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Lesnar Returns, Challenges Oba Femi for SummerSlam Cell Match

6/30/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Brock Lesnar returned on June 29, 2026 RAW, attacked Oba Femi and issued a Hell in a Cell challenge for SummerSlam.
Oba Femi accepted, setting the match for August 1-2, 2026 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Raw GM Adam Pearce confirmed Femi will postpone his world-title match earned by winning King of the Ring, leaving rivalry tied 1-1 after Femi’s WrestleMania 42 win and Lesnar’s Clash in Italy victory.

History

Historical Context

Brock Lesnar ended an eight-year hiatus in April 2012 at WWE’s Extreme Rules, where he faced John Cena in the main event; the show drew 263,000 PPV buys, a 25.8% rise over the prior year. His surprise return set a pattern WWE later used at the annual Survivor Series, the November-held “Big Four” PPV that began in 1987 to boost brand-supremacy storylines.

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Story summary

Brock Lesnar returned on June 29, 2026 RAW, attacked Oba Femi and issued a Hell in a Cell challenge for SummerSlam.
Oba Femi accepted, setting the match for August 1-2, 2026 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Raw GM Adam Pearce confirmed Femi will postpone his world-title match earned by winning King of the Ring, leaving rivalry tied 1-1 after Femi’s WrestleMania 42 win and Lesnar’s Clash in Italy victory.

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