Talk:Brock Lesnar/Archive 1

why does someone keep putting lesnar on vikings? he isnt there any more its better with the obsessedwithwrestling profile where it shows his whole carrer and why is the shooting star press is not his signature move he doesnt use it at all he has just done it

He is current listed as 6´3 and 295 pounds in japan

actually brock is like 6 ft 4 not 6o idea who I've seen in person. For the record, he is 6'3" and 285 lbs. These are stats from his football tryouts with the Vikings. The WWE stats are worthless. He's not 6'4"!

i noticed under un-active, it stated Lesnar was appearing onto the WWE on June 2nd.. but then went away the next day.. anyone know what that is about? -Cos

iono. hey does anybody wanna make note of the incident on Smackdown! where Lesnar superplexed Big Show causing the ring to collapse? user:slapslapslap

Looking at this pic, if Brock was really 6 ft 4 in then The Rock should be 6 ft 7 in. [obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/04/rockbrock1.jpg] (Halbared 16:05, 3 June 2006 (UTC)) That thing aboot the discussion pages in my edit in the main page was a mistake, please ignore.(Halbared 16:09, 3 June 2006 (UTC))

arrrrghhh god are u on drugs? since when has "rock" been bigger than brock? thats bullshit.ive seen the dude he's huge! so are u trying to say kurt angle is about 5 ft 6 or something? i dont think so. no one cares about his stats in his "burger flipping days", or his pizza boy delivering days. he's 6 ft 4 ok?

Look at the oic, Rock has 2-3 inches on him.(Halbared 08:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC))

Kurt Angle is 5'10", and Brock Lesnar is 6'2". If you actually believe Angle is 6'2" and Brock is 6'4" then it shows how gullible you are to believe WWE stats, who bills BOTH Kane and Big Show at 7'0", and Big Show clearly has 4" on him. I could make several more points, but someone with your limited capacity for common sense makes it impossible and a waste of time.

oh by the way if we're gonna, argue about this can u at least get a decent picture of brock,not from his burger flipping days or something,like the one already up. get one from 2003 or something.

oh and you're so hard you have to delete my comments because you cant take it. and you know im right.

Your comments wouldn't get deleted if they had something valuable to say instead of just wasting space with useless name calling. Here is a link to Lesnar's football stats: http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lesnarvikings6vk.jpg

I saw his match with the Korean guy and they listed him as 6'3". MMA wouldn't stretch the truth about height. So i guess he's about 6'4" but not quite. Can't somebody change it to 6'3"? SmackDown!RULES 19:01, 15 August 2007

Source for Brock's resigning with WWE for the ECW brand?

It has been listed tha Brock has signed with WWE to work the ECW brand as of the 14th July. I would like to see a source on this, as this news has not yet appeared on any of the major news related Wrestling sites. In addition, the date listed as his signing - 14th July - is an ambiguity as it was only made public that he had left New Japan on the 15th July, while still having one remaining match on his contract.

To the guy saying that "Batista couldn't move him in OVW in their matchups and neither could Big Show" -- you do realize that wrestling is scripted right? If they wanted to move him, they could move him (espcially the freaking Big Show). Nobody is immovable. That's just telling a story in the ring, has nothing to do with reality. 129.21.144.217 17:10, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Banned

Is he banned to come to the WWE until 2010, wrestle in th US until 2010, or wrestle period until 2010?

The detail of the deal he has made with the WWE is a secret. He seems to be intent on working for Pride or another shootfight organisation. I would guess that the reason TNA have not made a move or annouced they want him (and vice versa) is because he is not allowed to under terms of the agreement.(Halbared 22:07, 8 June 2006 (UTC))

well if brock is supposedly 6ft2 then so is goldberg!! and everybody else are midgets!! and btw I REALLY HAVE SEEN HIM AND HE IS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A FUCKING DOUBT, 6 FT FUCKING 4!! he's a big bastard. and his ' american footaball stats dont mean jack. ill get some pics of him standing next to taker, and then tell me he isnt 6 ft 4. theres like a couple inches height difference.

