WATCH: Brock Lesnar makes a calamitous return on WWE Raw IS XXX, snubs Bobby Lashley over the United States Championship
The Beast Incarnate left the WWE Universe shell-shocked as he made his return at Raw XXX and sent out a message to Bobby Lashley.
Brock Lesnar gives an F-5 to Bobby Lashley Raw XXX (via E Wrestling News)
Raw’s 30th-anniversary show was full of returns, cameos, and exhilarating storyline progressions. The appearances from all the legends were already expected, but the return of Brock Lesnar at Raw XXX came as a surprise for everyone. The Beast Incarnate came out at the dying moments of the show to lay out Bobby Lashley and completely shift the tide of the main event.
As announced, Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory had a match for the United States championship in the main event of the show. The match between the two superstars was a no-disqualification one. This stipulation was added just hours before the event, which came as a fresh change for the WWE Universe.
This last-minute addition seemed to favor the Champion as the fans started to speculate that Austin Theory would win the match by nefarious means. And the fear of the WWE Universe came true. As expected, Bobby Lashley dominated the whole match and in the end, put Theory through the table. But before Lashley could go for the cover, the Titantron hit the theme of Brock Lesnar.
The Beast continued his rivalry with Bobby Lashley and cost him the United States championship for the second time as he delivered an F-5 to the All-Mighty. However, it was not a painless ride for the champ either. Lesnar picked up Austin Theory and gave him an F-5 as well, laying him perfectly on top of the challenger. The ref counted the three as Brock Lesnar walked back to close out Raw XXX. You can watch the whole video here.
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The rivalry between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley
There were rumors that Bobby Lashley wants to face Brock Lesnar, ever since his return to WWE in 2018. The dream match finally became reality after four years when Lashley fought Beast for the first time in 2022. The former MMA stars met for the first time at the Day 1 event in a fatal-five-way match for the WWE Championship. Although Lesnar came out on top and walked away as champion, his reign wouldn’t last much longer.
The two titans faced off in a singles match for the first time just weeks later at the Royal Rumble event, where Lashley defeated Brock to win his second WWE Championship. In October, the Beast Incarnate would return to WWE and cost Lashley the United States championship. This resulted in another match between the two in Saudi Arabia at the Crown Jewel PLE, which Brock ended up winning.
The third match between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley seems inevitable after the shenanigans at Raw XXX. And seeing their rivalry and the potential of the match, it could happen at the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania. With both superstars tied at one-a-piece, the third installment will be an exciting one to watch.
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