Ahead of John Cena's historic retirement match this weekend at Saturday Night's Main Event, there's an update on Brock Lesnar's future as an active competitor .
WWE is reportedly developing plans for Brock Lesnar's retirement, with SummerSlam 2026 in Minneapolis emerging as a potential destination for the Beast Incarnate's final match.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE has working plans for retirement runs in 2026 that include Lesnar, AJ Styles, and potentially Chris Jericho if he signs with the company.
There is a story going around that Lesnar will retire at SummerSlam 2026. I can't confirm that date but did at least a month [ago] hear that the working plans for 2026 would be the WWE retirement runs for Lesnar, Styles and potentially Jericho if he signs," Meltzer wrote.
"I didn't get the impression it was locked in except for Styles, who has made it clear it will be in 2026 but not when. But the Lesnar name has been talked about, which is probably where the story came from.
The Minneapolis location would carry significant meaning for Lesnar, who built his legendary amateur wrestling career in Minnesota before becoming one of WWE's biggest stars.
The news of Brock Lesnar finishing his WWE career at SummerSlam 2026 was teased by none other than John Cena during hsi recent appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet. Cena suggested Lesnar will be retiring soon at a show in Minnesota. Cena, who lost to Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza, noted he viewed that match as building up Lesnar for "whoever beats him in the future."
The 48-year-old Lesnar returned to WWE at SummerSlam 2025 and is currently advertised for both the 2026 Royal Rumble from Saudi Arabia, and WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas in April.
