Paul Heyman on potential Brock Lesnar WWE return: I don’t put any thought into that
Paul Heyman avoided questions regarding Brock Lesnar during a recent interview.
Lesnar has not appeared on WWE programming since “a former UFC Heavyweight Champion” was referenced in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis.
When asked by SHAK Wrestling if he’s spoken to Lesnar recently, Heyman responded:
“When it comes to Brock Lesnar, Lesnar doesn’t like to be discussed about anything about his life that’s off-camera. So, if I do speak to Brock Lesnar, he would want that to be private. If I don’t speak with Brock Lesnar, he would want that to be private.”
“Number one, I would never want to violate his wish for privacy. Number two, I would fear for a human being that would want to violate the feeling of privacy that would be desired by Brock Lesnar. Based on both love and appreciation for the man and a healthy dose of absolute fear of the man, I will neither confirm nor deny my knowledge of even the existence of a species on this planet that carries the name.”
When asked about Lesnar possibly returning to WWE, Heyman answered:
“I don’t really put any thought into that at this time because it’s not a subject that’s going to resolve itself by Survivor Series or by the end of the year. Therefore, it’s just not on the radar of things to address today.”
When asked if Lesnar had any aspirations to compete at UFC 300, Heyman said:
“That would necessitate a conversation with Brock Lesnar and I will neither confirm nor deny the fact that I am aware of even the existence of a species on this planet that carries the name of Brock Lesnar.”
Paul “Triple H” Levesque was asked about Lesnar in July and responded that he would be open to talking with him.
“You’d have to ask Brock Lesnar that,” Triple H said. “Brock does his own thing. He’s up in Canada I’m sure, watching his kids play hockey and enjoying life. If and when he decides that he would like to do something, we’d be open to the conversation. But, we’ll see.”
Before Grant’s lawsuit was launched in January, Lesnar’s return was planned for the Royal Rumble. He would be eliminated from the match by Dominik Mysterio, who he would then face at the Elimination Chamber before wrestling Gunther at WrestleMania.
Our Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed what was originally planned for Lesnar on the January 28, 2024, episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.
Meltzer said:
“I think most people know this but Brock Lesnar was scheduled to return at the Rumble and this was a change, obviously, that was made because of the lawsuit. So, the change was made probably Friday, most likely, perhaps Saturday morning.”
“Bron Breakker, because of that, and the fact that the match was pretty much scripted out already, Bron Breakker essentially fulfilled the Brock Lesnar role.”