“There Are People Who Criticize Jesus”: Paul Heyman Sounds Off on Brock Lesnar's WWE Return originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Brock Lesnar’s unexpected return at WWE's SummerSlam 2025 was a jaw-dropping moment inside MetLife Stadium, but it was highly controversial in and out of it.

The surprise return came when Lesnar walked to the ring at the end of SummerSlam, flattening Cena with an F5 moments after he lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to the aforementioned Cody Rhodes. MetLife Stadium erupted the moment Lesnar’s music hit, ending an absence that many thought would become permanent.

Brock Lesnar's last match took place in 2023 inside Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was a losing effort against Cody Rhodes.Two years of wrestling went by without Lesnar on WWE TV. Controversy followed the former UFC Heavyweight Champion outside of the ring,