WrestleMania 39 is less than a month away and the card is stacking up with huge matches. WWE star Brock Lesnar is set to face Omos at the massive event. However, it has come to light that ‘The Beast Incarnate’ reportedly had other potential opponents at different points, including Bray Wyatt.
Brock Lesnar did not want to face Bray Wyatt
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported that Lesnar’s road to WrestleMania has featured a number of options dating back to the fall of 2022. Sapp noted that, after Triple H and the new regime took over, the company pitched the idea of facing Lesnar to Stone Cole Steve Austin, who ultimately declined it. Later on, heading into WWE Survivor Series, internal documents listed Gunther as the planned opponent for Lesnar, as reported by WrestlingNews.co, but WWE went in a different direction.
In the report, Sapp further reported that Gunther’s plan has been established in recent months, and a match with Lesnar was not considered for an extended period of time. Given Lesnar’s feud with Lashley, a rematch was also on the table, but Lashley was paired up with Wyatt instead. The former Universal Champion was reportedly pitched as an opponent for Lesnar, but “The Beast Incarnate” was said to have nixed the idea.
Sapp wrote that the clash between Lesnar and Omos is the current plan, but sources hinted that while a “backup” is in place, this isn’t being factored into creative plans. Sapp confirmed that Lesnar personally approved of the match with Omos.
Additionally, WrestleVotes implied that Vince McMahon pushed for the match, and while Fightful could not confirm that, sources close to Lesnar indicated that “could be true”.
