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Brock Lesnar reportedly missing Money in the Bank

By Ibrahim Awadalla

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 09: Brock Lesnar prepares to face Mark Hunt of New Zealand in their heavyweight bout during the UFC 200 event on July 9, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 09: Brock Lesnar prepares to face Mark Hunt of New Zealand in their heavyweight bout during the UFC 200 event on July 9, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) /
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Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer has reported that Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will not be performing at the Money in the Bank PPV this June.

Looks like fans aren’t going to be happy about Brock Lesnar’s possible schedule for this summer. Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer from F4Wonline has reported that Brock Lesnar, despite holding the Universal Championship, is not scheduled for WWE’s upcoming Money in the Bank PPV on June 17. This may come as a surprise to some since Lesnar has supposedly signed a short-term deal with WWE. But then again, Lesnar could be only scheduled to defend his title at this year’s Summerslam in August, which is around the time his new deal is apparently ending (via F4Wonline).

With that being said, news like this will probably annoy many wrestling fans due to the fact that the Raw brand still hasn’t had a full-time world champion since early 2017. It’s also worth noting that Lesnar’s part-time schedule could make Reigns look bad, as many perceive him as the “face” of the WWE despite not being able to win the universal title from Lesnar. If WWE continues to book Reigns as the premiere star of the company, it would be a lot harder for fans to take him seriously if they book him to lose to Lesnar on multiple occasions.

Money in the Bank is still over a month away, so it may be possible that Lesnar and the WWE come to some sort of agreement where he has to wrestle at the event. Even if Lesnar ends up successfully defending his title at the PPV, at least the world title on Raw will most likely be showcased more rather than being held up for an extended period of time. At the moment, though, it looks like Lesnar will probably not show up at the event, and it wouldn’t be surprising if he were to miss Extreme Rules as well, which is the next PPV.

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Regardless what happens, it’s going to be very interesting to see the fan reaction on Raw if WWE continues not to have Brock Lesnar and his title on the show

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