Despite the decision not to use Lesnar after he was named in a civil sex trafficking suit, he still got his paychecks.

SummerSlam 2018 had a story of Strowman standing at ringside anticipating the right time to cash in during a main event bout of Lesnar defending the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. Brock became the first wrestler to truly shut down a Money in the Bank cash in before the competitor could even execute their plan.

"Everyone has criticism in life," said "The Wiseman". "There are people that criticize Jesus, there are people that criticize Moses, there are people that criticize Muhammad, there are people that criticize God or Gods. There is no president that has ever existed with a 100% approval rating.