SUMMARY
- Brock Lesnar's potential return at WWE Royal Rumble, faces uncertainty due to a s*x trafficking lawsuit.
- Former WWE employee, Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon.
Brock Lesnar is among the most renowned names in the sports entertainment industry. A former WWE champion, UFC heavyweight champion, NJPW champion, and NCAA champion are some of the many accolades for the American wrestler. For a long time, Lesnar has been the face of the WWE and one of the most feared and dominant competitors.
Being with the company for over 18 years the Beast Incarnate has done it all when comes to the wrestling business. He was last involved in a feud with Cody Rhodes and was defeated at Summerslam 2023 for his last appearance. He is rumored to return in the 2024 Royal Rumble.
There was talk about Brock Lesnar returning at the Royal Rumble but that might not be happening. pic.twitter.com/nZ6qAMCxm1
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) January 26, 2024
In a recent development, Lesnar was involved in a s*x trafficking lawsuit. This has jeopardized the former UFC champion’s return to the WWE. The lawsuit was filed against the former CEO and chairman of WWE Vince McMahon by a former WWE employee Janel Grant. The allegations involve s*xual harassment promoted by Vince to favor Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar was reported to return to the Royal Rumble for a potential matchup
Brock Lesnar was reported to make his return to the WWE ring at the Royal Rumble event. He was first speculated to enter the rumble. Later rumors also surrounded him to be facing former rival and Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson during the match.
🚨Brock Lesnar was supposed to make his return on #SmackDown Friday to set up his appearance in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match.
As of now there’s no word if those plans have been scrapped.
All parties are aware of the allegations from today. #RoyalRumble #BrockLesnar #WWE pic.twitter.com/OshlvbZAvP
— HSP Podcast (@HighSpotPodcast) January 25, 2024
Brock is a two-time Royal Rumble winner winning in 2003 and 2022. In his last Rumble appearance in 2023, he entered at no.12 but was later eliminated by Bobby Lashley. Lesnar’s return is reported to be canceled due to the surrounding allegations and possible court cases. This would be both surprising as well as saddening for the wrestling fans who are always keen to watch the heavyweight perform.
Brock Lesnar’s involvement in the leaked s*xual assault lawsuit
The supposed allegations that have surfaced involve Vince McMahon having asked Janel Grant to record personalized s*xual content for him to sign back Brock Lesnar. This would be in 2021 when Brock would make his Summerslam return facing Roman Reigns. Further allegations involve Brock asking for a s*xual video of her urinating having got her number through Vince.
Fuck man. Not Brock Lesnar. This shit is getting more fucked up. pic.twitter.com/SkYDgCQshU
— Wrestlelamia.com (@wrestlelamia) January 25, 2024
Also revealed by Grant that the two were set to meet for a date in 2022 which later got cancelled. As per her statements, she was asked to sign an NDA by Vince. Promising her $3M but would get only $1M in return. Both Vince and Brock have been facing backlash for the allegations with Vince denying the statements. We are yet to see how the WWE wrestler would respond to these allegations