Brock Lesnar Given Universal Title Ultimatum by Kurt Angle at WWE Extreme Rules

Raw general manager Kurt Angle has laid down a final warning to WWE universal champion Brock Lesnar.

Angle announced Sunday at Extreme Rules that The Beast Incarnate must show up on Raw Monday night. If he doesn't, then he will be stripped of his world title:

During the promo, Angle referenced Lesnar's appearance at UFC 226 when he confronted a victorious Daniel Cormier in the Octagon:

While it would appear Lesnar's return to the UFC is imminent, he still has some unfinished business in WWE regarding the Universal Championship. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer reported he will wrestle at SummerSlam on Aug. 19, but it's unclear who will be challenging for the title.

It's easy to see the idea behind the story WWE is attempting to build around Lesnar, but overcoming the general sense of fan apathy toward the champion is nearly impossible.

Since beating Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 in April 2017, The Beast has wrestled 11 times, and each of those matches was essentially a carbon copy of the one before it. Whereas every Lesnar appearance was once must-see television, that feeling is gone. Even Paul Heyman—a master of the microphone—struggles to make him interesting.

One would presume SummerSlam will be Lesnar's last appearance in WWE before he starts training for his UFC return, thus bringing an end to his lengthy title reign.