The Real Reason Brock Lesnar Returned On Last Night’s WWE SmackDown
Of course, the titular "Real Reason" Brock Lesnar returned on last night's SmackDown wasn't just because he wanted to relive his mutilation of Kofi Kingston on 2015's "Beast In The East" WWE Network special from Tokyo, Japan, though the company could well book this match the exact same way.
No, Brock Lesnar came back was because he was paid enough to do so after some careful planning and he's still considered ratings gold, but is that received wisdom becoming the industry's unspoken pyrite?
Lesnar could and probably should squash Kingston on the show if only to let new viewers know that this monster could be part of proceedings more often than not, in spite of his prior efforts with top straps. Not that that's ever on him - it's up to WWE to have been cleverer with their negotiations of his usage this time around - but an ever-present 'Beast' on Friday Nights offers Fox a proven megastar on top, and this could be the key to Lesnar being good for the numbers again.
If they've had this in the works for a while, a little sophistication with the booking shouldn't be out of the questions.
CONT'D...