• Brock Lesnar’s Expected WrestleMania 42 Opponent
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman appeared on the February 23rd episode of RAW, where Heyman said WrestleMania used to have two main event matches: the world title match and The Undertaker’s match. After Lesnar ended The Undertaker’s undefeated Streak in 2014, that main event spot became Brock’s spot.
Heyman and Lesnar issued an open challenge for WrestleMania 42. The Beast will make 5 more TV appearances before WrestleMania and anyone can step up to the former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
According to the Wrestling Observer, Oba Femi will most likely answer Lesnar’s open challenge. Femi has been accepting open challenges from other wrestlers as of late. On this week’s RAW, Oba accepted Rusev’s challenge for a fight. Last night of SmackDown, Oba accepted Johnny Gargano’s challenge and squashed him.
The seeds for the Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi feud were planted during the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble match, where The Beast eliminated The Ruler.
WrestleMania 42 will be Lesnar’s return to WrestleMania after 3 years. His last WrestleMania was WrestleMania 39 in 2023.
Below is Brock Lesnar’s RAW schedule on the Road to WrestleMania 42:
March 16 – San Antonio
March 23 – Boston
March 30 – New York City
April 6 – Houston
April 13 – Sacramento
• Top WWE Star Allegedly Leaked The Story Of Brock Lesnar Confronting Matt Riddle
While talking to R3 Interviews, Matt Riddle shared the story of his infamous backstage run-in with Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble 2020, and he thinks he knows exactly who leaked the details to the press.
After Riddle had spent years calling out The Beast in the media, saying that he will retire Brock Lesnar, Lesnar finally caught up to him in the arena hallway. According to Riddle, Lesnar grabbed him by the neck — not to hurt him, but to get his attention — and told him flat-out that they will never work together in the ring. Lesnar said: “Keep my name out of your mouth.”
Riddle says he stayed calm and told Lesnar he was just “talking trash” to build hype and didn’t realize it would get him so worked up. Once he assured Lesnar he wouldn’t try to force a match, the tension cooled down.
The Original Bro said the real twist happened right after the confrontation. He went straight to the locker room and told Kevin Owens what happened. Within five minutes, the story was already all over the wrestling news sites.
Riddle joked that if fans ever wonder how backstage secrets get out, they should look at Owens, saying “that guy just loves to spill beans.”
