Brock Lesnar hasn't been a fixture on WWE programming since September, but the WWE World Heavyweight Champion is set to be a huge factor in storylines the next couple of months and is expected to return on Monday Night RAW next week.
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According to Wrestlingheadlines.com, Lesnar is slated to appear on the post-TLC edition of RAW next Monday to start his next programs leading into WrestleMania season. Chris Jericho has also been the announced guest general manager for the show.
It is likely that Lesnar is going to return to continue his program with Cena on the Dec. 15 edition of the company's flagship show. Lesnar and Cena are rumored to clash at the Royal Rumble on Jan. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for the gold.
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Cena is slated to face Seth Rollins at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (and stairs) this Sunday night at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland in a Tables Match. The stipulation is that if Cena loses, he is no longer the No. 1 contender for Lesnar's title.
It is expected that Cena will go over Rollins this Sunday en route to staying strong for a face-to-face showdown with Lesnar on RAW. That confrontation will lead into the rumored Royal Rumble bout between the two.
The Wells Fargo Center had advertised Cena for the 30-man over-the-tope-rope Rumble Match at the event, but that was likely misguided or used to sway fans from the storylines moving forward.
Lesnar and Cena have already wrestled twice on pay-per-view this year as "The Beast" topped the "Cenation" leader at SummerSlam in August to win the belt while Cena won a rematch by disqualification at Night of Champions in September after interference from Rollins.
Cena became No. 1 contender by defeating Randy Orton in a cell match at Hell in a Cell in October. Lesnar missed that pay-per-view as well as the Survivor Series in November and he's slated to miss TLC this Sunday.
Lesnar was booked for this week's Slammy Awards edition of RAW, but the WWE pulled him in order to not waste one of the dates on his limited-appearances deal. Lesnar's part-time contract allows him to work just a few times a year for the company. Paul Heyman accepted Slammy Awards on his client's behalf.
Lesnar is also expected to factor greatly into WrestleMania 31 on March 29 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Lesnar is expected to defeat Cena at the Royal Rumble then make sporadic appearances building toward a main event match with "Superstar of the Year" Roman Reigns at the Show of Shows.
Lesnar is likely to drop the belt to Reigns at WrestleMania and then work the following night's RAW before his contract expires. After that, Lesnar has been rumored to return to UFC, the company where former WWE Superstar CM Punk just announced a deal.
Lesnar shocked the world at WrestleMania XXX this past year when he was booked to defeat The Undertaker and end The Streak. The win started a monumental push for Lesnar that led to his championship reign.
While the WWE Champion has missed every pay-per-view from October-December, Lesnar is set to start being featured more prominently on WWE television starting with next week's RAW.
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