Brock Lesnar reportedly had “some backstage heat” over unplanned Royal Rumble moment

According to Fightful Select, there was reportedly an “unplanned situation” during the 2023 men’s WWE Royal Rumble match that led to Brock Lesnar getting some backstage heat. A post-elimination “freak out” was expected but there were apparently a few moments that people didn’t see coming.

After Lesnar was eliminated by Bobby Lashley, it was said that a couple of people around the ringside area weren’t prepared for Lesnar throwing down the steel steps. In addition to that, it’s believed that another spot where Lesnar threw a piece of the announce table into the ring was unplanned.

Fightful stated the following…

“The spot that seemed to get Lesnar a bit of heat was an unplanned situation was when referee Eddie Orengo was thrown over the barricade. We’re told that initially it looked like he possibly sustained a foot injury, but we’re not sure of the status of Orengo. He was supposed to be the ref that raised Cody Rhodes’ hand at the end of the match, which was changed when he had to sell to the back.”

A source also noted the following to Fightful…

“Heat is a relative term for Brock Lesnar. He’s not going to get in trouble. He’s certainly not going to be fired like Cryme Tyme was. It’s a new regime, new rules, and I’m not sure anyone involved was mad or not, but some people backstage were.”