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WWE ended tonight's episode of SmackDown with a huge shocker, as Brock Lesnar made his first appearance since losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38. While fans in the arena exploded with joy, the reaction online has been somewhat different.
Lesnar's appearance came right after Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in a great match against Riddle, which saw The King of Bros come close to winning. Anyway, The Beast Incarnate laid down The Bloodline with a couple of F5s to end SmackDown.
Several online responses to Lesnar's return were quite hilarious. One of them even linked Stephanie McMahon's appointment as the interim CEO to it. While that isn't the case, one rightly predicted that the company would call him to come back after Cody Rhodes got injured at the start of the month.
NXT Superstar Grayson Waller even got in on the action on Twitter. He invited The Beast Incarnate to NXT to help him take out Solo Sikoa, the real-life brother of Jimmy and Jey Uso.
However, the main consensus among WWE fans online was that of disappointment. Many are not thrilled to see Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns renew their rivalry again, especially after their last one dominated WrestleMania season.
Fans felt it was proof that Vince McMahon is still in charge of his creative duties. Twitter saw many complaints on the Last Man Standing Match announcement for SummerSlam.
Top journalist Ariel Helwani was among those unhappy with WWE's decision.
SummerSlam will be the seventh singles match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns and the third one in the past year. Seth Rollins could become a much more popular figure this July, especially if he wins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
What are Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar's records against each other in WWE?
Only considering their six singles matches so far, The Tribal Chief has the edge over The Beast Incarnate. Reigns is 3-2 up against Lesnar in one-on-one contests, with Seth Rollins winning their first encounter.
The Architect cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during the main event of WrestleMania 31, as he won Lesnar's WWE Championship by pinning Roman Reigns. As seen with the fan reactions above, many would prefer a similar outcome at SummerSlam.
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