Bleacher Report’s Nick Caron:
Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar may be back sooner than we first expected—but it might actually be with a former employer, the WWE.
Long-time pro wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer wrote today in the Wrestling Observer that Lesnar has “either made a deal or at least [is] in very serious negotiations to have a business relationship with WWE.”
Lesnar remains hugely popular with the WWE audience and has been linked to many returns in the past after he left the company to pursue a career in the NFL in 2004.
“It is not to wrestle, and as far as what we’ve heard, would also not be as a television character,” Meltzer continued.
Top WWE superstar CM Punk delivered a memorable promo this past Monday on WWE’s RAW program where he mentioned both Brock Lesnar and his on-screen manager, friend and book partner Paul Heyman.
According to Meltzer’s report, both Heyman and Lesnar are in negotiations with the WWE.
As it is an entertainment industry, there are many opportunities for work off-camera for both men. But MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani also indicated that the deal could simply be a merchandise agreement.