Overview

• Multiple wrestling insiders report WWE is planning a Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena main event for an unannounced premium live event in Indianapolis on September 20, the same night AEW holds All Out in Toronto.
• WWE’s official site has already advertised Lesnar for consecutive SmackDown shows on September 12 in Norfolk and September 19 in Toledo as part of the build toward the proposed Indianapolis card.
• Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio says WWE’s legal team cleared Lesnar a month before SummerSlam following his two-year absence linked to the Janel Grant lawsuit.
• Triple H has described Lesnar’s comeback as part of “John Cena’s wishlist,” while Cena has publicly denied ever choosing his opponents.
• Bryan Alvarez reports WWE is weighing a December scheduling of Cena’s retirement match on the same night as AEW’s Worlds End pay-per-view to continue its counterprogramming strategy.