MAJOR WWE SummerSlam 2018 Match SCRAPPED!

Brock Lesnar Vs Bobby Lashley Scrapped?

When Bobby Lashley was officially released from his Impact Wrestling contract on January 14th, Dave Meltzer reported that Lashley was telling people the plan was for him to go to WWE to work a program with Brock Lesnar, in a feud that would culminate at SummerSlam 2018.

Although a Royal Rumble surprise comeback was rumored, Lashley didn’t turn up in WWE until the Raw after WrestleMania – marking his official return to the company for the first time in over a decade.

In those ensuing months, Lesnar was on the predictable path of dropping his Universal Championship to Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 34 – a storyline made even more obvious by Paul Heyman continually teasing Brock would leave WWE to return to MMA, and UFC President Dana White confirming as much in interviews. It appeared that post-WrestleMania Lashley vs Lesnar feud wasn’t going to happen.

But something changed on WrestleMania week, causing Brock to sign a new contract, and retain against Reigns. 

All the shock, contract details and rumored backstage fight confusion, however, has overshadowed the question: what about Lashley? 

With Bobby now back in the company, and Lesnar agreeing to stay following ‘Mania 34, are WWE still planning on building a big SummerSlam feud between the two as one of the year’s main event programs?

According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter… no.

Meltzer writes that as of right now “there are no plans” for such a match, and he speculates that if Brock is really still going to leave for the UFC, realistically he can only put over two more people on his way out. One of those is most likely Reigns, who he’s facing at next Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble, and Lesnar’s other loss should be used to build up a newer star – not Lashley, who – as great as he is – is 41 years old.

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