Brock Lesnar Re-Signs With WWE After Wrestlemania 34
The Greatest Royal Rumble card adds Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns.
Recent reports suggested that Brock Lesnar might be on his way out of WWE once again in order to return to the world of UFC. That, combined with the storyline leading up to his Wrestlemania 34 match against Roman Reigns, sure made it seem likely that he would drop the WWE Universal Title and move on. Perhaps that will still happen, but it won't be for a few more weeks.
As we know, Lesnar won what turned out to be Wrestlemania 34's main event. Now, WWE has announced that he's been re-signed and already booked his rematch with Reigns. No doubt in an attempt to build up the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event, Lesnar and Reigns will compete for the championship in a cage match during the WWE Network special on April 27.
WWE's official announcement doesn't indicate how long Lesnar has actually re-signed with the company for. It's possible his Wrestlemania win was merely meant to extend his stay until Great Royal Rumble, when Reigns will win and Lesnar will leave, as many expected at Wrestlemania. Despite the loss, Reigns was booked to look tough, taking numerous F5s and bleeding profusely before finally being pinned.
BREAKING: #UniversalChampion @BrockLesnar re-signs with @WWE and will defend his championship against @WWERomanReigns in a #SteelCage match at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble! #WWEGRR https://t.co/rr4xAzlrGs
— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2018
Greatest Royal Rumble is scheduled to take place at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Due to the location, it'll air at an unusual time: 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 5 PM BST on Friday, April 27 (2 AM AEST on April 28). A one-hour Kickoff Show will precede it. As the name of the event suggests, it'll be home to a larger-than-average Royal Rumble match, with 50 people in all competing. John Cena will also take on Triple H. You'll be able to watch all of this on the WWE Network.
We don't yet know where post-Wrestlemania storylines are headed, but those should become clearer with the latest episode of Raw. In the meantime, catch up on the full results from Wrestlemania 34, including a look at the surprisingly good Ronda Rousey match and the many crowd shots featuring John Cena.
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