Brock Lesnar returning to WWE TV soon

Brock Lesnar is returning to WWE television after a five-month absence.

In Monday’s Daily Update, Dave Meltzer reported that Lesnar will be back on WWE TV “very soon.” Meltzer then elaborated on that on Wrestling Observer Radio, noting that Lesnar is expected back at any time. If Lesnar is going to be in the Royal Rumble, he could return to WWE programming next week.

At any time. Yes, maybe next week. I would think that [last night] would not be the week to have Brock Lesnar return, given that this might be one of the lower-rated shows, considering they went against the football game and the Emmy Awards. So if he’s going to return for the Rumble, next week would be the week. If he’s going to return shortly after, then it could be a couple of weeks later. But he’s going to be back. It’ll be interesting to see who he’s back — I mean, I would presume he’s in the Rumble. And I would presume that whatever angle he’s going to do will be shot in the Rumble itself.

The Royal Rumble is taking place from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, January 27. Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, and Gunther have declared for the men’s Rumble match so far.

Lesnar hasn’t wrestled since his match against Rhodes at SummerSlam last August. Lesnar and Rhodes worked a three-match program that ended with Rhodes winning at SummerSlam. Rhodes won two matches during the feud while Lesnar won once.

After their SummerSlam match, Lesnar showed respect to Rhodes and shook his hand.