Goldberg is 6'3". He is 1" taller than Lesnar. Here is a pic to prove it: http://nori.boo.jp/results/img/senseki_wm20b.jpg Also, he was listed at 6'3" in his football playing days. Again, here is proof: obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/f/football/goldberg.jpg Did it ever cross your mind that Lesnar wears lifts??? He is 6'2", end of story. Get over it!!!

the neverending story.

brock lesnar's 6 ft 4 end of. watch the match he has against hulk hogan,before summerslam 2002 and he's actually taller than him. and can tw*t face stop deleting my comments please.and whats that guy on about all the times he's seen brock next to batista? brocks only ever been next to batista once on tv.but batista definately isnt 6 ft 3. and brock isnt 6ft 2. try this. http://wrestlingzone.ru/shop/cd/cd23/hoganlesnar.jpg

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Hogan is taller than Lesnar in that pic! Undertaker has about 5" on Lesnar in the second picture. That would make Undertaker 6'7" like I said above. Don't even tell me for a second you believe Hogan is 6'7" lol! He is about 6'3" to 6'4" right now. He has about an inch if not a little more on Lesnar. Look at the tops of their heads, Hogan is indeed taller.

For the last time, do NOT make insulting or profane remarks, because they WILL be edited. It's real simple. Debate the matter civily, and there will be no problems. I have never made profane remarks to anyone on here, and neither should you or anyone else.

I have looked at the Hogan/Lesnar pic. The top of Hogan's head looks to me to be 2 inches taller than Lesnar. Even though the picture might be deceiving because Lesnar's eyeline is above Hogans. Hogan has a huge forehead, while Brock has a tiny forehead. he reminds of of a goblin or someting similar.:o)(Halbared 08:39, 19 June 2006 (UTC))

5 INCHES OVER BROCK? wtf are you thick? he has about 2 or 3 at the most... .. an undertaker isnt 6 ft 7. u dont know what an inch is do u? and hulk hogan isnt 6 ft 3 thats a joke!!

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watch now,one of you will probably say something like- oh look! undertaker is about 50 inches taller than brock in that pic!! when he isnt.

This is getting (or rather, has got) out of hand. I suggest that this matter be taken to Wikipedia:Requests for comment to try and sort it out, as this discussion isn't helping the article or the users involved. The Halo (talk) 15:19, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

The Halo, don't worry about it. I am done proving myself right to this guy. I am content as long as the stats in the article stay the same, unless of course someone can prove and cite a RELIABLE source stating something different. Halbared, I don't know about you, but to me it looks like Undertaker is "50 inches taller than brock in that pic!!" LOL :)

If everyone's happy with that, then that's fine. BTW, I met Lesnar once, and while he did seem huge, his handshake wasn't nearly as strong as Chris Benoit's was! I mean, Benoit's felt like he really wanted to hurt you ;) The Halo (talk) 22:28, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

well no offence ,but im not content if the stats stay the same. i think they should just leave the wrestlers stats at the official stats they have,unless its someone obvious like kane,then fair enough. in the words of matt hardy I WILL NOT DIE!!

Well, if this discussion is going to keep going then, I shall say this. Firstly, The WWE has changed Kurt Angle's height more times than I can remember from anywahere between 5 10 to 6 2 whenever they feel like it, so WWE offical sats aren't always going to be reliable. Secondly, both Hulk Hogan, and even more so The Undertaker, are famous in wrestling circles for wearing lifts, so judging Lesnar's height by other wrestlers isn't going to prove anything. Thirdly, after doing a quick google search of Brock Lesnar + Height, I found that most sites had him as being 6 2, three of the sites being very crebible; The vikings stats page on Lesnar, theWrestling observer page, and IMDB (though IMDBpro has him at 6 3), and in an old issue of Power slam, it listed him as 6 2. Also, a google search of his height shows that 6 4 only gets 11,700 hits while 6 2 gets 13,000, and 6 3 gets 14,200.

In closing, this evidence suggests to me that Lesnar is in between 6 2 to 6 3, and as such, should be considred one of these heights (my personal leaning is toward 6 2, as I believe he wears lifts, just like all the other 'Giants' in wrestling). While I hope this sloves the issue, though I doubt it will, I certainly hope this evidence has been helpful. The Halo (talk) 23:25, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

hey halo where did u meet brock lesnar? and how tall was he when u saw him? and its unfair that the stats just get left at that, its stupid. since when did people start saying he was 6 ft 2? coz it definately wasnt untill after he left wwe.and that picture of him wearing the tanktop and tracky bottoms, he easily looks 6 ft 4 in that. he cant have lifts in his trainers.

