“Disappointed”: Brock Lesnar’s Absence From Raw Gauntlet Match Draws Ire of WWE Universe After WrestleMania XL Rumors

After several conversations between wrestlers about the Intercontinental Championship, Adam Pearce announced that Ricochet, Bronson Reed, Sami Zayn, Chad Gable, Shinsuke Nakamura, and JD McDonagh would face off in a Gauntlet Match to determine Gunther’s challenger for the title at WrestleMania 40. The match took place tonight on RAW and was won by Sami Zayn, making him the man to face Gunther at WrestleMania.

However, this win has disappointed fans. And not because of the winner of the match, but because it was rumored that Brock Lesnar would make his return to the WWE tonight for a special reason.

The Beast’s rumored return fails to manifest itself

Due to him being mentioned as a part of the lawsuit filed by a former WWE employee against Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar has been absent from the weekly schedule since SummerSlam 2023. However, WWE had plans in place for ‘The Beast’ heading into Road to WrestleMania. Before his return to the Royal Rumble was scrapped, Brock Lesnar was scheduled to face Dominik Mysterio at Elimination Chamber. After that, Brock Lesnar was going to face Gunther at WrestleMania 40 for the Intercontinental Championship. This made fans speculate that the Beast was going to return tonight on RAW. And not just return, but be a part of the gauntlet match and win the whole thing. This would’ve given the fans the real feud they wanted.

But as we all know now, Sami Zayn was the Iron Man in this bout. He knocked out three of his opponents before moving on to the final stage against Chad Gable. After a constant exchange between the two, it was Zayn who took the last Helluva Kick to get his direct ticket to ‘The Showcase of Immortals’. Not seeing the Beast return surely made fans upset, and in no time, they took to social media to let their thoughts known.

Fans express their dismay

It was less about the booking decision and more about the breaking of expectations that upset fans tonight. The WWE Universe was all hyped up to welcome the Beast as he made his return. But when the show ended with Lesnar being nowhere around the arena, fans were upset. So much so, that they took to social media to share their feelings. Here are some of the tweets:

This fan is simply disappointed at not witnessing the return of the Beast.

A “told you so” moment for this fan who never kept his hopes high in the first place.

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This fan is appalled by the booking decision while being upset at not seeing Lesnar return.

One fan question where’s Lesnar?

Another fan was upset as he expected the Beast to be the last one to enter.

Fans surely are disappointed. Everyone was holding their breath to see if Lesnar might return, but unfortunately, it did not happen. So, for now, Gunther and Sami Zayn will face off for the Intercontinental Championship on April 6 or 7 on one of the two nights of WrestleMania 40 from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fans will be able to witness this show live from the venue, or through its broadcast on WWE Network and Peacock in the United States. Are you excited to watch the Intercontinental title fight? Or would you prefer that Lesnar return just in time for Mania? Let us know in the comments.

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