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By now, it is common knowledge that Brock Lesnar is a free agent after his last WWE contract expired. There is absolutely no denying the box office appeal of Brock Lesnar, who has set records galore in the box office, but at the same time, his absence from WWE may not be a bad thing for everyone.
Truth be told, the fact that he is a free agent, not signed to WWE at the moment may be of benefit to the parties that will be mentioned in this particular article. Be sure to chime in with your thoughts and comments in the section below about what you believe Brock Lesnar should do in the future.
Where do you think Brock Lesnar should go next, now that his WWE contract has expired?
#5 Because Brock Lesnar is no longer signed to WWE, Tony Khan could realistically make an offer
When asked whether AEW would want to sign Brock Lesnar following his status as a free agent went public, Tony Khan would neither confirm or deny the rumors of the same, only praising the work of The Beast Incarnate that has dominated the WWE arena for so many years:
I can't comment on that at this time but I've enjoyed Brock's work for many years. He's a great fighter & a great wrestler. I don't think people talk enough about what a great worker Brock Lesnar is.
Chris Jericho had a contrary view during an interview with Sportskeeda's own Gary Cassidy, but the truth of the matter is that Brock Lesnar will likely go where the money is, especially if a large contract isn't necessarily offered by WWE. Yes, he will be a misfit in AEW, but who wouldn't want to see him take on Lance Archer, Brian Cage, and even Luchasaurus?
#4 During Brock Lesnar's absence from WWE, Bobby Lashley could be built into a legitimate MMA monster
Before Bobby Lashley signed with WWE for his most recent run, he was hounded by fans on social media about a possible match against Brock Lesnar somewhere down the line. Unfortunately, the kind of booking that Bobby Lashley was subjected to, with Lana and Rusev (and Liv Morgan thrown in, for extra measure) was embarrassing to say the least, and his credibility as a WWE and MMA crossover star, at par with Brock Lesnar, began to wane with every passing week.
MVP has done a commendable job in rebuilding Bobby Lashley as a legitimate star in The Hurt Business, an MMA powerhouse who can potentially reign supreme in the absence of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey from WWE, the king of RAW Underground, in a sense. And when/if Brock Lesnar does return to WWE, the new version of Bobby Lashley that will confront him will be a significantly more intimidating than Lana's husband, or at least one hopes for such.
#3 Roman Reigns will benefit from working with Paul Heyman, while Brock Lesnar is gone from WWE
Even though Paul Heyman has been associated with some of the greatest professional wrestlers and sports entertainers during the course of his career, recently he was known merely as the advocate for the most dominant WWE Superstar in the last decade- Brock Lesnar. And while that is a coveted on-screen role, a performer like Paul Heyman would be creatively restrained by someone like Brock Lesnar, who doesn't wrestle on WWE RAW and SmackDown, so there's only so much that one can do with him, as his mouthpiece.
But now, with Brock Lesnar gone from the mix, Roman Reigns has been able to benefit from the notoreity and infamy that an association with Paul Heyman can bring, allowing him to become a heel after a really long time in his WWE career. Many have agreed that this is the best Roman Reigns we've seen in a while, so he has certainly benefited from Brock Lesnar's WWE absence.
#2 Even Paul Heyman can explore a different role, after being cast as Brock Lesnar's WWE mouthpiece for so many years now
To expand on the point that began in the previous slide, Paul Heyman has many accolades to his name, from the WWE Champions that he has managed (a list that includes Brock Lesnar) to actually setting up ECW, one of the most important promotions in modern wrestling, to being a key backstage figure on WWE RAW. Paul Heyman is a lot more multi-dimensional than the role he is best known for to the current wrestling fan, the WWE mouthpiece of Brock Lesnar. And because he gets to work with Roman Reigns, during the absence of Brock Lesnar, he gets to show us just how multi-faceted a WWE performer he can be!
And who knows, maybe Paul Heyman could also manage someone in the women's division.
With Roman Reigns, he can branch away from the verbiage that he used while managing Brock Lesnar in WWE for so many years now. It's a fresh new start for him.
#1 Goldberg will become the most notable part-time draw on WWE RAW and SmackDown during Brock Lesnar's absence
Believe it or not, while Brock Lesnar is no longer signed to WWE, Goldberg is on contract for 2 matches a year, until the year 2023. In fact, this is what Goldberg had to say in a recent interview:
My WWE commitment is still going strong. At 53, I never would've imagined especially after making fun of Flair when he was doing it in his early 40s.
Now, provided Brock Lesnar re-signs with WWE before the year 2021, this section is null and void, but if you look at the number of releases and cutbacks that have happened in 2020, there is a slim possibility that Vince McMahon may not want to re-sign Brock Lesnar to a contract anytime soon.
This also holds true if Brock Lesnar goes over to AEW for the first time in his career.
Vince McMahon may just decide that he has a monstrous part-time character in Goldberg already on contract and that, under the current circumstances, he does not need Brock Lesnar.
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