Brock Lesnar makes shocking return to WWE at SummerSlam, launches brutal assault on John Cena
In the end, it was Cody Rhodes who prevailed over John Cena to become the new Universal Champion. The duo shared a heartwarming moment as they hugged it out and Cena raised Cody's hands to safely say that the baton has been passed over for the next decade.
However, as John Cena was soaking in all the applause from the New Jersey crowd, a shocking development unfolded as Brock Lesnar made his long-awaited return to the WWE. He was involved in an intense staredown with his old rival John Cena.
Brock Lesnar then eventually entered the arena to hit John Cena with a F5. The 17-time World Champion went down and now no one really knows what can be expected in the last four months of Cena's retirement tour.
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