Brock Lesnar is back on the WWE fold, and if the earlier reports have been any indication, then he always used to be in the pay structure of the company despite a two-year-long absence. Updates were recently out claiming that his original salary was retained by the WWE irrespective of the hiatus. However, this update may not be entirely true.
According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer, the top WWE Superstar's contract wasn't tweaked a bit, even when he was facing legal issues. Meltzer reported that Brock Lesnar was never suspended and remained under full contract during the hiatus that started in 2023 after his Summerslam match against Cody Rhodes.
To offer clarification on Brock Lesnar's active status on the WWE payroll, Billi Bhatti addressed the speculation and detailed more on his contract situation on Dirty Sheets' Wrestling Informer podcast. He was firm on pushing back on the widely circulated reports that WWE continued paying him during his hiatus. He was also specific about Meltzer being wrong in his previous updates about the former WWE Champion.