A settlement conference date has been announced for the lawsuit between Brock Lesnar and World Wrestling Entertainment. The conference will take place on Thursday, December 15th, 2005 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Brock Lesnar returned to the ring this month for the first time since WrestleMania XX and captured New Japan Pro Wrestling's IWGP Championship. Brock wrestling in Japan means either 1 of 2 things: WWE and New Japan came to a short-term agreement to allow Brock to wrestle overseas while the lawsuit is settled OR Brock is ignoring his no-compete clause because he feels WWE doesn't have a case and its just a matter of time before he is released from the contract.
A new twist in the Lesnar lawsuit saga is that New Japan Pro Wrestling plans to air the Tokyo Dome show in which Brock won the IWGP Championship on InDemand here in the United States. While there is an argument to be made that Brock wrestling in Japan is not in direct competition to WWE (the main stipulation in his no-compete clause), televising this event in America is in direct competition to WWE's own monthly PPV offerings.
The results of the lawsuit settlement are likely to have a major impact on the shape of the industry. Brock Lesnar returning to WWE would certainly be good for business, while Brock becoming a free agent is likely to start a bidding war between WWE and TNA.
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[Source: PWInsider]
