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WHAT'S IT MEAN FOR WWE?

There continue to be a lot of questions about what Lesnar's future really holds, and that applies to both UFC and WWE.

It was widely reported that Lesnar's WWE contract expired at WrestleMania 34, and with so much uncertainty surrounding "The Beast," one would have thought WWE would make a much bigger deal out of his re-signing. When Lesnar re-signed with WWE in 2015, he was all over ESPN and seemed to get plenty more mainstream media coverage of his new WWE deal. This time around? WWE passingly announced his re-signing with an announcement on WWE.com and did not reveal any specifics about his new contract.

Though some reports indicate Lesnar has signed a new "multi-year deal," a report from PWTorch (h/t Cageside Seats) states that Lesnar's new deal may have "as few as two additional dates so Reigns can win the title in Saudi Arabia in front of a more receptive crowd." The natural speculation among fans is that the latter is true and that, given the overwhelmingly negative crowd reaction Lesnar vs. Reigns received at WrestleMania 34, WWE pulled an audible (whether during or before the match) so Reigns could win it at the Greatest Royal Rumble, where he'd likely receive significantly more cheers.

It does, after all, seem highly unlikely that WWE would spend so much time building up to what many expected to be Reigns' big Universal title win only for it to never actually happen. In fact, the Wrestling Observer's Bryan Alvarez (h/t Ringside News) says the plan is still for Reigns to become Universal Champion, and the most likely time and place for his big win is that Greatest Royal Rumble event, which also may very well mark the end of Lesnar's new "short-term" deal.

So, don't be surprised if Reigns defeats Lesnar for the Universal Championship in Saudi Arabia on April 27, which would likely be Lesnar's final WWE appearance before he finds himself fighting in UFC once again.