It looks like Brock Lesnar isn’t as banned from WWE as Daniel Cormier said he was.
Three weeks ago (Jul. 15th, 2025), Cormier went on Demetrious Johnson’s Mighty YouTube show and shared what many beleived was insider information on the former UFC heavyweight champion and multi-time WWE champion’s relationship with parent company TKO.
“Brock is on the banned list right now,” Cormier claimed. “Brock got into so much trouble. You know what Brock did. I ain’t telling you on air what Brock did. Brock is in so much trouble.”
BROCK. LESNAR. IS. BACK.
— WWE (@WWE) August 4, 2025
HERE COMES THE PAIN! pic.twitter.com/uR2z9RVoZu
The general read on that comment was that Lesnar was persona non grata following his name appearing prominently in a January 2024 lawsuit filed by Janel Grant, who claims former WWE owner Vince McMahon sex trafficked her to various WWE employees and offered her to Lesnar as part of an attempt to re-sign the wrestling superstar.
According to texts allegedly sent from McMahon to Grant, Lesnar liked sexual media that had been sent to him and a ‘playdate’ would be set up soon for all three of them. The suit claims Lesnar texted Grant demanding a video of her urinating. There were two failed ‘playdates’ arranged, one because Lesnar was too intoxicated and another because of a snowstorm.
Here's what Janel Grant's lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon alleges about Brock Lesnar.
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) August 4, 2025
(These pages contain detailed descriptions of alleged sexual abuse by McMahon and what Grant says was his attempt to traffic her to Lesnar during a contract negotiation.) pic.twitter.com/kNec9A9s2t
UFC parent company TKO had recently completed a buyout of WWE and forced McMahon out of the company following the revelations. Lesnar hadn’t been since since ... until last night (Aug. 3rd, 2025) when he appeared at the end of SummerSlam in a little cowboy hat and vest to feud with John Cena.
According to wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer, TKO’s legal department had indeed banned Lesnar from appearing on WWE shows. He updated that information after the surprise SummerSlam appearance, saying they’d cleared him for a return to the spotlight on WWE broadcasts weeks ago.
“Four weeks ago, WWE Legal cleared him,” Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio. “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.”
It’s one thing to be quietly out of the picture and another to be ‘banned’ from appearing on air. Did Lesnar get in touch with WWE in response to Daniel Cormier’s comments?
We’re sure more details will come out as time goes on ... as well as a response from Janel Grant and her lawyers, who have claimed there were plenty of WWE higher-ups who knew exactly what was happening with Vince McMahon behind the scenes.
McMahon paid around $20 million directly from WWE coffers to various women to buy their silence ... $3 million of which went to Grant. What other scandals lay just under the surface, and will they make their own comeback alongside Brock Lesnar?
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