WWE Summerslam 2016 rumors: Brock Lesnar may sit things out until main event

Brock Lesnar Wikimedia Commons via Miguel Discart

Veteran WWE wrestler and MMA fighter Brock Lesnar has not been present on television ever since the most recent Wrestlemania 32, and according to a report from What Culture, he is not going to appear on television until August, making a big entrance during the WWE Summerslam event.

As stated in the report, Lesnar returned to the WWE back in 2012 but has not been a regular fighter on the show. Instead, the WWE has utilized Lesnar solely for making a big presence during main events. Afterwards he would disappear from television until the next big event would take place, giving Lesnar an iconic status in the ring.

It is speculated that this will happen again during this year's Summerslam event, which will take place in Brooklyn on Aug. 21. However, there are no confirmations yet regarding whom Lesnar may go up against or if he is set to be some sort of big obstacle that the other wrestlers will need to go through. 

According to the report, Lesnar was initially planned to fight Bray Wyatt or Braun Strowman but these deals fell apart, particularly after the negative feedback audiences gave toward a potential Strowman-Undertaker match. 

Sports World News reports that other than Wyatt and Strowman, Lesnar could be fighting Dean Ambrose to give closure to a previous feud, Randy Orton to shine the spotlight on Orton's return to the ring after suffering from a shoulder injury or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to give closure to their rivalry that has been going on for over a decade.

Many fans have been clamoring for Lesnar to go up against the Rock given that they have both been some of the longest-running champions of the WWE Heavyweight belt and are also big-name superstars, particularly with Lesnar coming back from MMA and the Rock from his time spent in Hollywood as an actor.

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