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WWE is trying its best to wash its hands from the dirt of Vince McMahon’s recent lawsuit. While McMahon immediately resigned from TKO Group, WWE is dealing with Brock Lesnar‘s potential involvement with the lawsuit differently.

Since Lesnar is a WWE performer, his name was often used in promotional material by the company. Hence, WWE is now on a spree to erase it from all known platforms so fans do not instigate further damage. As of now, Lesnar’s name has been erased from another platform as seen in a recent clip.

Brock Lesnar is no longer in the intro for SmackDown

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Wrestle Ops took to X on February 10th to post pictures of the intro from the recent episode of SmackDown. The pictures were posted with the tweet, “WWE has removed Brock Lesnar from the opening intro & replaced w/LA Knight.

WWE is on a roll to erase the presence of alleged WWE superstar Brock Lesnar after his involvement in the scandal involving Vince McMahon. He is now replaced by The Megastar LA Knight who is one of the biggest upcoming superstars in the company.

WWE is on a roll with the removal spree as they try their best to compensate for the damage caused to their reputation by The Beast’s potential involvement with the Vince McMahon lawsuit. This is one of the steps WWE has taken involving Lesnar after the superstar was removed from the WWE 2K24 game and posters, just weeks before release.

Read more: WWE 2k24: Every 2k Game Brock Lesnar Was a Part of Before Recent Snub

He is also removed from other platforms while 99% of his merchandise has been discounted on the WWE shop. He was also removed from the Royal Rumble, where he was replaced by NXT Superstar Bron Breakker. As of date, Lesnar is removed from further WWE TV programs till further notice. Hence, fans won’t see him in the upcoming WrestleMania XL.

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Brock Lesnar set to miss WrestleMania along with other superstars

Brock Lesnar’s absence will be felt at WrestleMania as he is one of the biggest draws in the company. However, he isn’t the only star missing the event as CM Punk, Big E, Charlotte Flair, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez are also sidelined due to injuries.

Despite a conundrum due to a long list of injuries to top performers, WWE isn’t short on talent. They still have a huge roster to pick from as veterans like Randy Orton, Sami Zayn, and Naomi are still without a storyline heading into WrestleMania.

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What do you think of LA Knight replacing Lesnar in the SmackDown intro?

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