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Brock Lesnar confirms WWE retirement

By Andrew Wright | Last updated Aug 4, 2026 2:26 PM ET

One of the most decorated superstars in the history of professional wrestling officially announced his retirement on Tuesday.

Brock Lesnar is officially done

After being defeated at the hands of Oba Femi for the second time in three matches, seven-time WWE Champion Brock Lesnar officially announced his retirement on Tuesday.

Many had speculated about Lesnar's retirement after seeing him moved to the alumni section on the WWE website. Lesnar joined "The Pat McAfee Show" to address his career status.

"I'm here today to do this interview to let the world and everybody know that I am retired," Lesnar said. "I want to say a big thank you to everybody. Saturday was a very emotional day for me."

Lesnar will retire with his last match having come at SummerSlam in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minn.

"I'm here today to let the world know that I am retired and I wanted to say a big thank you to everybody..

That was it for me on Saturday and I'm very grateful for everything" ~ @BrockLesnar #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/riY8YLZpPO
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 4, 2026

Brock Lesnar has an incredible resume

Not only was Lesnar a seven-time WWE Champion, but he has a full list of accolades he accomplished not only in the WWE, but also in the UFC and as a collegiate wrestler.

It is an impressive list of feats that includes the following:

3X WWE Universal Champion
2X Royal Rumble Winner
1X King of the Ring Winner
1X Money in the Bank Winner
1X UFC Heavyweight Champion
1X NCAA D1 National Champion
2X NCAA All-American
2X Big Ten Champion

Will Brock Lesnar really stay retired?

The thing with professional wrestlers is that nobody ever truly stays retired. Just look at Ric Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels and others.

An opportunity always presents itself down the road and the legends of the business jump to get back in the ring to prove they can still put on a show and perform.

It will be interesting to see if Lesnar is actually retired for good, or if he'll come back to the WWE for another match somewhere down the road.

Andrew Wright

Andrew "Dew" Wright graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in Communication Studies. He is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Washington Commanders fan.

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