Overview

• Brock Lesnar is scheduled for WWE SmackDown on Sept. 12 in Norfolk and Sept. 19 in Toledo, marking his first booked appearances since his SummerSlam return.
• Dave Meltzer and other observers say WWE plans a Lesnar vs. John Cena main event on Sept. 20 in Indianapolis, directly competing with AEW’s All Out in Toronto.
• Triple H framed Lesnar’s surprise return as fulfilling John Cena’s “wishlist” for his farewell tour, a claim Cena publicly disputes.
• Cena told the Boston Herald he has “never once” chosen his opponent and simply responds to the matchups WWE presents.
• Bryan Alvarez reports WWE is considering moving Cena’s retirement match to Dec. 27 to counter AEW’s Worlds End, though no official date change has been confirmed.