Why Triple H Made A Massive Booking Mistake Bringing Back Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar returned at SummerSlam 2025, which raised more questions than one anticipated.

The Beast was supposed to return much earlier, but his name got involved in the lawsuit by former WWE employee Janel Grant against Vince McMahon, and the company halted the plans.

Considering his return was not predicted at all, it created quite the buzz in the fandom.

Brock Lesnar pushing John Cena’s story isn’t what fans wanted

On the road to SummerSlam 2025, fans speculated and even wanted a Cody Rhodes heel turn. They were convinced a double turn was going to happen at the premium live event, but it did not.

Vince Russo, Stevie Richards, and Bin Hamin discussed Triple H’s limited playbook, where Richards explained how The Game has booked himself into a really bad corner.

The double turn would have worked great because Cena gets the final baby face sendoff. Cody finally has that new layer of paint on him with a new look and a really the same truth, but people hate him for it. Now, what we got is who’s Cody going to defend the title against?
Even more importantly, you’re going to spend your last few months of your career working an angle and a story line with Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar just came back. How are you gonna have him run through everybody right off the bat?

So, is Lesnar going to do the job, or is Cena going to do the job for Lesnar before he retires? You booked yourself into a really bad corner right now where the simplest solution was exactly what everyone was expecting and would have drew more money.

On the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, Cena and Rhodes teamed up against Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul. The story with Brock Lesnar is yet to unfold.