Night of Champions was two weeks ago. Hell in a Cell is less than three weeks away. And yet, there has been no mention of whether WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar whose last title match ended in a disqualification will defend his title at the next PPV. In fact, aside from a brief segment involving Paul Heyman last week, Lesnar has been an afterthought. John Cena, who came close to holding Lesnars shoulders to the mat for a three count, hasnt even bothered to ask for a rematch. It just defies all logic. For the first time since WrestleMania XXIX last year, Brock showed vulnerability in a match, a glimmer that the Beast is beatable. Wouldnt that make someone anyone want to step up and take a shot at the world title? Shouldnt Cena want a rematch since his last fight ended in a DQ? And shouldnt the Authority want the face of their company to appear on their PPV to defend their title? At the very least, Heyman could have said that without a clear No. 1 contender, his client was going on vacation. But then, wouldnt that (and wont not defending at HIAC) trigger the same 30-day title defense rule that Stephanie McMahon invoked in stripping Daniel Bryan of the same title?
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
