Hello and welcome to the WrestleTalk News,
I am Luke Owen and Ill be replying to as many comments as I can in the first 15 mins
of this video going live. So feel free to ask me anything. Headline: Details On Brock Lesnars WWE
Contract Last week saw the shock result that no one
expected - Brock Lesnar retaining the Universal Championship over Roman Reigns at WrestleMania
34. It had been widely reported leading up to
the event that Lesnars contract was expiring on the day of the show, and he would be heading
back to UFC.
Dana White even confirmed this story a few
days prior to Mania, and it had been long reported that the plan for WrestleMania was
for Reigns to win the championship and finally be coronated as the guy. It has since been revealed that Lesnar has
signed a new deal with WWE, but there is a question mark hanging over the length of that
contract. While several sites reported that it was short-term,
Fightful conversely reported that it was a multi-year deal that would allow him to wrestle
for WWE and fight in UFC, his first fight back being between the winner of Daniel Cormier
and Stipe Miocic. Lesnars WWE contract had options that
would have expired in August but McMahon really wanted him to stay as he views him and [Ronda]
Rousey as his two biggest attractions.
While it was reported that Lesnars new
terms and contract hadnt been agreed upon until the day of WrestleMania, Dave Meltzer
is claiming Lesnar and Vince McMahon came to a verbal agreement on the Raw before Mania. It was on that show that the finish of the
main event of WrestleMania 34 was changed, but only Lesnar, McMahon, Heyman and a few
other key people were told. Meltzer reports that Reigns wasnt told
until the day of the event, and the rest of the lockerroom and staff didnt know until
Lesnar pinned Roman. Michael Hayes, who laid out the match with
Reigns, Lesnar and Heyman, also reportedly didnt know.
Meltzer adds that the reason WWE havent
revealed the length of the contract is because it would make it easy for fans to pinpoint
when hell drop the Universal Championship - although he adds that it could be until
Summerslam. Its reported that Lesnar has been given
a huge pay rise with his new deal, and unlike other WWE wrestlers who talk contract details
with Triple H, Lesnar and Heyman only dealt with Vince on the terms. Meltzer reports that the reason WWE wanted
to sign Brock to a big money deal is because they see him as one of their biggest draws. Until Rousey signed, Lesnar was generally
considered with John Cena as one of WWEs two biggest stars, particularly mainstream WWE doesnt want the appearance that one
of its biggest stars left for UFC, even if they got Rousey, who is a bigger mainstream
name than Lesnar and gets them far more attention.
While some sites are reporting that Lesnars
deal is short-term and others say its for multiple years, PWStream say its somewhere
in the middle. Lesnars deal is not a fixed contract. Hell be paid per appearance, when WWE need
him. The same deal has also been set in place by
the UFC, which therefore keeps all three parties happy.
If Brock is indeed heading back to UFC, Meltzer
adds that he cant do anything for a while as he needs to re-enter the USADA drug testing
pool and he needs to be in that for six months. Headline Real Reason Behind Brock Lesnar & Vince
McMahon Backstage Fight The other big story coming out of WrestleMania
was the reported backstage fight between Vince McMahon and Brock Lesnar. Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet was the
first to break the story, that said as Lesnar walked into Gorilla Position backstage he
threw the Universal Championship at McMahon and the two got into a heated verbal altercation. Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch added that
he had heard from his sources that McMahon was either unhappy with the amount of blood
drew hardway in the match, or the reportedly unplanned spot where Lesnar threw Reigns over
the German announcers table which they werent ready for.
Dave Meltzer also added that when Lesnar threw
the belt at Vince, Shane McMahon stood up as if he wanted to get into a fight with Brock. When this story was first reported last week,
there was some skepticism from several news outlets - as the people who told them the
story had also been worked by Vince and Brock on the finish of WrestleMania 34, and they
believed this could be McMahon and Lesnar trying to work them again. Brad Shepard of Bodyslam.Net has since noted,
The incident was either a complete work designed to manipulate pro wrestling news
sites who they knew the news would leak to, or it was severely over hyped. It was hard to know with certainty either
way because Vince McMahon was keeping the entire situation kayfabe from WWE Superstars
and employees.
Meltzer adds in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter
that this could also very well be a work saying, The story being told is Vince was not aware
nor expecting it, and obviously, Shane McMahon wasnt [Shane] was furious at what he perceived as
an attempt to intimidate his father, and did go after them, but they were already gone
and there was no confrontation. Melzter adds, There is a romantic thing
about working everyone that some have with wrestling...The reality, and this case is
no different, it builds a lack of trust among key employees and the belief that everything
said isnt believed and questioned, which is not a good thing in a business where paranoia
runs deep. You only have to look at the last few years
of WCW to see the long-term of this direction. It was a sad day for everyone yesterday following
the news that John Cena and Nikki Bella have split up.
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