Aug 3, 5:00 AM
Rumor Roundup (Aug. 3, 2026): Brock Lesnar’s status, SummerSlam changes, Nick Aldis, more!
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 1: Brock Lesnar speaks during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 1, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images SummerSlam is in the books, Raw is tonight, let’s get after another week. Lead rumor: Brock Lesnar’s status Brock Lesnar did the job for Oba Femi in the main event of SummerSlam night one this past weekend in Minneapolis. PW Insider notes the decision to move them to the main event came during the past week, with the belief that it made more sense to close the show than open it, which it was initially scheduled to do. Lesnar did not push for the change but rather it was Paul Levesque who made the call. Meanwhile, WrestleVotes claims they made it a Hell in a Cell match despite having no real plans to use the cage to both appease ESPN and Lesnar, who they claim said he wanted to do one more but didn’t want to touch the cage. Last but not least on Lesnar: he called himself the pa