{"id":58146,"date":"2018-04-09T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T21:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58146"},"modified":"2018-04-09T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T21:21:31","slug":"brock-lesnar-re-signs-with-wwe-will-defend-his-universal-title-against-reigns-in-a-rematch-later-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/09\/brock-lesnar-re-signs-with-wwe-will-defend-his-universal-title-against-reigns-in-a-rematch-later-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Lesnar re-signs with WWE, will defend his Universal Title against Reigns in a rematch later this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3618973644\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Brock Lesnar has re-signed with WWE, which was expected considering he retained the WWE Universe Title in a surprise outcome of last night&#8217;s WrestleMania 34 main event. It had been reported that Lesnar&#8217;s final match under his prior contract was WrestleMania 34.<\/p>\n<p>WWE does not specify how many more matches Lesnar is signed for. It could be just two matches, or it could be a longer-term contract. Dana White said last week Lesnar is returning to UFC, but didn&#8217;t put a timeline on it.<\/p>\n<p>Lesnar will face Roman Reigns in a rematch in presumably a more friendly setting &#8211; Apr. 27 in Saudi Arabia &#8211; where Reigns could win the WWE Title, although it&#8217;s also possible that someone else will be positioned for that victory at a later date, such as Daniel Bryan or Braun Strowman.<\/p>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s press release, issued to PWTorch minutes ago, follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>STAMFORD, Conn., <span data-term=\"goog_778979720\">April 9, 2018<\/span> \u2013<\/strong> WWE Chairman &amp; CEO Vince McMahon announced today that Brock Lesnar has re-signed with WWE. 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