Why Brock Lesnar WON'T Be At WWE SummerSlam 2021

A major new update on why the Beast Incarnate looks set to miss SummerSlam.

by Andrew Pollard
Brock Lesnar
WWE

Reports over the weekend indicate that Bill Goldberg could be turning up on WWE television as soon as tomorrow night's Raw in order to set up a match against WWE Champion Bobby Lashley at this year's SummerSlam PPV.

Previously, many had hoped - and, quite frankly, still do hope - that it would be a returning Brock Lesnar who would be facing the All Mighty at the Biggest Show of the Summer. And now, there's an update on why any such Brock return isn't likely to happen.

As per the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the reason that the Beast Incarnate won't be at SummerSlam is down to how Lesnar is not ready to come back and work multiple shows.

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If Brock was to appear at SummerSlam solely in a one-off fashion to face Lashley, the reality is that Lesnar would end up losing that match. For WWE, certain officials are already eyeing a Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns rivalry down the line, and so they don't want to weaken the perception of Brock by having him lose to Lashley or by that contest ending in some sort of non-finish.

While we've seen Lesnar vs. Reigns plenty of times over the years, the lay of the land is clearly very different right now - not least in how the dominating Head of the Table has Paul Heyman at his side.

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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, Jamie Hayer, 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.