That's particularly important for the former given what transpired at SummerSlam. Rhodes could feasibly carry the gold into Survivor Series: WarGames in November and then through the Royal Rumble to set the stage for one of the WrestleMania 42 headliners.

WWE fans were stunned when Brock Lesnar returned to the ring on August 3. Lesnar, 48, stepped back into the sport for the first time in two years when he surprised the crowd at SummerSlam 2025 in New Jersey on Sunday.

Brock Lesnar's sensational WWE return during SummerSlam was arguably the second most surprising event of 2025, just behind John Cena's shocking heel turn at Elimination Chamber. No one expected that the former Universal Champion would return to the ring at this time of year,