5 recent news & rumors about Brock Lesnar – Potential spoiler for WWE Day 1, Huge swerve on the cards? (December 31st, 2021)

Welcome to our weekly roundup of WWE news stories and rumors regarding Brock Lesnar. With his match against Roman Reigns at Day 1 merely days away, this week is an interesting one for the eight-time WWE World Champion.

Lesnar will challenge Reigns for the Universal Championship following weeks of intriguing build. We'll take a look at a couple of notes about the match and who'll potentially start 2022 as Universal Champion.

Elsewhere, The Beast Incarnate has been a hot topic of conversation across Sportskeeda Wrestling's exclusive shows. Most notably, a former WWE Superstar had some positive words about him behind the scenes.

So, without further ado, let's dive right in and take a look at this week's most important stories regarding Brock Lesnar as WWE Day 1 approaches.

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#5. WWE has big plans for Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar at Day 1

Tomorrow night's clash between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar will be explosive. WWE reportedly has major plans for the match at Day 1, as evidenced by the Universal Champion missing a few recent live events amid an increase in COVID-19 cases within the promotion and elsewhere.

Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that it's very important for WrestleMania that Reigns, Lesnar, and Paul Heyman do not miss Day 1. This indicates something big will happen, potentially leading to a third match at WrestleMania 38.

The feud between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar has been excellent so far, with WWE pacing the biggest plot points to perfection over the past four months.

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#4. Alberto Del Rio reveals how Brock Lesnar is behind in the scenes in WWE

Former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio was a recent guest on Sportskeeda's UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone, where he spoke about how Brock Lesnar is like behind the scenes.

Del Rio, who has been cleared of all charges, spoke highly of The Beast Incarnate. Lesnar was not only nice to him, but his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez as well:

"Brock was nice to both of us. That tells you a lot about the person that Brock Lesnar is. Because he could have just worked with me and ignored Ricardo as some other performers did, but he didn't. He acknowledged Ricardo. He gave an opportunity to Ricardo and now I'm always going to be grateful for that."

The stories of Brock Lesnar being a great guy backstage in WWE never get old. It is always fascinating to hear them, considering how private he is as a person.

#3. Vince Russo thinks Brock Lesnar shouldn't have broken The Streak

One of the biggest moments in Brock Lesnar's WWE career came at WrestleMania 30, where he ended The Undertaker's 21-match winning streak. However, many feel he was not the right man to earn the honor. Former WWE writer Vince Russo is among them.

Speaking with Sportskeeda's Dr. Chris Featherstone, Russo said Lesnar didn't need to end The Streak. He then debated the idea of Roman Reigns being the first man to beat Undertaker at WrestleMania, with his current persona being a better choice than his 2017 self.

Vince Russo went on to say Bray Wyatt should have ended The Deadman's WrestleMania streak. He lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 31 a year after The Streak ended.

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#2. Diamond Dallas Page hints at a swerve involving Paul Heyman at WWE Day 1

As seen earlier, WWE has big plans for the Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns match at Day 1, which could have WrestleMania implications. One of the potential finishes involves Paul Heyman costing The Beast Incarnate and re-aligning with The Tribal Chief.

WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page thinks this swerve is possible. Speaking on Sportskeeda's The Bro Show, DDP mentioned this possibility as he believes Heyman will never be a babyface:

"Paul Heyman will never be a babyface any day. So maybe it's a double criss-cross and Heyman has something to do with Brock Lesnar losing, which gives that bump up and (Heyman) back to Roman (Reigns), like a double switch turn."

It will be interesting to see whether Roman Reigns welcomes Paul Heyman back into The Bloodline if this indeed happens at WWE Day 1.

#1. Potential spoiler for Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar at WWE Day 1

In last week's Brock Lesnar roundup, we spoke of Drew McIntyre being the next challenger for the Universal Championship at WWE live events. He will take on the winner of the title match at Day 1, which is likely to be Roman Reigns.

McIntyre and Reigns have been on opposite sides at recent WWE live events, taking part in a six-man tag team match also involving The New Day and The Usos. It seems like a proper feud between the two is being planned potentially for Royal Rumble.

This is the likely cause as WrestlingNews.co noted Brock Lesnar does not compete at house shows:

"McIntyre vs. the Universal Champion is scheduled for several shows in January and while the card can always change, this would indicate that the plan is for Roman Reigns to retain the title this Saturday at Day 1 and defend it against McIntyre at the Royal Rumble PPV. Lesnar does not wrestle a house show schedule so it’s unlikely that McIntyre vs. Lesnar will be happening next month."

While the match at Day 1 will not be the end of the feud, The Beast Incarnate may be out of the title picture for a little while. He could very well win the Royal Rumble Match to get another shot at Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38. Whether or not Brock Lesnar wins then is another discussion.