“For far too long, abuse was allowed to thrive under WWE’s leadership. Instead of righting this wrong, WWE has done nothing to ensure those responsible are held accountable. This attempt to sweep misconduct under the rug will backfire. We look forward to the full set of facts, including those about Mr. Lesnar, coming out in a court of law where they belong, but, in the meantime, we refer you back to Janel Grant’s updated complaint, which outlines, in detail, the abuse she endured by McMahon and others while employed at WWE.”
Lesnar’s longtime friend and manager, Paul Heyman, told Ariel Helwani that critics need to “get over it.”
“He’s here. See, that’s a reality of the fact,” Heyman said. “He’s here. And if you were in MetLife Stadium on Sunday, you would understand his return meant a lot to that audience. People were just going nuts. That’s our paying audience. They’re happy to see him. I’m happy to be part of a team that presents him. Everyone has criticism in life. There are people that criticize Jesus. There are people that criticize Moses. There are people that criticize Muhammmed. There are people that criticize God. There is no president that has ever existed with 100% approval rating, or there is no president that’s ever existed, that someone hasn’t pointed to and said, ‘that president sucked.’ There are people who, to this day think Abraham Lincoln sucked. They’re wrong, but they think it. There are people who thought FDR sucked. They’re wrong, but they think it.”
“There’s always going to be critics of anything that we do, and very few people ever make it to the top in life without either making mistakes, or having skeletons in their closet,” Heyman continued. “Obviously, the decision was made. It’s time to bring back Brock Lesnar. Whatever that decision is based on, I respect it. If there are critics of it, get over it. He’s here, and he’s gonna be here, and you ain’t gonna be able to cancel him, and I’m happy to have him back because the audience is happy to have him back. If we brought him back and the audience rebelled against it, I wouldn’t be happy to have him back. I’d be like, ‘Oh, man, this doesn’t work.’ But it works. So I’m happy about it.”
No word yet on what direction Lesnar will take in his updated storyline but he’s expected to continue his feud with John Cena after their SummerSlam encounter last weekend in “The Garden State.” As for his UFC career, that remains entombed following this admission back in early 2022.
