There is speculation that Brock Lesnar may legally owe WWE an additional appearance due to the fact that he walked out without appearing on the February 23rd edition of RAW as scheduled. As noted, Lesnar walked out after a business “blow-up” with Vince McMahon.
Lesnar’s current deal with WWE is set to expire following the post-WrestleMania 31 edition of RAW. As of right now, he is advertised to work the RAW in Pittsburgh on March 9th, the RAW in Los Angeles on March 23rd and the aforementioned post-WrestleMania 31 edition of RAW. The only date Lesnar could work to make up the show he walked out on would be the RAW in Des Moines on March 16th. As things stand currently, he has not been added to that show.
Despite all of the uncertainty surrounding Lesnar’s future, the belief among many within WWE is that there is still a good chance that he will end up re-signing with the company when his current contract expires.
Regarding the Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31, there’s a feeling that with the “smart fan” WrestleMania crowd, Reigns, who hasn’t been getting cheered as much as WWE would have liked by now in recent weeks, may end up being a wildly popular babyface if word spreads that Lesnar is leaving WWE for a UFC return after WrestleMania 31. A similar scenario played out back at WrestleMania XX between Bill Goldberg and Brock Lesnar, as the smart crowd knew both guys were leaving after WrestleMania, so it immediately made both guys nuclear level heels to the Madison Square Garden fans.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