How come you don't believe the Viking stats? I have collected Powerslam since it was SOW, and it was breaking kafaybe before other mags followed suit, it usually does try and get the most accurate stats (it has Sid Eudy at 6 ft 6 in).I'm not gonna go thru my 100+copies to look for Brock though!:oD(Halbared 21:21, 20 June 2006 (UTC))

I met Brock in Sheffield on one of the WWE's tours of England, and he was certainly much taller than I was (me being only 5 7). However, he was always sitting down, so I can't make an accurate judgement based on that meeting. It was quite a few years back now ;). Hmmm...trainers huh? I don't know enough about lifts to comment if he could squeeze a pair in his trainers, so i won't even go there. The only way that this is really ever, EVER, going to get resolved is if we track Brock down and measure him ourselves. Volunteers? The Halo (talk) 22:15, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

lol halo yeah lets go and track him down!! that would be solid!!! brock solid!!! but you gotta admit by the end of his wwe career, 2004 he had let himself go a bit, physically i mean. he's definately out of shape nowadays though, and he no way looks like he used to.he looked a bit flabby on his last match.but that was crud anyway. but i did have an old wwf mag,or raw mag or something ages ago before he was in wwe ,when he was in ovw and it said he was 6 ft 3 or 4. who knows.

Yeah, I think he lost interest at the end, and has gone down hill ever since then. The Halo (talk) 23:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

but he could've shrunk a bit??

Beats me. Steroids do stange things (that is of course, assuming that he was on them). Just look at One Night in China for an example ;) The Halo (talk) 13:36, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

er i think brock was definately on steroids.

Just wanted to protect myself from being sued, just in case brock's lawyers ever see this ;) The Halo (talk) 11:06, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

oops yes. i agree. good idea. lets hope he doesnt see this.

omg give this guys personal information a break he is 6´4 295 pounds thats how he is listed in his matches if you have seen him in japan then you see thats how he is listed and how he is listed currently is what matters.

Wiki protocol is to go off the best stats available, when a wrestler gets measured by legit organisation, this is used. In former American footballers situations, their football stats. In Lesnar's case, the last time he was legitimately measured in 2004, he was 6 ft 2 in.(Halbared 13:07, 8 July 2006 (UTC))

no way i think it should be left at 6 ft 4 and 295 pounds, if batista and everyone else have exaggerated stats because batista isnt 320 lbs or whatever they say, he's 300 at the most because he is no way bigger than brock.i hate the way they put stats THEY think are right on this website.and oh yeah how come brock doesnt have his own website? is it because he cant be bothered doing one. if brock was 6 ft 2,that would mean edge and loads of other people are 6 ft 2 ,when they obviously arent

The stats will keep getting reverted to the legit ones.(Halbared 16:09, 10 July 2006 (UTC))

yeah the legit ones you make up,or the actual official real ones they have in the first place? its silly, just leave it at 6,4 and 295 coz thats what he is...gods sake

I didn't make them up. He was measured by the NFL.(Halbared 22:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC))

yeah well he's not in the nfl any more so that means nothing. he wrestles now and it says he's 6'4 and 295 lbs. if everyone else are gonna get left at the official stats so is brock.

I can't understand why this article has attracted so many stupid people. 24.154.173.50 23:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

shut up mr no name!youre the idiot!

Oh, and...As far as his appalling behaviour in NJPW is concerned, Lesnar is a disgrace to wrestling and isn't worthy to polish Tanahashi's boots. Good day to all. --Voievod 00:51, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Can you please cite your information for WWE being in talks with Lesnar over a return to ECW? I have not seen anything about that on PWInsider, The Torch, or the Observer. Provide a reputable source please.

hey voidid or whatever your gay name is,u dont know anything so shut the f*ck up! and who mentioned anything about brock coming back to wwe? ive got news for u,HE ISNT get over it!

Huh, wha ? The nobody is talking to me ? --Voievod 23:20, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

yeah your mum.

Even if he's isnt in the NFL no more, how would that change the fact he is still 6'2. Just because he left football doesnt mean he grew any. I dont see how that makes any sense at all. And when you did see Lesnar up to person, do you actualy measure him? Anyways.. Does anyone know if Brock has ever re-tried the Shooting Star Press after WMIXX (Being in the japan leauge)? And the fued between Holly and Brock, did that really break Holly's neck or was that part of the story to get Holly out of the ring for the time he did? I have the clip, cant really tell if he landed that unproperly since Holly's neck was tucked and seem to land more on his shoulders. I'll try cliping it on the net. - Cos

• The Vikings stats should be used. Professional wrestling statistics are frequently inflated, which is not as easy in regulated sports. McPhail 18:14, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

your ego is frequently inflated. :D

===i cant beleive how crazy everyone is over brocks height. so i'll try and settle this through common sense. whoever said we wont know until we get brock here and measure him ourselves is right. i would never trust wrestling stats since i've seen height changes several times and even age changes. hes probably about 6'2 and 6'3 with shoes on. and if the place that measured him had the scale set up properly. my drivers license says i'm 5'8 and they measured me with my shoes on. i measured myself with my shoes off and i'm 5'9 my medical records even state i'm 5'9 so ppl mess up sometimes. also ppl are usually slightly taller in the morning than later in the day. something about your spine stretches out more when your laying down and stays that was for a little while when your standing.

