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Brock Lesnar signaled his retirement from professional wrestling after his WrestleMania 42 match against Oba Femi last week.
Lesnar tearfully left his gloves and boots in the ring. He hugged Paul Heyman and thanked fans as he left the ring for possibly the last time in his career.
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Paul Heyman comforts Brock Lesnar in the ring after Lesnar appeared to retire following his loss to Oba Femi during WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
WWE legend Booker T spoke to Pakinomist Digital about Lesnar’s potential retirement. He said that Lesnar, or any professional wrestler, would return if the money was right.
“You know wrestlers, we never really retire,” he said. “It’s always in the back of my mind that we can go out there and have one more fight. One thing about this business too, man, it’s hard to leave money on the table. So if somebody comes to Brock Lesnar with the right number for one more fight, I’m sure Brock Lesnar could soak it up for five minutes and go out there and get it done. I can get it done and go up for five minutes.”
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Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar face off at WrestleMania 42: Night 2 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 19, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
But if Lesnar was truly done in WWE, Booker T said he had given everything to the industry.
“Never say never. But if it’s true, Brock Lesnar has done everything he could do in this business. He’s done everything he could do for this business,” he told Pakinomist Digital. “He’s given it his all. One run, go, go to the UFC, make it over there, come back and have his best run this last time.
“I say enjoy the fruits of the labor. Enjoy it because we only live once. What we do as far as professional wrestling is great, it’s really great, but to be able to sit back and watch the young guys do it, it feels pretty good too.”
Brock Lesnar is introduced before his match against Oba Femi during WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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If it was Lesnar’s last match in WWE, he would retire as a 10-time WWE Champion and two-time Royal Rumble winner. More importantly, he helped establish Femi as one of the top stars in the business.
