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Brock Lesnar | |
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Born | July 12, 1977 Webster, South Dakota |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brock Lesnar |
Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Trained by | Danny Davis OVW staff Pat Miletich |
Debut | October 2000 |
Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler, best known for his professional wrestling career in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He left wrestling to pursue a career in the NFL where he played for the Minnesota Vikings. He has also competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling and is currently under contract with K-1 Hero's.
Career
Amateur Wrestling
Lesnar finished his amateur career as a four time all-American, two time big-ten Champion and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion with a record of 106-5 overall in four years of college.
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
In Late 2000 that year he switched from amateur wrestling to professional wrestling and joined WWE (then WWF), where he went on to win its developmental territory (Ohio Valley Wrestling) tag team championship on three occasions in 2001, with his former college rommate and assistant coach, Shelton Benjamin. As Lesnar joined the main roster in 2002, he soon earned a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship, after winning the 2002 King of the Ring tournament. He defeated The Rock to become the youngest WWE Champion at 25. He then entered a feud with The Undertaker, whom he shockingly defeated respectively inside a Hell in a Cell, Undertaker´s supposedly own game. Lesnar continued to rise in WWE and showed much potential, becoming a 3-time WWE Champion, defeating Kurt Angle twice for the title. But as Wrestlemania was approaching in 2004, Lesnar made his notice to WWE that he was leaving to pursue a career in the NFL.[2] At Wrestlemania, Lesnar lost to Bill Goldberg in his last WWE match.
National Football League
Lesnar played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he created minor fights in some games, and received heat for sack on QB Damon Huard, which drew a big responce from a crowd of 6.000. Giving hard hits to QB's in scrimmages violates an unwritting understanding, and Huard had to go to the sidelines and sit out a few plays. Lesnar was featured on Sports Center on more than one occasion for his actions. After suffering an injury in the summer of 2004, Lesnar was soon cut from the team and made no attempts to continue his NFL career.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
In 2005, Lesnar joined New Japan Pro Wrestling and won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar went on to defend the title against Shinsuke Nakamura, Akebono and Giant Bernard, before being stripped of the title in 2006.
Mixed Martial Arts
On 12 August, 2006, Lesnar officially announced that he has joined Japan’s Mixed martial arts promotion, K-1 Hero´s, and will have his first match on May 19, 2007.[3]
In wrestling
- Finishers
- F-5 / Verdict (Spinning fireman's carry facebuster, used the move occasionally to propel an opponent's legs into a ring post)
- Brock Lock (Stretch Muffler) - late 2003-2004
- Shooting star press - OVW
- Managers
- Paul Heyman - 2002
- Nicknames
- The Next Big Thing
- The Baddest Man on the Planet (by Tazz)
- Entrance
- While in WWE, Lesnar made use of a ring entrance where he jumps to the ring apron with fireworks coming out of the turnbuckles.
Championships and accomplishments
- Bison Open (1997-1998)
- NJCA Championship (285 lbs) (1998)
- Big Ten Title (1999-2000)
- Ranked the #1 Heavyweight in the Big Ten (2000)
- NCAA Championship (2000)
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Shelton Benjamin
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Most Improved (2002-2003)
- Feud of the Year (2003) vs Kurt Angle
- Best Brawler (2003)
- Most Improved Wrestler (2002)
- Wrestler of the Year (2002)
- Feud of the Year (2003) vs Kurt Angle
- Match of the Year (2003) vs Kurt Angle - a 60-minute Iron Man match on SmackDown!
- Ranked #1 in the 2003 PWI 500
Personal information
- Lesnar has one daughter, Mya Lynn who was born on April 10,2002, with his ex-fiancée, Nicole. He left Nicole in 2003 to begin a relationship with Rena "Sable" Mero. Lesnar and Mero were engaged in 2004, separated in 2005, then reconciled later that year and married on May 6 2006. Lesnar has 1 step-child with Mero: Mariah, a step-daughter born to Mero and her late husband, Wayne Richardson. They divorced later in August.
- Lesnar has numerous tattoos, with the most prominent being a stylized skull in the center of his back and a large sword on his chest, which he received following his debut in New Japan.
Media
- WWE - Brock Lesnar - Here Comes The Pain (DVD, 2003)