Brock's strength

Is this guy the strongest professional wrestler ever? I've been watching pro wrestling since the mid '80's, and I don't remember ever seeing a wrestler with as much burst strength as his. Dionyseus 01:49, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I doubt you'd ever really find a definitive answer to that question because everyone has their opinion. I don't really think he was the strongest however. Aside from the wrestlers with the bodybuilder-ish physiques like Scott Steiner, Lex Luger, the Ultimate Warrior, Billy Graham, and so on and so forth, Andre The Giant was massively strong during his prime despite not exercising, similarly is the Big Show. I've seen old footage of Vader working out as well, doing a powerlifting routine. He was tossing around some pretty heavy weight Wreslters like Ken Patera and Dino Bravo, however, set legitimate powerlifting records back in their day. Patera competed in several of the annual World's Strongest Man competitions. Having a bodybuilder like physique doesn't always entail being the physically strongest. Some of the physically strongest men I've ever seen have been powerlifters that look as if they're nothing more than extremely overweight slobs. Odin's Beard 01:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

batista could never move him in a lockup in ovw neither could big show in their matcher or goldberg at wrestlemania..

I think he is about at least top 10 (Wrestlingfan4life 03:01, 12 December 2006 (UTC))

I belive The Great Khali (despite how bad his wrestling skills are) could easily overpower Brock Lesnar in a test of strength.

Expect Brock Lesnar in TNA as Jason Reso's(Christian Cage) informant.

K-1 Hero's / Mixed Martial Arts

There are two contradicting statements in this particular section. Which is correct? JRHorse 23:36, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup tag is back in place. When did Brock officially join the K-1 promotion, April 28 or August 12? Who will he be training under, Pat Militech or Royce Gracie? JRHorse 00:40, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Good eye JRHorse, but in fact, both are correct. In MMA it's not uncommon to train multiple camps. MFC is a great fighting system, but knowing pure BJJ can be a great asset as well. I offer this, from http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_4401008:

"Among the fighters who could be found at the Miletich camp with Hughes during his training for UFC 63 was MMA newcomer Brock Lesnar.

The former amateur wrestling champion/pro wrestler/NFL wannabe is going to try his hand at MMA and is scheduled to make his debut in 2007 with K-1/Hero's organization. Hughes offered this on the 6-foot-3, 295 pound Lesnar, who he has grappled with during a few training sessions: "He's a heck of an athlete. He's so strong, he's definitely got a future in the sport. He doesn't know much about technique, yet, but he's learning. He's definitely going to be a force."

Ironically, Lesnar announced he will be trained by MMA legend Royce Gracie, who Hughes beat at UFC 60 in May." p6 06:26, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

It says he's going to fight for k-1 in Las Vegas this Feb. but I can't find any such event.

According to website, mmaweekly.com, in an article posted on March 23, 2007, it made official the event “Softbank presents DYNAMITE!! USA in association with ProElite,” a major pay-per-view event at the massive Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Among four of the key fighters for the event include Lesnar, Gracie, , 7-foot-2-inch K-1 fighter Hong-Man Choi, and former NFL player Johnnie Morton.

The pay-per-view event will take place on June 2, 2007. It seems, the main event of the show will feature Brock Lesnar making his MMA debut against Hong-Man Choi."

In a recent interview, Lesnar contended that Gracie training him was a false rumor and he's never met him.

Hong Man Choi was not cleared to fight due to medical reasons. Brock's new opponent will be Min Soo Kim (http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=7663) Asy7 22:17, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Lesnar, in his MMA debut, defeated Min Soo Kim at 1 minute, 9 seconds, in the first round of the event. (http://www.411mania.com/MMA/columns/55291/The-Day-After:-Brock-Lesnar/s-MMA-Debut.htm) Budash2 14:10, 3 June 2007

NFL

Whatever happened with him being in the NFL?

He was cut from the Vikings after a few preseason games and did not persue it any further. --70.48.174.110 00:09, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

OWW has him as 6'3" as well,

The page says he is a free agent in Madden 2005. I looked through the free agency and he wasn't there. Is there by any chance he could be TE #46. He is 6'3 256 pounds on the game and he's a rookie. Is that him?

