WWE Rumor Roundup: Brock Lesnar done with the company, reason for major backstage heat on him revealed; Vince McMahon's instruction for Orton; Roman Reigns blasts fan- 1st September 2020

#4 Brock Lesnar allegedly refused to perform at WWE SummerSlam

Brock Lesnar

There was a lot of buzz recently with WWE removing Brock Lesnar's merchandise from WWE shop. What was initially believed to be an error was later revealed as a strict action taken intentionally by the company.

Tom Colohue has reported that the reason for WWE removing Lesnar's merchandise was because he refused to compete at the 2020 SummerSlam which took place in the Thunderdome.

''According to one of Colohue's sources, WWE approached Brock Lesnar to perform in the ThunderDome at SummerSlam. The Beast Incarnate supposedly denied working for the WWE in the current situation. By removing Brock Lesnar's merchandise from the website, the company doesn't need to pay Lesnar a cut from the sales it makes. (H/t: Kishan Prasad of SportsKeeda)''

As stated in the previous slide, Brock Lesnar is no longer contracted to WWE. Even so, there is hope that he will eventually re-sign with the company and it is possible that having his merchandise removed from the WWE will act as a catalyst in the Beast Incarnate wanting to return to WWE.