WWE Raw To Feature Candidate Interview With Brock Lesnar Tonight

WWE trying a different production angle in order to promote Summerslam.

With Summerslam's biggest match just a few weeks away, all three major participants in the angle-- Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and Paul Heyman-- will all be off the show. In place of a physical, live angle, WWE has filmed a major interview with Brock Lesnar in which will air tonight on Raw. Paul Heyman spoke about the interview while on today's MMA Hour program, saying that he was blown away at the candid interview, saying that he thinks it will sufficiently further the angle without any of the main players present. Heyman also said that no WWE writers were involved in the production. The WWE is looking to replicate the overwhelmingly positive reaction that the UFC got during the promo videos for Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir at UFC 100. Heyman was in New York making the media rounds to promote his DVD in which releases tomorrow, and with Raw in Texas, wasn't scheduled for Raw. WWE opted to not use up one of Lesnar's limited dates tonight, either. John Cena is currently off filming Trainwreck, a major upcoming film which also forced him to miss the July 21 Raw as well. Following filming, Cena will return to a full-time role with the company. Cena and Heyman also filmed interviews in which may be featured tonight. All three talents are scheduled to be on Raw next week, the last episode before Summerslam on August 17.
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