12. Brock Lesnar's Title Reign And Lack Of TV Appearances Afterwards
Theres no denying that Brock Lesnar is a big name, both in pro wrestling and in Mixed Martial Arts. Brock knows that, and so upon returning to WWE, he structured his contract so that he had minimal dates, marquee matches, and a big payout. There are some speculations that he gets paid $US 5 million for having less than 5 matches a year. So when Brock won the WWEWHC at SummerSlam, and then successfully defended it against Cena in a rematch at Night of Champions, he did what was best for business and made multipleactually no, he went home and hasnt made a single appearance for the WWE since Night of Champions. Fall has always been a difficult time of year for WWE because of new seasons of regular shows and other sports programming. As such, they need as many big name stars as they can get to keep ratings as high as possible. Yet Brock hasnt shown his face on RAW at all, probably because he is only interested in those lucrative appearances that benefit him as much as possible. Why would WWE allow someone as well-known as Brock Lesnar to win their most prized championship, and then let him appear only when he wants? Brocks lack of appearances has made things worse for WWE; ratings have dropped, storylines have had to be changed to fit his own personal desires, and the WWE title has lost a lot of prestige. After all, whatever happened to the 30-days rule, where a champion was required to defend a title within 30 days of winning it?
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
