WWE News Roundup: Another big star to return at SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar's backstage altercation with 4-time world champion, John Cena's old rival sends a message
Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE News Roundup, where we aim to provide the biggest news stories and updates from the world of sports entertainment. In today's edition, we'll look at some interesting updates related to John Cena, Brock Lesnar, and Logan Paul.
Cena returned this week on RAW as he celebrated his 20th anniversary as a WWE Superstar. Multiple names, including AEW stars such as Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan, sent him wishes on RAW. Many big stars shared kind words about The Champ on Twitter, including former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio.
3. Alberto Del Rio's message to John Cena
Congratulations to one of my best rivals, @JohnCena , on his 20 years with the @WWE . Cheers my friend! To 20 more! 👏👏👏 https://t.co/i6XNcFqbGM
Former WWE Superstar Alberto Del Rio shared a heartfelt message for Cena on Twitter. The two men were on-screen enemies when Del Rio was in WWE. He acknowledged that Cena has been one of his "best rivals" and wished him well moving forward:
''Congratulations to one of my best rivals, @JohnCena, on his 20 years with the @WWE. Cheers my friend! To 20 more!" wrote Del Rio.''
Del Rio was among the many stars Cena beat to become a 16-time WWE Champion. Cena defeated Del Rio at Night of Champions in 2011 to become the World Champion.
2. Kurt Angle talks about his backstage altercation with Brock Lesnar
The legendary Smackdown iron man match.
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar and the culmination of their WWE Championship feud.
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Kurt Angle spoke about when he and Brock Lesnar had a wrestling match backstage in 2003. Lesnar boasted about his wrestling abilities and claimed he could beat Kurt Angle. The Olympic Medalist didn't take Lesnar's threats lightly and challenged him to a fight.
The four-time WWE Champion told Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling that they had a close contest. But Lesnar wasn't able to take him down, and according to Angle, he won that day:
“I said, ‘It’s time to go.’ We went and, you know what, the rumor is that I kicked his a**. Not true. It was a really close match. I took him down a couple of times. He didn’t take me down at all, but it was a pretty tight match," said Angle.
Did you know - Brock Lesnar & Kurt Angle was involved in fights with other WWE Superstars that became real too fast
1. Logan Paul seemingly set to return to WWE at SummerSlam
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Logan Paul stirred rumors of a possible return when he recently shared photos of himself training in the ring. This week on RAW, The Miz announced that his WrestleMania 38 tag team partner would make his comeback at SummerSlam.
The Miz claimed he'd team up with Paul again at SummerSlam, and the two will look to win the tag team titles. The Miz previously attacked Paul after they defeated The Mysterios at WrestleMania 38. However, The Awesome One said that the two men had resolved their issues.