Brock Lesnar Will Have To Be Cleared In Order To Compete At WWE SummerSlam

Brock Lesnar will be fighting Mark Hunt at UFC 200 on July 9th and it’s likely that Brock will also be performing at WWE SummerSlam later this summer. However, since Brock will have to be cleared before he can return to professional wrestling. The New York State Athletic Commission overseas both pro-wrestling and MMA in New York and they issued the following statement to the LAW:

Potential participation by Mr. Lesnar in an August WWE event would depend on his medical fitness and physical condition at the time of the professional wrestling show. No person is allowed to participate in a professional wrestling exhibition in New York State until he or she is cleared as medically fit to do so by a New York State licensed physician.

On a related note, UFC has posted a new UFC Minute video which looks at Brock Lesnar’s MMA career, his return to the octagon and more. You can check it out via the clip below.