WWE: Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez are set to arrive on SmackDown

Brock Lesnar is set to defend his newly won WWE Championship title against Cain Velasquez at the upcoming Crown Jewel PPV. But before that, both the wrestles are set to make an appearance in the upcoming episode of SmackDown. The last time when these two met each other, Velasquez promised Brock Lesnar that he will defeat him and give him another scar on his face. During their time in UFC, Cain had knocked out Lesnar to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship from him. After his defeat, Brock Lesnar was unable to fight for months. The two are scheduled to face each other for the WWE Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 31, 2019.

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WWE: Cain Velasquez’s WWE debut

Cain Velasquez made his WWE debut at the opening episode of SmackDown on FOX. During the episode, he took down Brock Lesnar and punished him by delivering several punches. Lesnar fled from the ring with Paul Hayman and his WWE Championship belt. Later, in an interview, Velasquez said that he came to SmackDown because of what Lesnar did a few weeks ago on RAW. Lesnar assaulted Mysterio and his son Dominick which made Velasquez angry and being Mysterio’s friend he decided to arrive on SmackDown.

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WWE: Cain Velasquez vs Brock Lesnar UFC 121

Before becoming rivals at WWE, these two fought each other for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 121. After defeating Nogueira, Velasquez earned a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight with then-champ Brock Lesnar. During the match, both wrestlers showed excellent fight, but Velasquez came out on top and defeated the Beast via TKO in the first round, earning Knockout of the Night honours. Both the fighters suffered some serious injuries from the fight. Cain Velasquez suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder during his fight with Brock Lesnar and was sidelined for more than six months.

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