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Brock Lesnar moved to alumni section of WWE website

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Brock Lesnar has now been moved to the WWE website’s alumni section.

Lesnar seemingly retired after losing to the rising WWE wrestler Oba Femi at WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Following the loss, Lesnar left behind his gloves and boots in the ring before sharing an embrace with Paul Heyman and walking away. WWE soon started playing video packages on Raw and SmackDown honoring his career and legacy. The promotion also started releasing merch related to Lesnar’s potential retirement.

Now, weeks after his WrestleMania 42 match, Lesnar has officially been moved to the alumni section on WWE’s website. Previously rumored to retire this year, potentially at SummerSlam, such does not seem the case anymore.

Remembering Brock Lesnar’s legacy

Lesnar made his debut in the early 2000s and became the youngest WWE champion. On a dominating run since his career’s early days, Lesnar left WWE to try a career in Japanese pro-wrestling, the NFL, and MMA.

He returned to WWE in 2012 and has stayed at the promotion since then, except for a few brief UFC stints. He is a seven-time WWE Champion and three-time WWE Universal Champion. Lesnar is also a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion and UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Apart from his title wins, he also won the 2003 and 2022 Royal Rumble matches, as well as defeated The Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania 30.

Tiffany Stratton on possible Brock Lesnar retirement: ‘He’s just a boy, it’s his first time living too’

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

Tiffany Stratton is hopeful Brock Lesnar returns for WWE SummerSlam after apparent retirement at WrestleMania 42. 

Stratton told Adrian Hernandez that she almost cried when Lesnar started unlacing his boots at WrestleMania 42 and hopes he returns for a last match at SummerSlam.

“I don’t know. When I saw Brock unlace his boots, I almost shed a tear. I was sad for him. He looked like he started crying a little bit too. He’s just a boy. It’s his first time living too. So hopefully it’s not his last match. Hopefully in SummerSlam in Minnesota we’ll get to see him. I think that would be iconic, retiring in your hometown. But yeah, I’m really sad but happy for him.”

Lesnar kicked off Night Two of WrestleMania Sunday going up against Oba Femi, who won his first match at the event. After the bout, Lesnar sat in the middle of the ring, took off his gloves and shoes, which is a common gesture when a wrestler retires. 

Paul Heyman had accompanied him for the showdown and was reduced to tears with what unfolded before him. On the Raw after Mania, WWE aired a video tribute to his career in the company. Additionally, there are multiple reports that not many within WWE are convinced that Lesnar has completely retired from wrestling.

Brock Lesnar update & whether those within WWE think he’s actually retired

Posted on by Josh Nason

Whether Brock Lesnar has officially retired is still a question within WWE, according to our Dave Meltzer.

On the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed the latest on Lesnar who took off his gear and shared an emotional embrace with Paul Heyman after his quick WrestleMania 42 Sunday loss to Oba Femi.

Meltzer said that based on some people he’s spoken with in WWE, “they believe he’s not retiring yet” although it’s likely to happen at this year at some point.

“No one knows. It might be one of those things where it’s being kept quiet like the Seth Rollins (injury angle),” he said. “I’m not saying for sure (whether he’s retired) as no one knows for sure.”

He later added that at one point, the plan was for Lesnar to keep feuding with Femi and not have it just be a one and done match. However, that decision was dropped and the idea was to do the Goldberg approach and go with Femi all the way.

Alvarez noted how it was odd Lesnar threw up an X to the crowd after the WrestleMania match,. how emotional Heyman was during his Raw promo, and his opinion that the tribute video on Raw felt more thrown together than other video packages as if Lesnar’s actions were unexpected and caught everyone off guard.

The favor that Heyman owes Gunther for taking on Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 42 was widely speculated to be a final match against Lesnar, likely for August’s SummerSlam in Lesnar’s home state of Minnesota. Gunther declined to discuss the favor on Raw as a feud with LA Knight appears imminent.

Kurt Angle congratulates Brock Lesnar following WWE WrestleMania 42 match

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Kurt Angle just reacted to Brock Lesnar’s apparent retirement at WWE WrestleMania 42.

In the first match of the night at WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar in a match lasting less than five minutes.

After the match finished, fans saw Paul Heyman enter the ring and hug Lesnar. Shortly after, Lesnar exited the ring and made his way to the back with Heyman. While Lesnar did not officially confirm his retirement, both he and WWE’s commentary team strongly hinted at it when he left his gear in the ring.

Shortly after, WWE Hall of Famer Angle reacted to what happened on social media and wrote, “Love you my brother. There will only be one like you. Enjoy retirement Brock [Lesnar].”

Angle and Lesnar share a long history. The duo main-evented WrestleMania 19, where Lesnar defeated Angle for the WWE Championship. Both have also faced each other in several matches throughout their career.

Later, during the WWE WrestleMania 42 post-show, Joe Tessitore also teased Lesnar retiring after the match. However, there are currently no confirmed updates on it.