Brock Lesnar Might Not Be At WrestleMania 35

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We’re in the run-up to the Royal Rumble, and among other things that means it’s time for speculation about WrestleMania to really kick into high gear. Over at PWI Insider Elite, Mike Johnson brought up an interesting idea: What if there aren’t plans for current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35 What if he’s not going to even be there Here’s what Johnson had to say, as transcribed by Ringside News:

I wonder if Brock’s gonna be with them past the Rumble because you know everyone figured Brock was out the door. Is he even factored into their WrestleMania plans We haven’t seen him advertised or even footage of him being used to promote WrestleMania 35. So I wonder if he’s out the door at the Rumble, but I guess that’s the allure of Brock is that, ‘Is this the end of Brock’s run’ and it turns out not to be.

This is very speculative, obviously, but it is interesting to note that Brock isn’t being used to promote WrestleMania so far. Also, we all know he’s planning a return to UFC in 2019, and WWE already has another UFC star who’s probably main eventing Mania alongside WWE’s current hottest superstar. So two questions arise: does Brock need WrestleMania, and does WrestleMania need Brock Personally, my answer to both would be no, but I tend not to see eye-to-eye with Vince McMahon on these things.

Brock could easily drop the Universal Title to Braun Strowman at the Royal Rumble, and Braun could have a good Mania match with just about anybody, depending on who wins the Men’s Royal Rumble Match. Of course, that would require the company to put their faith in Strowman, which they may not be ready to do. Again, this is all speculation, but it’s interesting to realize that some of the things we assumed were givens may turn out not to be the case at all.