Brock Lesnar is now confirmed to take on Omos at WrestleMania 39 but the decision isn’t fully accepted. Omos is yet to achieve big accolades in his WWE career and putting him into a match against the ‘alpha male of our species’ just because he stands seven-feet tall, could be wrong. Reports suggest that this match wasn’t WWE’s original idea.
Apparently, the gigantic showdown took a lot of different twists and turns before becoming a reality. Ringside News exclusively reported in the past that Omos was not even considered the backup plan for Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania opponent after Stone Cold Steve Austin turned down the match offer made by the WWE.
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WWE legend turned down match against Brock Lesnar
Afterward, more creative pitches were discussed as the Show of Shows approached and the officials eventually finalized Omos. It was also noted that Vince McMahon had nothing to do with this match or any other matches that were booked for the biggest event of the year.
Fightful has now offered a detailed report behind their paywall about Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania 39 situation. It was reaffirmed in the report that Steve Austin was indeed approached by the WWE in the summer for a match against Lesnar, but he declined. Austin also denied competing in another dream match against Roman Reigns, despite the outing causing a “huge payout” for him.
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Intercontinental Champion Gunther was also rumored to be Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania 39 opponent
Gunther was also rumored to be Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania 39 opponent in late 2022 and early 2023 from Survivor Series onward. However, that match was nixed without any given reason. Gunther possessing the IC Title could be a reason but nothing was confirmed. Bobby Lashley was also a part of the conversation as noted by the source,
“As one can imagine, Bobby Lashley was also on the table for a possible Brock Lesnar WrestleMania match. We’re not sure what happened to cause that one to be off, but that led to Lashley facing Bray Wyatt…who was also pitched for Lesnar.”
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Fightful confirmed that aside from Omos, “there was an undisclosed ‘backup,’ but that it isn’t factored into creative plans.” However, the source never confirmed exactly who the backup plan was. Finally, Triple H took the call in setting up the WrestleMania 39 match for The Beast Incarnate.
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