After a two-year absence, Lesnar made his WWE return by attacking Cena in an angle that took place at the end of SummerSlam. It was Lesnar’s first appearance since his name was mentioned in the lawsuit that Janel Grant filed against Vince McMahon and WWE in January 2024.

After a two-year period away from the WWE, Brock Lesnar returned to the company on night two of this year's Summerslam from inside MetLife Stadium in New Jersey