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Surprising Truth Behind Brock Lesnar’s WWE “Retirement” Revealed

By Gaurav Singh • Published Jun 19, 2026 05:16 EDT
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Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 - Source: WWE.com

A new report has made a huge revelation about the apparent retirement of the WWE Icon, Brock Lesnar.

Brock Lesnar has been one of the biggest stars in the history of WWE and the entirety of combat sports. After achieving legendary status, Lesnar was challenged by the rising young star, Oba Femi, at WrestleMania 42. Oba shocked everyone by securing the win over The Beast Incarnate in under five minutes.

Following his loss, Brock Lesnar left his boot in the ring and also got emotional, hinting at retirement. Many fans believed that Lesnar had finally retired. In a shocking moment weeks later, The Beast Incarnate made his return on an episode of RAW and dismantled Oba Femi with four consecutive F-5s.

After faking his retirement for weeks, Brock Lesnar returned to face Oba Femi in a rematch at Clash in Italy. In the rematch, Brock managed to defeat Oba and get his revenge.

Truth about Brock Lesnar’s retirement

According to an exclusive report by Sportskeeda Wrestling, Brock Lesnar’s hint at his retirement at WrestleMania 42 was to create a big moment, and they sold it well:

Brock being gone like that… It was for creating a big moment. They all sold it well. There was some shock because not everyone was told. This is the story a lot of people have been told backstage.”

The report further stated that WrestleMania 42 needed a big moment, and Brock Lesnar crying was exactly that:

Seeing Heyman’s reaction though, yeah we know there were a lot of people who thought Brock decided then and there. It was later said that was not the case. But WrestleMania needed a big moment and there it was. Brock crying.”

The report concluded that Brock will retire soon, and before hanging up his boots, Lesnar is determined to make Oba Femi a top guy in the WWE:

Anyway yeah, he’s back now but not for long. The retirement is real in the sense that he will be gone soon. It’s insane that it’s over now after so many years but yeah it’s time to say good bye to Brock Lesnar. At least we know this, Brock is DETERMINED to make Oba Femi into the biggest guy in WWE before he leaves. And given this is Brock Freaking Lesnar? He can do that.” [H/T Sportskeeda Wrestling]

Meanwhile, Oba Femi has been calling out Brock Lesnar for the past few weeks, and it seems they are destined to collide again.