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#3. Hope isn't true: Original plans for Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez wasn't exactly a hit, but according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the original plan wasn't even for Lesnar to face Velasquez - but Tyson Fury. However, the Observer reported that it never got past early talks as they were able to get Velasquez:

Fury said that the original idea talked with him about was a Crown Jewel match with Lesnar, but the idea changed when they were able to sign Velasquez. According to those internally, Lesnar vs. Fury was discussed but never got past early discussions, likely due to Velasquez having the storyline from the past and being the bigger star in the U.S. market, which is WWE’s primary market. And for Saudi Arabia, it wasn’t the matchups that were important as much as delivering matches with Fury and Velasquez.

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We hope this isn't true because Fury would have been a terrible match-up for Lesnar. Velasquez was a better option and Fury had a decent showing against Strowman anyway.

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