Brock Lesnar has reportedly walked out of SmackDown, where the former WWE Champion was due to appear live.

The news was reported by Bryan Alvarez, who stated in a social media post that multiple people have told him that Lesnar has walked out of the show:

From several sources, Brock Lesnar has left Smackdown.

— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) July 22, 2022

The news comes shortly after Vince McMahon shockingly announced that he will be retiring from WWE. It appears that the McMahon retirement announcement may have been the reason for the Lesnar walkout, as Brock reportedly said words to the effect of “If he [McMahon] is gone, I’m gone.”

Brock's line was some derivative of, "If he's gone, I'm gone."

— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) July 22, 2022

At the time of writing, WWE have not announced any changes to the plans involving SmackDown. Features of Wrestling will provide updates when they become available.

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