Contract w/ WWE

I believe that Lesnar is a Great 6ft 4in Wrestler, but why can't he wrestle until 2010? He can't work for TNA, but he can wrestle in Japan that dosen't make a lot of sense. Can WWE stop Lesnar from making a living in the US, is that even legal?--AD Double J 02:15, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

He signed a contract, but if I remember right, they settled and now he's fighting next month in one of the MMA organizations. Don^MEGĂ|60645 19:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Vprotect

I escalated to full protection because we seem to be running into an endless supply of sockpuppets and/or edit warriors who refuse to speak to others calmly and constructively. Hopefully, this will be brief. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 11:34, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

edit

Can the last line of the trivia section be reworded:

currently it reads

"Lesnar was famous for lifting the Big Show in a superplex and when both wrestlers hit the ring after the superplex, it collapsed on impact."

can it be changed to

"Lesnar was involved in a famous SmackDown! moment when he lifted the 500lb Big Show over in a superplex which collapsed the ring on impact to the mat."

Thanxs -- Paulley 12:01, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I removed the editprotect tag as the citation doesnt support the statement about collapsing the ring, it does support the superplex move. Suggest Lesnar was famous for successfully lifting the Big Show in a superplex in June 2003., though base on the cite this should be expanded into a para in the Main roster (2002-2004) section. Gnangarra 10:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Well the ring did collapse (clearly seen in the sources pictures) but it was a planned stunt and should really be merged into the career --- Paulley

Hey, the page said before that he was a free agent in Madden 06, but then it got deleted and they put '05 on there. I personally own Madden 06 for the original Xbox, and he was a free agent in the game, I even oicked him up and put him on my team. If the page gets unprotected again, i would like to request putting him in 06 back i the article. JSelby 00:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Fully protected

I can't work out what's going on here, so in the meantime I protected the article to stop the edit warring. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:02, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

This is truly a candidate for one of the lamest edit wars. -- Richard D. LeCour ^{(talk/contribs)} 20:11, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

lol your telling me, if he didnt annoy me the first few time back about a year ago i proberly wouldnt have bothered watching the page and he would have go away with it -- Paulley

Unprotect it we need to be able to edit the viable information

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Kurt Angle

Are Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle good friends or not?--989 RVD 05:49, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

This site isnt a forum --- Paulley

Edit Requests

in the K-1 Hero's / Mixed Martial Arts (2006-present) section can we change the sentence about his first fight being in February 2007 so that it reads "Brock Lesnar announced on August 12, 2006 in Las Vegas that he has joined the K-1 promotion. His first fight will be on June 2, 2007 against Choi Hong-man of Korea.

Thanks. Bmg916^{Speak to Me}_{Leave Your Mark} 18:05, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Completed SGGH 19:43, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Please do feel free to request further edits via WP:RFPP. Protecting the page is of course an inconvenience for you, but there's no need to keep the page not edited by you. :-) --Deskana (ya rly) 00:44, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

brock lesnar isnt 6 ft 2 ffs,if ur gonna be bitchy about his stats ,then u should change everyone else's wwe stats shouldnt u.

Can we please mention that after he lost the WWE title to Big Show in 2002, he was responsible for costing Big Show that title in his match with Kurt Angle at Armageddon 2002 by interfering in the match and delivering the F5. Angle would then turn heel the following night by aligning himself with Paul Heyman and the Big Show, having had Brock help him win the belt, thus setting up the WMXIX match.

Cheers, Mark

New Edit Request

The following sentence is located in the Trivia Section: "Lesnar broke The Rock's record of being the youngest WWE Champion at age 26 when he defeated him at Summerslam 2002 and became the youngest WWE Champion at age 25." Can you please change the link on SummerSlam to read SummerSlam 2002. Thanks. Nikki311 03:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

This page needs to have at least one thing changed. Brock Lesner never finished his high school wrestling career with a 33-0 record his senior year. I don't remember his exact record but i do know that he finished 6th place at state, which would make it real hard to finish 33-0. Also he did not recieve a full scholarship to the U of M. He was a walk on, he did not recieve a full athletic scholarship. Thanks. User:tpatch27 9:17 AM, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Needs work

This article needs quite a lot of work, any chance of it being only semi protected so we can spruce it up? Kris Classic 02:50, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Problem is, it is still being targetted by a banned vandal. Semi-protecting it would allow that vandal to edit the article as he has a large number of abusive sockpuppet accounts. It may be best to create a new subpage and edit that, then when that's in a reasonable shape, move the changes wholesale into the main article. What do you think? --Yamla 03:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, is their anyway you could just ban the vandal by his IP? The changes that need to be made aren't too major, just adding more sources, and sectioning off the article some. Kris 17:17, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

We have blocked his entire ISP but he just uses open proxies to continue creating abusive sockpuppets and continue editing. It's a major problem. Heck, not many vandals are bad enough to be banned but this one was. --Yamla 17:24, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Is there any way to just allow this to a few particular users so it can be fixed up? If not, how long will this protection be up for? Kris 17:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

