Brock Lesnar Appears At End Of 7/22 WWE SmackDown
After reportedly walking out earlier in the day
Hours after reportedly walking out of a WWE SmackDown taping in Boston, Brock Lesnar appeared at the end of Friday's broadcast, where he attacked Theory with his own Money in the Bank briefcase, and even F5'ed him onto it.
It was reported that Lesnar had "abruptly left" the show following news of Vince McMahon's retirement as WWE CEO.
Lesnar had been advertised for an appearance on Friday's show. Following word of the walkout, Lesnar's appearance was no longer advertised on WWE's website.
Lesnar is scheduled to challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal title at SummerSlam next weekend, in a Last Man Standing match.
The current card for the 2022 WWE SummerSlam, taking place Saturday, July 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, is as follows:
* Undisputed WWE Universal/Last Man Standing: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
* Raw Women's: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch
* SmackDown Women's: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
* WWE United States: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Theory
* WWE Tag Team: The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits (Special Referee: Jeff Jarrett)
* Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
* Seth Rollins vs. Riddle
* The Miz vs. Logan Paul
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.