UFC's Former Head of Public Relations On Brock Lesnar Re-Signing With WWE

It was a day many wrestling fans will remember. With not much time left before WrestleMania 31, a show that would see Brock Lesnar defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns, there was a standoff that led to many believing “The Beast Incarnate” would not return to WWE. There were rumors he would be headed back to the world of MMA, with suitors like UFC and Bellator licking their lips.

Ultimately, Lesnar appeared on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” alongside former wrestling fan Michelle Beadle to make his big announcement. There, he revealed he would stay with WWE, and he had signed a new contract.

Most people were left out of the loop regarding his decision, however, including former head of public relations for UFC, Jennifer Wenk. She was interviewed by MMA Junkie regarding the experience.

She put the tense situation into perspective:

Wenk’s cell phone rang four hours before the interview. It was Lesnar.

“Dana White’s in the studio,” he said.

“What?” she said.

“Dana White’s in the studio at ‘SportsCenter,’” he persisted. “What’s he doing there?

“I don’t know,” a baffled Wenk replied. “You tell me what he’s doing there.”

“I’m thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, he’s going to go back to the UFC because Dana is there doing his part,’” she added. “So then, I get a call while I’m on the phone from Brock’s manager, and he says, Paul Heyman’s at ‘SportsCenter’ studios right now with Dana.”

Wenk was left with little clue as to what Lesnar was about to say:

“There were three people on the planet that knew what he was going to say – Brock, his manager, and one of the people at the organization he was going to go with,” Wenk said. “From 11 (a.m.) to 3 ( p.m.) to make his announcement, I was Googling every 30 seconds.”

Ultimately, she felt it was his way with coming to terms with everything:

“He really wanted to go on camera and look his fans and the sports community in the eye and explain how difficult this was for him,” Wenk said.