5 recent news & rumors about Brock Lesnar: Update on WrestleMania 38 plans, Major WWE record broken (January 21st, 2022)

#3 Bobby Lashley is gaining weight for his upcoming WWE Championship shot

Brock Lesnar will defend his WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley at the Royal Rumble. Fans are excited about this match, and so is The All Mighty. He said on Corey Graves' After The Bell podcast that he intends to prepare for the upcoming match by putting on some additional weight:

“I’m gonna prepare, putting a little bit of weight on, because over the last few months I was kind of cardioing up a bit more. We’ve already talked about putting a little bit of weight on and just kind of get our striking down,” stated Lashley.

Currently billed at 273 pounds, it will be interesting to see how much weight Lashley gains. We should get an update on RAW, as he and Lesnar will have a weigh-in on next Monday's episode.

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#2 Paul Heyman on Brock Lesnar cutting his own promos

Ever since Brock Lesnar returned to WWE at SummerSlam, he has been cutting promos on his own. The Beast Incarnate has displayed his personality to never-before-seen levels. This hasn't changed even after Paul Heyman is back by his side.

During an appearance on Casio's Cut, Heyman mentioned how relieved he was that Lesnar does much more of the talking now. He joked about getting a sore throat from constantly hyping up The Beast Incarnate:

“Thank god. My throat was getting sore espousing the virtues of ‘The Beast’, ‘The Conqueror’, the reigning, defending undisputed WWE Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. So thank god he decided to pick up a microphone and do some talking. I’m tired of talking about him,” said Heyman.

It remains to be seen whether Heyman will remain Lesnar's advocate or if there is another twist in the tale. He could very easily return to Roman Reigns' side at WrestleMania.