Report: WWE Delays Could Doom Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Showdown at Wrestlepalooza
Brock Lesnar’s shocking return at SummerSlam, where he destroyed John Cena following a loss to Cody Rhodes, should have set the stage for one of WWE’s biggest stories of the year. Instead, creative may have squandered a golden opportunity by dragging their feet — leaving only a narrow window to build what could be Cena’s last truly marquee feud. If it is going to happen at all now?
Missed Moments at Clash in Paris
Fans expected The Beast to strike again at Clash in Paris. Cena was already in the spotlight facing Logan Paul, and the timing would have been perfect for Lesnar to storm the ring and send shockwaves through Paris La Défense Arena. Social media even circulated “sighting” photos of Lesnar allegedly in France. But the speculation fizzled when those images were revealed to be from Medicine Hat, Alberta, not Paris. Lesnar never showed, and what could have been a thunderous post-match beatdown turned into yet another missed moment.
The Wrestlepalooza Clock is Ticking
Now reports suggest Lesnar vs. Cena is being saved for Wrestlepalooza — WWE’s first Premium Live Event under the ESPN banner. On paper, it’s a blockbuster. Cena, with only eight scheduled appearances left, facing off against his most destructive rival one last time. The problem? WWE has left itself less than three weeks to sell this storyline to fans, and that’s simply not enough runway for a feud of this magnitude.
Instead of weeks of tense promos, jaw-dropping brawls, and classic pull-apart segments to reignite one of WWE’s most storied rivalries, we may get little more than a sudden return, one quick attack, and a rushed match announcement. For an event being positioned as WWE’s counterpunch to AEW’s All Out, it feels like creative malpractice not to maximize the build.
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Triple H and WWE Creative had a chance to make this feud feel like the centerpiece of Wrestlepalooza. Instead, they’re flirting with delivering a half-baked angle that leaves fans underwhelmed. Lesnar vs. Cena deserves weeks of storytelling, not days. If Lesnar doesn’t show up this week to start the program, it’s hard to imagine how WWE can justify the lack of hype for what should be a generational clash.