No, no way to allow only certain editors. The protection is currently set to expire on 2007-08-01 but given that Verdict (talk · contribs) continues to try to get the page unprotected so he can continue violating his ban, there's a good chance it won't be unprotected then. It may be best to create a new subpage, copy the contents over there and edit that. --Yamla 17:45, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Just passing by and I noticed the ridiculous tone of the section concerning his NFL career. For example "Lesnar played in the Minnesota Vikings, where he created controversy in some games by starting minor fights and got heat from the Kansas City Chiefs for a sack on quarterback Damon Huard, which drew a big response from the crowd of 6,000. Huard was knocked silly, and had to go to the sidelines and sit out a few plays. Giving hard hits to quarterbacks in scrimmages violates an unwritten understanding, and the Chiefs were not too happy with him." Hard hits, got heat, knocked silly, not too happy...these are unencyclopedic ways to describe certain actions. I hope that someone will edit them out when unprotection occurs.--Thomas.macmillan 15:34, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Edit protected request

I've been working on sourcing and cleaning out any fancruft from the article. I've finished with what I can do with this and hopefully would like to get this edit request up as soon as possible (to avoid any hassle from Verdict). The page is at Talk:Brock Lesnar/Temp (permanent link). If a consensus is needed, then feel free to comment. -- Oakster  Talk   15:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Done. -- Oakster  Talk   16:24, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Message received on OTRS

Message received by the Wikimedia Foundation through OTRS: "Brock obviously cannot be only 6-2 if he is taller than Triple H who is u have as 6-4. When he stands next the big show or "Paul White" who you have as 7-1 he is half a head shorter not a full head. He has to be 6-5 or 6 or taller." David.Monniaux 06:33, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Gotta love exaggerated heights in professional wrestling vs actual heights in MMA listings and pro football. –– Lid^(Talk) 04:55, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Lesnar's win at K-1 Dynamite!! USA

Could you add Lesnar's win against Min Soo Kim (who replaced Hong-Man Choi) at K-1 Dynamite!! USA? -- Steveweiser 14:27, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
It was a first round submission at 1:10, strikes to the head from a full mount position. I'd add it myself but I don't know the proper formatting. 14:30, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

It's completely locked. Why, I don't know. I'm sure if I scroll through this page, I'll find out, but if someone want's to save me the trouble and give me the bottom line, I'd appreciate it. Don^MEGĂ|60645 12:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

See the conversation directly below this one. Bmg916^Speak_Sign 12:58, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Page needs to be unprotected

No one can add new information regarding Lesnar including his recent K1 fight. Unlock this page.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 17:56, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

It does not need to be unprotected. If it concerns you that much, make an edit request. Bmg916^Speak_Sign 18:04, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

This page simply doesn't meet the criteria for being fully protected. Moreover it being protected is harming the article itself and preventing updates.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 01:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

When a page is constantly attacked by a community banned user whenever it is unprotected, it meets the criteria for being fully protected. And as I stated before, it is not hard to get the changes you need done, just make an edit request at WP:RfPP. Bmg916^Speak_Sign 02:00, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

There's no evidence that user would come back and attack the page again. If they did then we simply re-protect it. However it's simply too troublesome to go through the process of asking for information to be added to it each time I think a change needs to be made.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 02:06, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

There is plenty of evidence, such as evey time it was unprotected, multiple socks of his returned, that's why it was re-protected. I know it's a pain, but that's the way it's going to get done right now. Bmg916^Speak_Sign 02:15, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

That was over two months ago. Things change. If it gets vandalized we revert it. If the vandalism becomes too much we then can re-protect it. However we can't indefinitely protect a page when there is no immediate danger to it. That's absurd.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 02:46, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Look in the edit history, it happened again last week, not just two months ago, that's why the page was re-protected, because this guys socks wouldn't stop coming. This is why the re-protection was necesarry and not absurd. There was immediate danger. If you still have such a huge issue with it, take it up with the blocking admin User:Yamla. Bmg916^Speak_Sign 02:50, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

How was he able to make those edits if it was semi-protected? I looked at all of those accounts and it appears that it was the first and only edit they made meaning they would not of been able to edit it if it were semi-protected.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 02:58, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Verdict (talk · contribs) long ago learnt to set up sleeper accounts, wait until the five days (or however long) has expired, and then start editing with them. Semi-protection stopped working against this banned vandal months ago. --Yamla 03:05, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Why can't Wikipedia make it so in order to be "established users" you must not only have had your account for a week but also must have made let's say 20 non-vandalism edits? That would surely deter vandals like this.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 03:31, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

