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Brock Lesnar's last WWE appearance came exactly a year ago at WrestleMania 36. Lesnar unsuccessfully defended the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre inside an empty Performance Center after COVID-19 restrictions forced WWE to go ahead without an audience.
Lesnar's loss to McIntyre was his final WWE match since The Beast's contract expired last year. It was left unclear as to whether or not he would make a return.
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Over the past few months, there have been several rumors regarding Lesnar's WWE status as well as reports linking him to a move to WWE's competition, AEW.
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The way that WWE has booked their shows recently seems to be a big sign that The Beast Incarnate could be set to return.
Here are just five signs that Brock Lesnar could make his return to WWE very soon.
#5. Brock Lesnar could return to WWE to face Bobby Lashley
Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley both have a background in MMA. It was reported that Lashley was told he could have a match against The Beast Incarnate when he made his return in 2018.
Lashley has been through several cringe-worthy storylines enroute to the WWE Championship. He is now pushing for the match against Brock Lesnar that he was promised. Whilst this match may not be the WrestleMania main event that both men have wanted, it could be built up enough to take place at SummerSlam in a few months' time.
Now that Lashley is the WWE Champion, it opens the door to Lesnar making his WWE return. The two men could finally having the faceoff that they were promised. In order for this to happen, Lashley will need to retain his WWE Championship this coming weekend at WrestleMania when he takes on Drew McIntyre.
Brock Lesnar is a tough guy to negotiate these kinds of plans with. However, after almost a year on the sidelines, the former champion has to be itching to get back into the action. Especially now that the WWE Universe will be making their return to ringside.
#4. Brock Lesnar still has issues with former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre was given the biggest push of his WWE career back in 2020. He eliminated Brock Lesnar from the Royal Rumble match before defeating him for the World Championship at WrestleMania.
It was a one-sided story over several months that allowed The Scottish Warrior to become the biggest star in WWE at the time. Whilst this could have been Brock Lesnar putting McIntyre over on his way out of the company, it's perhaps more likely that The Beast will be looking to return to exact some revenge.
Even though McIntyre doesn't currently hold the WWE Championship, this could change this weekend at WrestleMania when he challenges Bobby Lashley for a Championship that he was screwed out of.
If Drew McIntyre walks out of WrestleMania as the WWE Champion, it could easily set up a return feud between McIntyre and Lesnar where The Beast Incarnate will finally get the revenge he deserves.
#3. Rumors suggested that Brock Lesnar would return when the WWE Universe returned
Brock Lesnar was forced to perform at WWE WrestleMania 36 last year inside an empty Performance Centre. The company did what it could since the COVID-19 restrictions had made it impossible for them to move anywhere else or welcome any fans into the area.
Lesnar is obviously used to performing in front of thousands of cheering fans, so it must have been quite the tough pill to swallow when there was no crowd reaction for his match against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania.
Following the match, reports suggested that Lesnar was done with WWE. He wasn't expected to make his return to the company until the WWE Universe was able to return.
The WWE Universe will finally be allowed to return for this weekend's WrestleMania. Whilst still adhering to COVID-19 protocols, the company has allowed a small percentage of fans into the arena as part of the show.
This means that the door is now open for Lesnar to make his return to WWE and pick up where he left off in the WWE Championship storyline.
#2. There is speculation that there could be a triple threat match at WWE WrestleMania this weekend
SmackDown announced last week that the Universal Championship will be defended at WWE WrestleMania in a triple threat match between Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, and Edge. It appears that RAW could be looking to follow suit and make their WrestleMania main event a triple threat as well.
The recent storyline, which saw Bobby Lashley looking to take out Drew McIntyre ahead of their match this weekend, has awoken rumors that Brock Lesnar could make his return to WWE tonight to set up the WrestleMania match.
It's unclear how Lesnar would fit into the storyline at present. However, this isn't the first time WWE has left it to the last minute to continue to build up a main event storyline or event to change one.
WrestleMania week has officially begun and WWE will want to keep the WWE Universe in suspense, so it's likely that there will be plenty of shocks and surprises this week.
#1. Bobby Lashley has recently targetted Brock Lesnar's best friend Shelton Benjamin on WWE TV
The Hurt Business officially split last week on WWE Monday Night RAW. Bobby Lashley then took on Shelton Benjamin in a one-on-one match.
It's interesting to note that the split in The Hurt Business gained negative reactions backstage and was something that Bobby Lashley and MVP both lobbied to have changed before the actual show.
Vince McMahon pushed for the split to happen, which means that he obviously has a plan for all of the stars involved in the group moving forward. McMahon has been known to keep big returns under wraps and it could be that Lashley was told to target Benjamin because he's known to be the real-life best friend of Brock Lesnar.
The two men were once roommates in college and came through the ranks in WWE together. If Lesnar was to make his return without Paul Heyman as a different character, then aligning himself with Shelton Benjamin could be an interesting career move for him.
