Brock Edward Lesnar (born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is a former
professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment. He "put his WWE
career on hold" to pursue a career in professional football.
After failing to make the NFL, he is suing World
Wrestling Entertainment to overturn the remaining 6 years of his non-compete agreement in order to return to the industry. During
the Spring of 2005, he will be married to former WWE performer Rena Mero.
Wrestling career
Lesnar was an outstanding amateur wrestler and went to the
University of Minnesota on a full wrestling
scholarship. He won two NCAA wrestling championships as a heavyweight.
In 1999 he signed with the WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for development. He was trained as a professional by Danny Davis. In 2002, Lesnar was called up to WWE and was immediately pushed. He won both the King of the
Ring tournament and the WWE Championship that year, becoming
the youngest WWE world champion ever (until the record was broken in 2004 by Randy Orton). He lost the championship in November at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. After winning the Royal Rumble match in
January 2003, he regained the championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX from Kurt Angle despite blowing the
spectacular final move, a Shooting Star Press, and forcing
Angle to improvise the finish. Lesnar and Angle traded the championship back and forth once, before Lesnar lost it to Eddie Guerrero at February
2004's No Way Out event.
After Wrestlemania XX, Lesnar left the WWE and the wrestling business altogether to pursue a career in the NFL. He signed
with the Minnesota Vikings, but he was cut during the preseason.
Lesnar had suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident during the summer of 2004, which prevented him from performing well enough
to remain in a Minnesota Vikings practice squad position.
Professional football career
Lesnar failed to make it past a training camp invitation with the Minnesota Vikings and after looking into other teams as well as arena football, filed a lawsuit against the WWE due to signing a worldwide no-compete clause after leaving
the WWE and therefore being unable to find work after being cut from the NFL.
Physical statistics
Lesnar is an above-average worker for a big man and had a dominating physique and aura. Lesnar is known for his hulking
physique in addition to his unusual flexibility and endurance on and off the football field. This was most obvious during his
career in professional wrestling.
Finishing and signature maneuvers
Championships and accomplishments
- August 25, 2002 - Undisputed WWE
Championship
- Defeated The Rock - Uniondale, New York (at Summerslam)
- Lost to The Big Show on November 17, 2002 (at Survivor Series)
- Note: On August 26, 2002, Lesnar refused to defend the title on WWE RAW, thus making the title exclusive to Smackdown!. The Undisputed Championship became known simply as the WWE Championship
- March 30, 2003 - WWE Championship
(2)
- Defeated Kurt Angle - Seattle, Washington (at WrestleMania
XIX)
- Lost to Kurt Angle on July 27,
2003 (at Vengeance) in a
triple-threat match, also involving The Big Show
- September 16, 2003 - WWE
Championship (3)
- Defeated Kurt Angle - Raleigh, North Carolina (on Smackdown!) in a
60-minute Iron man match
- Lost to Eddie Guerrero on February 15, 2004 (at No Way Out)
Other accomplishments
External links and references
[1] (http://www.rajah.com/base/2005/2458)
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