4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2025 - Sunday (Results & Review)

1. WWE Flips Off Sex Trafficking Allegations

There is a very good reason Brock Lesnar had not been seen on WWE programming in two years, and why an appearance in the 2024 Royal Rumble was suddenly scrapped at the last minute.

Lesnar is implicated in Janel Grant’s sex trafficking and assault case against Vince McMahon and WWE. He was on WWE’s no-fly list for the past year and a half, a huge liability being referenced in an active suit against the company.

So, what does WWE do at the conclusion of SummerSlam after John Cena turns back the clock with his best singles match in probably seven years? They trot Brock out to pop an unsuspecting crowd and to confront Cena.

This is terrible, disgusting, and flat-out gross for a few reasons. Wrestling-wise, Cena/Lesnar in 2025 likely isn’t going to reach the level of their 2012 showdowns. Brock legit hasn’t wrestled in two years, and Cena has had exactly one good match since the pandemic.

As a business decision, it really says something for a company that tries to promote parity with its women’s division to constantly sidestep an active lawsuit alleging that former higher-ups trafficked a female employee and then rehired one of the people whose name shows up multiple times in the suit.

Worse yet, WWE’s decision to scrap the post-PLE media availabilities that they typically hold after major shows was clearly a way for Paul “Triple H” Levesque to avoid having to answer questions about Brock and the lawsuit. Either have the courage to stand behind your convictions and decision to rehire Lesnar despite the active sex trafficking suit, or don’t bring him back.