Brock Lesnar returned to WWE at SummerSlam on Sunday, marking his first appearance for the company since the summer of 2023.

Cody Rhodes is once again undisputed WWE champion. Rhodes outlasted John Cena in a lengthy, hard-fought SummerSlam Night 2 main event on Sunday to regain the championship he lost to Cena at WrestleMania. But it was Brock Lesnar's return to WWE after the main event that will be the main talking point for many.

Notably, WWE skipped its usual post-SummerSlam press conference. Instead performers appeared only on the post-show, shielding them from press scrutiny. WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque (aka Triple H) did address Lesnar’s return on air, calling it a game-changer.