What if Brock Lesnar had really left WWE after SummerSlam 2018?

#3 AEW stirs up even more Lesnar rumors

When Lesnar kicked down the door at Hell in a Cell, it seemed to cement his place with WWE and, by extension, make the possibility of him defecting to another company seem all the less likely.

All Elite Wrestling has generated a lot of buzz as it pertains to their pursuit of wrestling top free agents, besides hints that they may recruit dissatisfied parties from WWE as well. They successfully lured over Kenny Omega, despite rumors that WWE made him a top dollar offer. Furthermore, they locked in Chris Jericho for what he has indicated was the biggest money deal of his career.

There have been some rumors that AEW has its sights set on Brock Lesnar next, or that Lesnar may at least use the specter of AEW negotiations for leverage when he signs his next deal with WWE. Had Lesnar not continued to work with WWE through the fall and into 2018, it would only fuel the idea that AEW would try to lure him back into wrestling and, without any connection to WWE, Lesnar might be game if the money were right. While Lesnar is still reigning as WWE’s top champion, it’s a bit harder to believe he’d really go to AEW. Lesnar and AEW could still surprise us all, but WWE seems to have created a comfortable place for Lesnar as a highly paid part-timer and a talent consistently treated as a top-level star.