It’s no secret that Brock Lesnar is moving into the back end of his WWE career, and as such the fantasy booking has begun in relation to his eventual retirement storyline. A lot of people will be happy to see him go, meanwhile others will likely miss the ‘special attraction’ nature of his deal with the company over the last five years.
Whichever camp you fall into there’s no denying that this story is going to be a big one, and as such, it needs to be handled incredibly delicately. Of course, we can’t imagine that Brock cares all too much about how this is going to go down, but his loyal fanbase will want some closure on his second successful run in professional wrestling.
A few of the ideas you’re about to hear may seem a little bit out there and unlikely, but they’re all feasible so long as Vince McMahon can wrap his head around them. No matter which way you look at this scenario, Brock has done a lot for the company over the last 15 years, and it’s going to be exciting to see the pay-off for that.
So with that being said, here are five ways WWE can book an epic retirement for Brock Lesnar.
#1 Brock vs entire WWE roster
Way back in 2011, an angle was run that included CM Punk’s contract expiring. Now, more than six years on, we want to take that concept and adapt it to Brock Lesnar – but this time he would announce the news much further in advance. How much further, you ask?
We want Brock to reveal his contract details as far back as January (a few months prior to WM34).
Following Heyman announcing the news, we would have Brock quite literally F5-ing every superstar on the roster. Whether it’s in the ring, backstage or in the parking lot, we want to see Lesnar lay waste to every single superstar or tag team that gets in his way.
Then, wrestling’s answer to King Kong can be forced into retirement with one final match in New Orleans.
#2 Nostalgia city
Nostalgia will take you a long way in professional wrestling, as we’ve seen throughout the years with numerous legends returning to give the crowd a nice moment. In this instance, however, we’d like to use nostalgia in a way that would allow Brock to finish his career with the man who, in truth, put him on the map.
We are of course talking about Kurt Angle, who is expected to make his WWE in-ring return after 11 years. Way back in 2003 at WrestleMania 19, these two met in the main event of the show, with Brock announcing himself to the world on the grandest stage of them all.
15 years later in New Orleans, next year, why not have both men walk away from the business following one last throw down?
#3 Minneapolis farewell
Despite the reservations of many international fans, it seems likely that Minneapolis will be awarded a WrestleMania at some point in the near future. Whilst that trip doesn’t exactly sound that appealing, something that may twist the arms of some fans is the prospect of Brock Lesnar riding off into the sunset in his hometown.
The former University of Minnesota standout is a hero in those parts, and if he announces beforehand that he’ll walk away from the business following Mania in Minneapolis then ticket prices would surely surge.
He could even face another Minnesota alumni in the form of his good friend Shelton Benjamin.
#4 Reigns sequel
Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31 was a truly incredible affair prior to Seth Rollins cashing in his Money in the Bank contract, and we’re confident that a sequel to their previous encounter would be just as exhilarating.
Plus, we all know that the end game for Vince at this stage is for Roman to topple the Beast Incarnate so we may as well get it over and done with.
With Brock constantly defending the Universal title against top talents, it makes sense that he’d get a bit worn down and beaten, which sets up the perfect story of Lesnar finally running out of juice against a young and hungry Reigns. It certainly won’t be a popular story, but it’ll be one that gets people talking and watching Mania itself.
#5 Babyface turn
Let’s say Brock does indeed retire at WrestleMania 34, 35 or even 36. Whenever it happens, we want Lesnar to lose clean as a whistle – because that’s the honourable thing to do in this situation.
Then, following this, we would like to see Brock’s opponent be assaulted in the middle of the ring by a faction of strong-minded heels.
Lesnar, seeing this, decides to do the right thing by helping out the man who has just defeated him in fending off the challenge of the heels. Brock raises the hand of his destroyer, capping off Lesnar’s career with the man himself standing tall as a heroic babyface.
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