10 Unsolved WWE Mysteries

6. Why WWE Didn't Book Brock Lesnar Vs. Shane McMahon

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If you've forgotten that Brock Lesnar blasted Shane McMahon with an F5 as SummerSlam 2016 went off the air, we don't blame you. Lesnar went unpunished for assaulting the new Commissioner of SmackDown Live and an obvious follow-up match between the pair never happened.

It's almost as though WWE panicked and rushed the angle through so SummerSlam's end would cause a social media stir. That did happen, and people online were interested, but it was all pretty pointless. Both men moved on as if we'd all imagined their intense stare down and Paul Heyman's distraught realisation that his client had decimated a McMahon.

Lesnar was storyline fined $500 for the unprovoked attack. That was it, five hundred dollars. Then, Brock disappeared for a while and only returned when WWE wanted to start up his feud with a returning Bill Goldberg. Wow. Pointless.

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