5 WWE Superstars who had backstage power to choose their opponents

#3 Brock Lesnar has backstage power in WWE

From John Cena and The Undertaker to Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles, Brock Lesnar has faced a variety of opponents during his second run with WWE.

In January 2020, it became clearer than ever that Lesnar has a say in his future opponents when details emerged about a backstage conversation that he had with Matt Riddle at the WWE Royal Rumble.

Riddle has repeatedly said in recent years that he aims to retire Lesnar one day, but “The Beast” told him to stop discussing a possible match against him because it will never happen.

Three months before that conversation, the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that Lesnar “is the one who calls the shots” when he talks business with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

He added that Lesnar “isn’t going to do anything he doesn’t want to do” in WWE, including facing certain opponents.

Drew McIntyre told talkSPORT’s Alex McCarthy in 2020 that his WrestleMania 36 opponent “went above and beyond” to make him look like a star ahead of their ‘Mania main event, which suggests Lesnar might have also had a say in how the Scot was portrayed before his WWE Championship triumph.