'I'm happy to have him back': Paul Heyman defends Brock Lesnar's return to WWE
As Brock Lesnar is back on
WWE
after a long hiatus, and was seen on WWE SummerSlam, Paul Heyman, aka The Wiseman of WWE, has defended Brock Lesnar's return to WWE. The Beast Incarnate made a shocking return on the SummerSlam Premium Live Event, on the final day of the event, after two years.
Lesnar had been away from the company for two years, following his name being linked to the Janel Grant-Vince McMahon lawsuit.
His controversial return has raised several eyebrows; however, reports suggest that the WWE icon has received clearance from the company. His comeback received massive backlash, including from Janel Grant's representatives. Owing to this, Paul Heyman has recently defended Lesnar's return and addressed the criticisms.
Paul Heyman defends Brock Lesnar's return to WWE
Brock Lesnar's comeback
has stirred controversy, and Paul Heyman has come up in support of Lesnar and defended his return to WWE during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani on August 7, 2025. During the interview on
The Ariel Helwani Show
, The Wiseman spoke about the decision to bring back The Beast Incarnate to WWE and how a deal was involved in it.
Paul Heyman
said, 'Okay. I mean, at least to my knowledge, I got tagged into it after the deal was done… What do you mean by deals? Well, he wasn't coming back on speculation.
He is Brock Lesnar. Oh, I'm sure there's a new deal involved.' Speaking on criticism related to the comeback, he stated, 'No, I don't. I don't pay attention to it. He's here. That's a reality of the fact that he's here. And if you were in Metife Stadium on Sunday, to see Brock Lesnar come out and to see him F5 John Cena.
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He further spoke about the response WWE received from the audience; people were just going nuts. Um, that's our paying audience.
They're happy to see him. I'm happy to be part of a team that presents him. Uh, everyone has criticism in life.'
Defending Lesnar, he further said, 'Whatever that decision is based on, I respect it. If there are critics of it, get over it. He's here and he's going to be here. And you ain't going to be able to cancel him. And I'm happy to have him back because the audience is happy to have him back.'
Brock Lesnar got a clearance from WWE four weeks before WWE SummerSlam
Reports suggest that Brock Lesnar got a clearance from WWE four weeks before
SummerSlam
happened.
Meanwhile, from the interview, it is also clear that WWE heavyweight wrestler has signed a new deal with the company for his comeback on the Premium Live Event. Earlier, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Radio Observer took to X/Twitter and posted an update on his return.
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In the post he wrote, 'The latest on Brock Lesnar's WWE return: Four weeks ago, WWE Legal cleared him. I do know, everyone figured this out, but I can tell you also, factually, that the reason they didn't do the press conferences was because of this angle."
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