WWE Rumors: Are There Problems Between Brock Lesnar and WWE?

The latest round of WWE rumors deals with Brock Lesnar and some potential problems with the company, so let's dive right into it. As always, these are just rumors, so please treat them as such.

The WWE World Heavyweight Champion was reportedly backstage at Monday Night Raw last night after flying into Nashville. WWE had planned to use him on the show and had advertised him to appear alongside Paul Heyman, but something apparently went wrong and only Heyman went out for the segment with Roman Reigns.

Initial reports and rumors said the show went through some late rewrites and WWE simply decided not to use Lesnar last night, but now it appears that there is more to the story. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer said during his radio show Monday night that "something is going on" but cautioned that he is not sure what it is.

PW Insider also reported that sources told the site that there is an issue between Lesnar and WWE tied to their business relationship rather than the creative side. PWI also said Vince McMahon "acknowledged the issue during a SmackDown production meeting today" but it's unclear what exactly the boss said.

The timing of this is interesting because rumors and reports have swirled for months that Lesnar could go back to MMA, specifically UFC, when his WWE contract ends in April. Rumors say UFC wants to scoop him back up and pit him against Frank Mir for a third bout.

Interestingly, Mir defeated Antonio Silva at the UFC show on Sunday night, the same night as WWE's Fast Lane pay-per-view, and called out Lesnar immediately after his victory in the octagon.

Lesnar is not advertised for another WWE show until Raw on March 9 in Pittsburgh.

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