will be hoping that Brock Lesnar finds even bigger successes.
10. The Full On Babyface Run
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The most immediate thing on WWE creative’s agenda is for Brock to be pushed on a huge babyface run. The seeds for that were planted in the build up to WrestleMania 31, and by the next night on Raw it was clear what a huge face Lesnar can be in the next few years.
That babyface status will be further established upon his return this August. The storyline suspension will run out and then he’ll be back after Rollins, likely citing that he has a rematch clause to use. That directly puts him up against The Authority, which will likely set the tone for Lesnar’s summer run.
In that respect, he’s like the 2015 Stone Cold Steve Austin, and it will be that kind of babyface push which he’ll be getting in the next year.
9. Hell In A Cell
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There’s a good chance that WWE will be using one of Lesnar’s dates at Hell In A Cell 2015 on October 25th.
The reason, is because the show will be coming from Los Angeles, California. That’s an important market to the WWE, and Lesnar’s presence would greatly benefit the company as they look to impress the media and commercial opportunities that are head-quartered in L.A.
Logic says that the opponent for Lesnar will be Seth Rollins. Perhaps there’s another cowardly escape from Rollins at SummerSlam. This time there’ll be no escape, as Lesnar earns the right to pick the stipulation of Hell In A Cell.
The other scenario would be Lesnar wins the title at SummerSlam and then Rollins wins it back inside the Cell. Whatever the booking, it would sell strongly with the audience and you just know it would be an awesome match up.
This one also adds up in relation to what Lesnar did last year. He did SummerSlam and then Night Of Champions in September. WWE can sub the September appearance with the October Cell show.
8. Appearance In The 2016 Royal Rumble
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Brock’s journey towards WrestleMania 32 will surely take in a stop at the 2016 Royal Rumble. He had a match of the year contender at this year’s event, but for next year, WWE may see it as an opportunity to put him in the actual Rumble.
It would be a major selling point. He hasn’t featured in a Rumble match for over a decade. You also have the fact that he’s previously won a Rumble match (2003) and would be an immediate favourite to win the 2016 instalment.
Whether WWE would actually book him to win is dependant on WrestleMania 32 plans. Brock is going to be the co-main event or the closing main event at Mania. The only question is what WWE plan to do with the Championship match?
7. A Rematch With Roman Reigns
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WWE deliberately left the door open for a second Reigns vs Lesnar match. There was no resolving of the feud at WrestleMania 31. Given that it was also one hell of match, you can absolutely count on the fact that WWE are going to do it again at some point.
Next year at WrestleMania 32 could be the right moment, a direct sequel, one year later.
Lesnar wins the Rumble and then goes on to challenge Roman Reigns. That obviously means Reigns wins the title at some point between the Autumn and January – which is a good possibilty when you consider that he can’t be held in the main event challenger spot forever. A WWE Title victory over Rollins at Survivor Series could be the plan for Roman.
That would set up the anticipated Reigns vs Lesnar 2. As for one of them being the heel, it’d probably be left up to whoever the crowd wants to boo, just like it was this past year.
Rock gonna go Hollywood on him 
