Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE in 2012 to be used as a major box office attraction. He’s always been saved for special appearances in physical capacity in bigger PPVs like Wrestlemania, Summerslam, Royal Rumble or Survivor Series. His 2017 appearance began on this week’s Monday Night Raw and he will continue appearing on the flagship show until Wrestlemania.
This year, the WWE will have him in almost every episode of Raw going forward in February and March. According to a report from allwrestlingnews.com, Brock Lesnar has been excluded from only one episode that is scheduled in February from Las Vegas, Nevada.
WWE.com recently released his schedule during Road to Wrestlemania which supports the fact of Lesnar’s more appearances in compare to past few years. Check out the listing:
– January 16th – Raw in Little Rock
– January 20th – live event in Buffalo
– January 23rd – Raw in Cleveland
– January 29th – Royal Rumble in San Antonio
– January 30th – Raw in Laredo
– February 4th – live event in Salt Lake City
– February 6th – Raw in Portland
– February 17th – live event in Dallas
– February 20th – Raw in Los Angeles
– February 27th – Raw in Green Bay
– March 6th – Raw in Chicago
– March 12th – live event in New York City
– March 13th – Raw in Detroit
– March 20th – Raw in Brooklyn
– April 2nd – WrestleMania 33 in Orlando
Lesnar is not being advertised for the Raw episode on February 13 since he is banned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. He is also not advertised for the go home episode of Raw for Wrestlemania. But he is expected to be added to it in due course since every major superstar to perform at Wrestlemania is expected on that night.
This was earlier reported that after being tested positive for his MMA fight against Mark Hunt, he was barred from competing in the state of Nevada. Furthermore, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) also banned him for this entire year. This is why he is likely to appear more in the WWE this year since he will not be able to compete in the MMA fights.