There was much controversy around Lesnar's return, with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque saying that Brock's return was Cena's idea, followed by Cena saying it was WWE's idea, and finally Levesque backtracking and saying they made the overture to Lesnar, who was cleared by WWE legal around a month before SummerSlam.

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WWE legend John Cena indicated Tuesday that it was not his call for Brock Lesnar to return and attack him at SummerSlam on Sunday night.