In the main event of SummerSlam 2025 – Night 2, Cody Rhodes defeated John Cena in a Street Fight to win the Undisputed WWE Championship. In an emotional scene after the match, Cena put over Rhodes. Brock Lesnar then returned to WWE after 2 years and laid out Cena with an F5.
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE’s legal team cleared Lesnar to return 4 weeks ago. The Observer speculated this was due to confidence that the Janel Grant lawsuit will either head to arbitration or reach a settlement, making Lesnar’s involvement less risky. They also confirmed that WWE canceled their usual SummerSlam post-show press conferences specifically to avoid spoiling Lesnar’s return and to dodge potential legal questions from the media.
A spokesperson for Janel Grant issued the following statement regarding Lesnar’s return to WWE:
“For far too long, abuse was allowed to thrive under WWE’s leadership. Instead of righting this wrong, WWE has done nothing to ensure those responsible are held accountable. This attempt to sweep misconduct under the rug will backfire.
We look forward to the full set of facts, including those about Mr. Lesnar, coming out in a court of law where they belong but, in the meantime, we refer you back to Janel Grant’s updated complaint, which outlines, in detail, the abuse she endured by McMahon and others while employed at WWE.”
You can read the allegations against Brock Lesnar in Janel Grant’s amended lawsuit below:
15. McMahon treated Ms. Grant as a commodity—offering her to other men. In March 2020, McMahon began sharing $exually explicit photographs and videos of Ms. Grant (including p*rn*graphic content he recorded on his cell phone) with other men both inside and outside the company, including with members of the television production “tech” team, executives, producers, and a world-famous athlete and former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar, with whom WWE was actively trying to sign to a new contract (and ultimately did sign that contract).
27. Even after pushing Ms. Grant out of the Company and muzzling her with an NDA, McMahon continued efforts to exploit her, including attempting to traffic her to a WWE star Brock Lesnar who would be in New York City for a live event and TV taping in March 2022.
221. Upon information and belief, McMahon began to recruit Lesnar for a $exual encounter with Ms. Grant while she was still a coordinator in the legal department. By July of 2021, McMahon informed Ms. Grant that WWE Superstar Lesnar would be their next “playmate.”
224. On or about July 12, 2021, McMahon directed Ms. Grant to create personalized $exual content for Lesnar. McMahon shared the photos with Lesnar and then informed Ms. Grant that “he likes what he sees.”
225. On July 21, 2021, McMahon flew and/or caused WWE Superstar Lesnar to fly on a jet into a local airport and travel into Connecticut (across state lines) for what McMahon described to Ms. Grant as a “business dinner,” as well as a $exual encounter with Ms. Grant in McMahon’s condo. Upon information and belief, the dinner was to discuss Lesnar’s continued involvement with WWE.
Prior to the “business dinner” with McMahon, Lesnar made a brief visit to Ms. Grant’s building. However, Lesnar did not return to the building for a $exual encounter because he was too intoxicated and taken back to the plane.
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