Brock Lesnar 'Refused' WWE's Huge Plans For Him This Year - Changes Were Made

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It has been quite the year for Brock Lesnar in WWE, from pretty much retiring at WrestleMania 42 to coming back and destroying up-and-coming talent Oba Femi in their rematch at Clash in Italy.

However, according to recent claims, The Beast Incarnate has been playing matchmaker for his own creative plans, outright refusing to get into a storyline with one current Superstar, forcing WWE to make changes to their original plans.

Of course, this is all hearsay, and it comes from wrestling veteran Vince Russo, but Lesnar has been accused of refusing to share the ring with certain Superstars before. In fact, it was Kevin Owens who he wasn't willing to get into a storyline with not too long ago.

Lesnar has recently been in a storyline with Oba Femi, with the two expected to do battle once again at SummerSlam later in the summer, but all could've been different if Russo is to be believed.

The Beast Incarnate was buried by Femi at 'Mania 42, losing in a matter of minutes, but he got his revenge in Italy, delivering several finishing moves on The Ruler to level the score at 1-1 between the pair.

Now, the two are expected to settle the score once and for all at SummerSlam, which is being held in Lesnar's hometown of Minnesota, and it's there where he is expected to retire once and for all.

However, according to Russo, Lesnar was originally slated to be retired by Gunther, who is going through a little retirement streak of his own right now.

Russo said on a recent episode of his podcast: “Gunther's supposed to retire people. He retired John Cena. He retired AJ Styles. Didn’t he retire Goldberg, too?

"What have they [WWE] done with Gunther? Absolutely nothing. Which I’m assuming is behind the Brock Lesnar retirement. Because they wanted Brock to put Gunther over, and Brock said no, because they put Gunther over John Cena, and then they didn’t do anything with him.

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"That is literally Lesnar looking to protect his character and protect his money. And I certainly understand that.”

Of course, we must take Russo's opinion with a pinch of salt, given some of the stuff he's come out with over the years, but it does sort of make sense.

It explains why Lesnar is now feuding with relative newcomer Oba Femi instead, and it also explains why Gunther is now in the world title picture with Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn.

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