Brock Lesnar's return to the WWE did not go well.
On Saturday night, World Wrestling Entertainment presented it's 38th annual SummerSlam event, emanating from MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. While the two-night show failed to deliver on multiple levels, it featured a series of big moments, including Seth Rollins cashing in his Money in the Bank mere moments after CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the world heavyweight championship.
But as crazy as that was, nobody expected what would come the following night.
Shortly after Cody Rhodes defeated John Cena to reclaim the undisputed WWE championship, Cena's final SummerSlam moment was spoiled by Brock Lesnar, who made his first promotional appearance in two years. During that time away, Lesnar was thought to have been banned from WWE after being named in the sexual misconduct federal lawsuit against Vince McMahon.
As it turns out, that was not the case, and fans were less than enthused with Lesnar's surprise comeback. Check out the clip below courtesy of Ariel Helwani.
Brock Lesnar's WWE return is an attempt to "sweep misconduct under the rug"
In a suit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant, she alleged that McMahon told her to produce “personalized sexual content” for Lesnar as a means of keeping the former UFC heavyweight titleholder under contract. Grant also claimed that McMahon flew Lesnar to Connecticut for a sexual encounter that ultimately did not occur.
Grant's representation issued a statement to Fightful regarding Lesnar's return to WWE.
For far too long, abuse was allowed to thrive under WWE's leadership," the statement Reads. "Instead of righting this wrong, WWE has done nothing to ensure those responsible are held accountable.
"This attempt to sweep misconduct under the rug will backfire," the statement continued. "We look forward to the full set of facts, including those about Mr. Lesnar, coming out in a court of law where they belong but, in the meantime, we refer you back to Janel Grant's updated complaint, which outlines, in detail, the abuse she endured by McMahon and others while employed at WWE.