Brock Lesnar Is BACK In WWE... And ANNIHILATING Oba Femi! (WWE News)

Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi rematch set for WWE Clash in Italy later this month.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having seemingly retired at WrestleMania 42 last month, Brock Lesnar made his shocking WWE return on last night's Raw.

There, the Beast somewhat answered Oba Femi's open challenge. As Oba performed his entrance pose in the ring, awaiting his next opponent, he was attacked from behind by Lesnar, who subsequently performed four F-5s on his 'Mania 42 opponent and left him lying.

Following that attack, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce and Paul Heyman had a segment backstage where Pearce told Heyman that he'd filed retirement papers for Brock Lesnar. Countering that, Paul presented Pearce with a contract for a Lesnar vs. Femi rematch at WWE Clash in Italy later this month.

Of course, WrestleMania 42 saw Brock lose to Oba Femi in a fairly one-sided match, which was followed by the ten-time World Champion taking off his boots and gloves in a move that's traditionally done to signal the end of an in-ring career. Regardless of your thoughts on Brock Lesnar, this was a fitting send-off as he headed off to supposed retirement - cleanly putting over the next big thing in front of 50,000+ on the WrestleMania stage.

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However, since WrestleMania 42, there have been conflicting reports on whether Brock really was done with pro wrestling. As seen last night, the 48-year-old has at least one more match in him, as he gets set to rematch with Oba Femi at Clash in Italy on Sunday, 31st May.

While that rematch has yet to be made official, it makes Clash in Italy an even bigger PLE, joining WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther, and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu in a Tribal Combat bout; three huge matches for the Turin, Italy crowd to take in.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.