Brock Lesnar looks to have retired from pro wrestling following his latest match at WrestleMania 42.
Lesnar lost to Femi in the opening match of night 2 in under 5 minutes in what was Femi’s debut on The Grandest Stage. The match saw Lesnar overpowered by Femi from the outset, but Lesnar made a comeback with a series of German suplexes. Lesnar hit an F5 onto Femi, but Femi got up almost instantly. Femi then hit the Fall from Grace powerbomb to defeat Lesnar.
After the match, an emotional Lesnar took his gloves and boots off, a sign in wrestling that an athlete has competed for the final time. Paul Heyman joined Lesnar in the ring as the crowd chanted, “Thank you, Brock.” Both men embraced to close out the segment.
Lesnar made his return to WWE at SummerSlam 2025, where he attacked John Cena after Cena lost the WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes in the main event. The return was clouded in controversy, as Lesnar was previously removed from TV after being named in the Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE. Lesnar is not listed as a defendant in the court documents.
Brock Lesnar Retires Earlier Than Expected Following WrestleMania 42 Loss
While it was previously reported that Lesnar would be competing in his final match in 2026, many expected the Lesnar retirement match to take place at SummerSlam, as it will emanate from Lesnar’s home state of Minnesota.
With Lesnar approaching 50 years of age, with nothing left to prove in professional wrestling, and with a future Hall of Fame induction being inevitable, WrestleMania is an apt place for Lesnar to call time on his career.
Along with competing in his first WrestleMania main event back in 2003, where he defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Championship Lesnar made history in 2014. At WrestleMania 30, Lesnar famously defeated The Undertaker to bring The Phenom’s undefeated streak to an end.
Featured image: WWE
