Brock Lesnar could be walking away from WWE after SummerSlam—or he could decide he is nowhere near finished.
Triple H appeared on ESPN’s First Take on Wednesday morning to promote SummerSlam, and he was directly asked whether Lesnar’s Hell in a Cell match against Oba Femi will be his final match with the company.
Paul Levesque did not give a firm answer because, according to him, nobody makes decisions for Brock Lesnar except Brock Lesnar. Triple H pointed to his relationship with Lesnar, which stretches back more than two decades, and said he has learned not to predict what The Beast will do.
“I’ve known him personally for 20-plus years. The one thing that I know more than anything else about Brock Lesnar is Brock Lesnar’s going to do whatever Brock Lesnar wants to do.”
Triple H believes Lesnar may have already viewed himself as retired following WrestleMania. That changed when Oba Femi gave him another reason to step back into the fight. Lesnar then pushed for the match to happen in Minnesota at SummerSlam, and he wanted it locked inside Hell in a Cell.
“Keep in mind, Brock, I believe in his mind, retired at WrestleMania. I believe that wasn’t enough for him. I believe he wanted to come back to prove Oba wrong. He did that.”
“He then wanted to go to Minnesota, to SummerSlam, to his hometown. He wanted it inside Hell in a Cell. He has something here to prove. But the one thing I know about Brock Lesnar is it’s whatever he wants.”
Triple H said there will be just as much uncertainty after the match as there is heading into it. No matter who wins, he expects everyone backstage and watching at home to be waiting to see Lesnar’s next move.
“Win, lose or draw, when that cage goes up, when it’s all over, no matter what the outcome, I’m going to be watching that monitor just like you’re watching the monitor, just like millions of people are going to be watching at home, wondering what the hell Brock Lesnar’s going to do next.”
Levesque made it clear that Lesnar’s future remains entirely in his own hands. He also believes the former WWE Champion still has plenty left physically if he decides he wants to keep going.
“It’s really in his court as to what he wants to do. Like I said, for Brock, there’s always gas left in the tank, I believe. He is one of those generational athletes. It’s just a matter of: is this the right time for him?”
Triple H also put Oba Femi in rare company, comparing the challenge he presents to something Lesnar may not have encountered since facing The Undertaker.
“He’s come up against something like he hasn’t come up against in a long time, maybe since The Undertaker, in Oba Femi.”
When it comes to retirement, Triple H believes the best performers know when the time has arrived. He just does not expect Lesnar to announce anything in advance.
“It all comes down to what does he see next for Brock? The great ones know when to call it a day. Brock will know, but he’ll tell us in real time, live, in Minnesota at SummerSlam—or say never.”
Triple H finished by leaving the door open for WWE to make another Lesnar match happen as long as there is interest from the audience and Lesnar is willing to do it.
“If there’s a desire to see it, if the fans want to see it, if there’s a way to get it done, WWE will get it done. That’s what we do.”
Lesnar may enter Hell in a Cell with something to prove, but WWE does not appear to know whether he will leave Minnesota looking for another fight or ready to walk away. Triple H is putting that decision entirely on Lesnar, and fans may not get an answer until the cage is raised.
Do you think Brock Lesnar should retire after facing Oba Femi, or does he still have more major WWE matches left in him? Leave your feedback in the comments.