It's not straight-forward. It may work better, for example, to require people to note 20 of your edits were specifically productive (that is, specific positive feedback rather than negative feedback). Citizendium is trying to solve this sort of problem. There are no easy answers but I agree that it is a huge problem. --Yamla 04:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Well I don't feel like going through the process of requesting an edit. Lesnar won his K-1 fight last night by submission in less than 2 minutes.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 05:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

If you let me know what paragraph to change and the exact new paragraph, I'm more than happy to make this change for you. --Yamla 13:44, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

First of all changes his "Wins" to 1 and "By submission" to 1. Then change the paragraph about his k1 career to mention that he fought hong man and won.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 22:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

It wasn't Hong-Man Choi, it was Min-Soo Kim. Choi was sidelined with a tumor on his pituitary gland. John cena123 05:15, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I have unprotected this page. If there is any evidence that the banned vandal, Verdict (talk · contribs) (or one of his hundreds of sockpuppets) is back, I will immediately reprotect. --Yamla 14:07, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Turns out the very first edit was made by another Verdict (talk · contribs) sock. This page is likely to be reprotected almost immediately as a result. --Yamla 16:07, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

The page has been reprotected due to continued targeting by banned vandal, Verdict (talk · contribs), and continued copyright violations. Looks like the necessary changes were incorporated. I'll note that we were unable to leave this page unprotected for even one hour. --Yamla 16:33, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Which ones were the vandal again? The first edit after unprotection was an IP edit and wasn't a clear vandalism.[[3]] The next edit was done by Yamla who reverted the IP edits, and didn't explain the revert BTW. The other IP edit also wasn't clear vandalism but somewhat of a rewrite [[4]] and was reverted again by Yamla without explanation.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 05:05, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

These edits introduced copyrighted text from other sources, exactly in the same manner as Verdict (talk · contribs) often does (in fact, the first edit was exactly the same as the recent edits that Verdict has made). At least one of the two addresses was an open proxy which fits what Verdict does. --Yamla 13:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Copyrighted texts aren't the same thing as vandalism. Moreover you shouldn't jump to the gun and assume that it's automatically a sockpuppet simply because of that.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 01:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Deliberately violating copyright is indeed a form of vandalism. And when you have caught a user copying text from a particular source over and over again and proven using checkuser that the only person doing that is Verdict (talk · contribs) then when you see a new IP address copying the exact same text from the same source, it is reasonable to conclude that this is the banned vandal, Verdict (talk · contribs). --Yamla 12:37, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

No, You need to assume good faith. You can't automatically assume that it's the same person just because they copied the same material from the same place.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 03:33, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

We did assume good faith the first few times this happened. Now that the vandalism has happened more than 150 times, we are no longer obligated to assume good faith. Remember, "This guideline does not require that editors continue to assume good faith in the presence of evidence to the contrary. Actions inconsistent with good faith include repeated vandalism, confirmed malicious sockpuppetry, and lying" (WP:AGF, WP:DUCK). --Yamla 14:08, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Isn't there a way for a developer to implement an edit limit so you can reach "autoconfirmed" status more effectively (such as you must get so-and-so number of edits AND wait a certain number of days to reach "autoconfirmed" status). Anyone can wait out for 5 days (bypassing that status) and let sockpuppet sleeper accounts attack one or a group articles simultaneously (assuming they use OP). Can't we ask a developer right now whether we can add the "edit limit" feature so getting autoconfirmed status won't be easy?--PrestonH^{(Review Me!) • (Sign Here!)} 06:29, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I would say we should. Though I believe it would take some sort of vote or something similar, I don't think changes can be made that quickly, there's a lot of bureaucratic obstacles we must jump through before we see any real changes in what constitutes a "confirmed editor".Wikidudeman ^(talk) 07:41, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I have been looking at the 2nd IP edit made when it was unprotected and this edit doesn't contain copyrighted material nor does it go against any Wikipedia policy, It simply improved the formating and style of the page. See [[5]] to see what I mean. Though this edit was reverted by Yamla and the IP User:166.61.231.56 was banned (by Yamla) as suspected of being a sock puppet! I'm very confused as to why this IP was banned and why this IP's edits were reverted. Neither the edit summary nor the suspension of this IP provides any explanation, simply that it's "suspected" of being a sockpuppet of a previously banned user. Perhaps Yamla could explain. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 08:02, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

That edit was made via an open proxy. Wikipedia does not allow editing via an open proxy. See WP:PROXY. --Yamla 14:05, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Editing via an open proxy doesn't mean that editor was the same vandal as before. Especially the 2nd IP edit who's edit wasn't vandalism at all.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 04:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I have told you the reasons to believe the first editor was Verdict (talk · contribs) and why WP:AGF does not apply. As to the second address, that may or may not have been Verdict (it is much less clear), but still, we don't permit editing via open proxies so that edit was reverted and the open proxy was blocked. --Yamla 14:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

