5 ways Brock Lesnar's return will negatively affect WWE

It was believed that after WrestleMania 35, Brock Lesnar was done with WWE for good. There were increasing rumours over a date being set for a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight against Daniel Cormier later in the year.

It all added up. Lesnar's match at WrestleMania was all but two minutes, he was getting back into top shape and everything indicated that the fight with Cormier was going to happen. But suddenly, it all fell apart and Brock Lesnar is once again retired from MMA, for the third time.

With that, Daniel Cormier is moving on and is set for a date against Stipe Miocic, while Brock Lesnar is likely coming back to WWE. There were even reports that Lesnar has discussed a potential retirement match at WrestleMania 36, so that will be interesting to see.

Either way, Lesnar's return is not really good news and here's how it'll affect WWE.

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#5. More part-time championship reigns

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There's a high chance that Brock Lesnar has one more title run in him or atleast WWE sees it that way. They clearly do not hesitate in putting the title on them and they don't seem to view a part-time champion as bad as fans see it.

However, for the past two years, the Universal title felt like it was in complete hostage and that finally ended at WrestleMania 35. With Lesnar winning championships again, it won't be good because it'll fall into the same loop of him not appearing for a few months.

Moreover, if the retirement rumours at WrestleMania 36 are true, then WWE may want to hold a high-profile retirement match, with Lesnar likely main eventing and Lesnar likely holding a title.

Hopefully, The Beast Incarnate won't have any more championship reigns.

#4. Less airtime for full-time superstars

There are plenty of superstars more deserving of airtime

One of the biggest problems that many fans have had with Brock Lesnar over the last few years is that his airtime can be utilized better, i.e, given to full-time superstars who are slogging it out night in and night out.

There seems to be a feeling that Brock Lesnar doesn't really care about the full-timers and that's probably true, because all he has to do is clock in, clock out and collect a fat paycheque.

The fact of the matter is that the part-time era has basically come to an end and weekly airtime should be prioritised on the superstars of today and tomorrow rather than Lesnar, who is well past his prime.

Giving more airtime to full-time superstars is exactly how WWE can build more stars, even if not to the calibre of Lesnar. If he keeps getting more airtime, it affects WWE on the long run.

#3. Taking up big spots on big shows

Brock Lesnar will always be in a marquee match

When Brock Lesnar is around, he will always be in a marquee match during the big shows. Whether it's SummerSlam or WrestleMania, he is almost always in a big time match if not the main event.

And here's the problem. Nobody really benefits from it, even fans. In hindsight, having Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns main event WrestleMania 34 was a complete waste, particularly because Lesnar ended up winning anyway.

That certainly did no favours for Reigns, even if he did end up beating him four months later at SummerSlam. Again, this goes back to the full-timers and them getting big spots. If the full-time superstars have the office behind them, they can commit to the push and become bigger stars.

Could you imagine if full-time superstars in the Attitude Era were compromised of big spots for old-timers? That would have been ridiculous.

#2. The same old programming

The same promo...over and over and over

Take any Paul Heyman promo from the last four to five years or so. What do they all have in common? They're basically all the same. For the past many years, Brock Lesnar's programs haven't been entertaining at all, unless he was motivated during a match (with AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan being two such examples).

Lesnar hardly says a word and all he needs to do is jump up and down while Paul Heyman cuts the same promo time after time. This is something that has clearly run its course and it's something that should not be returning to WWE programming.

If WWE wants something different going forward, then they shouldn't be falling into the same repetitive trap the sends viewers away. If that is the case, then RAW is just going to feel like the RAW of old. It's otherwise quite an exciting time period for the product.

#1. Burying younger superstars

Brock Lesnar rarely ever loses

When Brock Lesnar does continue his run in WWE, there's a very high chance that he will be taking on a fresh set of opponents. He's clearly done with The Shield members, all of whom he's feuded against. There's no real incentive for WWE to go back to Braun Strowman-Brock Lesnar.

So that means that he'll get a fresh set of opponents. While that should be a good thing, it really isn't at all. You can bet that Brock Lesnar won't be putting in a 100% into the matches and they'll likely end quick and they'll also most likely end up in victory.

Sure, a Brock Lesnar win is reserved only for superstars of the highest level like Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, but even so, his matches do no favours to the people he faces, because they don't come out looking better. The only two exceptions in recent memory are AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan, but otherwise, it provides no benefit.