Brock Lesnar ultimatum angle set up for WWE Raw

With Extreme Rules over and SummerSlam now five weeks away, the build to Brock Lesnar’s next Universal Championship defense is about to pick up.

On tonight’s pay-per-view, WWE set up an angle where Kurt Angle issued an ultimatum to Lesnar. Angle said that, while negotiations had been reopened for Lesnar’s next defense, Paul Heyman told him Lesnar isn’t interested in returning at this time. Angle issued a storyline ultimatum to Lesnar: he has to show up to Monday’s Raw or agree to a date to defend the title to avoid being stripped of it.

Angle also made reference to Lesnar’s appearance at UFC 226, which WWE avoided doing on last week’s Raw. Dave Meltzer reported that Lesnar not being mentioned by name on last Monday’s show was due to Vince McMahon wanting the focus to be completely on Extreme Rules.

As we reported last Thursday, Lesnar’s next match is scheduled to take place at SummerSlam. A multi-man to decide a challenger for him was originally announced for Extreme Rules, but that was canceled as part of the storyline where negotiations with Lesnar fell through. Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley were positioned as two of his top contenders, and Lashley defeated Reigns tonight after hitting a spear.

Lesnar’s next appearance will be the first time he’s been on WWE television since April’s Greatest Royal Rumble.