At the 2025 SummerSlam PLE, the show went off the air with another signature Lesnar moment. After a two-year hiatus, Lesnar returned, delivering an F5 to Cena and leaving. Afterward, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque implied that the return was done at Cena's request.

Brock Lesnar shockingly returned at WWE SummerSlam, attacking John Cena at the show's conclusion. The online reaction to Lesnar's comeback was contentious, and no one is taking full credit for the decision.

John Cena’s time in WWE is soon coming to a close, and he spectacularly passed the torch to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam – no heel turn needed. But that’s not what the night will be remembered