4 Weirdest WrestleMania Matches WWE Almost Booked

Did WWE cancel CM Punk vs Austin?
Did WWE cancel CM Punk vs Austin?

#2 Brock Lesnar vs Shane McMahon - WrestleMania 33

Thank God for never bringing it to life
Thank God for never bringing it to life

Brock Lesnar, who is considered a massive box-office attraction in the sports entertainment industry, was rumoured to get in a riveting feud with Shane McMahon which would have seen them fight it out at WrestleMania 33.

The company started teasing it all when the Beast Incarnate brutally decimated Randy Orton in their match at SummerSlam 2016 which led the SmackDown Live Commissioner to intervene and receive a jaw-dropping F5 from the Universal Champion.

While the match was literally locked down to happen at the Showcase of the Immortals, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter claimed that it was Lesnar who refused the offer to fight Shane O'Mac.

Moreover, he opined that Goldberg's contract in 2017 played an influential role in coercing Vince McMahon to scrap the bout and go with Brock Lesnar Vs. Goldberg instead. Shane went on to face off AJ Styles in a classic at Orlando and Lesnar was also successful in giving us the much-needed big fight feel along with Goldberg.

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Edited by Vignesh Ananthasubramanian
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