WWE Extreme Rules: 8 Last-Minute Rumours You Need To Know

6. Brock Lesnar Cashes In

Look, I know.

I know he's not. I know he probably won't until one of the big four. I know that the repeated insinuation that he's about to is purely there for dramatisation. I know that every single one of these articles containing a page about the current Mr/Mrs Money In The Bank finally doing the dirty is really irritating. I know. I know I know I know and I know.

But still, this is always a rumour that's doing the rounds because it's always something that is on the table for WWE. Plans change, contingencies and discussed, and for so long as they have a McGuffin that allows for a shock but logical title change, the idea of pulling the trigger on it gets kicked around. The bottom line is there will have been conversations in Titan Towers this month about Brock Lesnar chasing in. They might not have got any further than "nah, not yet", but they've been had.

This time though, it's the reported injury to Kofi Kingston (more on that later) that makes it relevant. He didn't compete on TV this week as a result and, while it's believed he'll be ok for his match with Samoa Joe on Sunday, the full extent of the problem could necessitate Vince pressing the big purple button marked 'Brock Again'.