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BROCK LESNAR WALKS OUT OF SMACKDOWN

By Mike Johnson on 2022-07-22 17:57:00

Just a week before Summerslam, Brock Lesnar walked out of tonight's Smackdown taping in Boston, said to be upset about the retirement of Vince McMahon.

The belief is Lesnar, who was slated to appear on the first segment of tonight's FOX broadcast, walked out to show his support of Vince McMahon in what was described as a "if he goes, I go" move. 

Lesnar is not currently backstage.

There is no word get whether Lesnar flew himself home (he travels via private plane) or whether he and the new WWE braintrust will come to some sort of agreement in advance of Summerslam, where he is scheduled to main event against WWE Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns.

WWE is still listing Lesnar as appearing on their website.  If Lesnar has not flown home, there is always a chance the two sides will come to terms for him to appear.

The news of Lesnar's walkout was first broken by Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com.  PWInsider has independently confirmed the walkout with multiple sources.

 

 

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