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There are a lot of issues here (assuming the story is accurate, which is up in the air from where I sit, some people tend to overstate things).
First you have Lesnar, who was brought in and given a huge push, and as a result he seems to expect that he will main event his entire career, which we all know cant happen in this day and age.
The travel is a tough thing, and its tough to take things people say after being on such a gruelling schedule too seriously. I mean I know I'd say some things if I had their schedule that I probably would want to be able to take back after I'd had some rest.
The deal about Taker I pretty much predicted, and I've actually heard that this issue was brought up weeks ago, if not months ago about how the SD guys (see how I keep saying that Taker isn't going to RAW) were not looking forward to Taker's return because they knew they'd have to sell like crazy.
I totally agree with Lesnar on the issue about protecting him, he should be a guy that rarely gets beat so that when it does happen its something special. Since Sept they haven't done a very good job of protecting Brock to any degree. I also dont think he should be set up to JOB to Taker, especially when the champ is a babyface, and there is program being set up for Taker to go after the title. If they need guys to feed to Taker, it should be big oafs who aren't going anywhere like Kane, Show and A-Train.
In terms of timing, this is about the best time for Lesnar to leave. Smackdow doesn't have a PPV until May, and that show will be in Los Angeles and once again be hevaily promoted to the Hispanic market, meaning Eddie and Rey will get the top two spots. Therefore, they really dont need Lesnar on that show, Taker can be in a match and Cena can have another featured bout, and thats enough to take care of the money spots on a PPV.
They would likely need Brock back by June, when they have tentatively planned a SD only PPV, I would think that would be a logical place to have Brock return, and demand a rematch with Eddie for the WWE title.
Brock has been a very good employee for the company, he's worked through a ton of injuries and taken very little time off, so if he needs to recharge his batteries, I say why not let him?
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