Triple H hinted that John Cena wanted to face Brock Lesnar as part of his WWE farewell tour. During the WWE SummerSlam post-show press conference, Triple H spoke about John Cena’s final run in WWE. When asked if they had discussed ideal opponents for Cena’s farewell tour,

Lesnar had been out of WWE since the summer of 2023. He was set to return at last year’s Royal Rumble when he was named in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE. All references to Lesnar were dropped soon after, including being removed from that year’s WWE video game.