In that case simply semi-protecting the page would make more sense since both edits were IP edits in the first place and couldn't edit if it were semi-protected. One person vandalizing the article every now and then doesn't justify full protection. Such edits can easily be reverted within minutes and the editor banned as a sockpuppet.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 07:09, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

As has already been pointed out, semi-protection does absolutely nothing to stop Verdict (talk · contribs). Additionally, this is not "every now and then", this is vandalism within one hour of a page being unprotected. This has all been covered, please reread the discussion. --Yamla 13:28, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Semi-Protection stops IP edits. The edits that caused you to re-protect the page were IP edits. They wouldn't have even occurred if it was semi-protected. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 10:44, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

As I have already explained, there are hundreds of examples of Verdict (talk · contribs) setting up accounts, waiting for the semi-protection period to pass, and then edit. He used an IP address this time because it is easier but I encourage you to take a look at the category that lists the 150 or so sockpuppets he has set up. Semi protection does absolutely nothing to stop Verdict (talk · contribs). I will not be responding any more unless you bring up something new in the discussion. --Yamla 14:26, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Seriously though, semi-protection is becoming less effective in the past few months (especially with sleeper accounts). As I said before in the discussion, isn't there a way to enchance/upgrade semi-protection (like how much time you have to wait until you get "autoconfirmed" status and get a certain number of edits) so we can stop Verdict's socks. We should seriously contact a developer to upgrade semi-protection as more and more profolic vandals (one who use Open Proxy and create sleeper accounts) know how to bypass it and full protection harms the article itself (it is a hassle to repeatedly ask admins to ask for edits in a fully protected article).--PrestonH 22:07, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

PrestonH, I would support such measures. If you can find a way to do it, Please let me know.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 11:32, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Yamla, You can't use a single vandal sometimes vandalizing a page as justification for it's continued full protection. WP:PPOL makes it clear that you can't indefinitely protect a page due to preventative measures.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 11:32, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The page isn't being indefinitely protected, however, this one vandal doesn't "sometimes" vandalize the page. Whenever it is unprotected, he comes back with plenty of socks and vandalizes it dozens of times a day. This justifies full protection. It is not a preventative measure, it is a reaction to his socks blasting the page relentlessly whenever it is un-protected. Bmg916^Speak 12:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

It's not indefinitely protected? How long is it protected for then? Is there a timelimit? 1 more week? 2 more weeks? It's definitely indefinitely protected as far as I can tell. If this person vandalizes the page then we revert it and ban the sockpuppet and the problem is fixed. As I noted before, Why isn't this person vandalizing the Dave Bautista article which is semi-protected? Hmm? His reason for being banned initially was vandalizing that article as well yet he hasn't been doing it. The best thing to do is to semi-protect the page and simply ban that person if he returns. You're preventing this article from being improved because not many people are willing to go through the process to request an edit just to make small changes every now and then.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

You are arguing the same points over and over again and I am tired of beating a dead horse. He has not targeted the Dave Bautista article upon his return, that's why it hasn't been re-protected. And I'm sure there is a time limit, check the block log. And we've tried the "semi-protect and ban the socks if he returns" countless times, it didn't work, his socks kept coming in droves, that isn't a solution, it doesn't stop him, the problem is not fixed that way. I, like Yamla, will no longer be replying unless you bring up something new in the conversation. I would like to note however, I agree that we do need to raise the standards in order to become an established editor, and also that having this page protected is frustrating. However, for the time being, the only solution. Bmg916^Speak 14:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I continue to repeat my arguments because your replies are baseless and have been refuted. The problem is your reasons for this indefinite block are inadequate. Protecting when it was last protected wasn't justified either since there was no evidence either of the IP editors were vandals. The protection-log lists the expiration of the protection for SEPTEMBER!! Most likely Yamla will unprotect it again in about a month, see a random IP edit which isn't obvious vandalism, assume it's another sockpuppet of "verdict", Revert the edits and then re-protect it for even longer. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 15:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

My replies are not baseless, and have not been refuted. The reasons for the block are not inadequate, as many administrators (since many at this point, are familiar with Verdict's sock farm) will tell you. There was clear cut evidence that the IP editors were Verdict, because he made the same exact changes to the letter, that Verdict has to this article in his last two sock bombardments of the article. While these edits may not be clear cut vandalism, they are made by a community banned user, and banned users are not permitted to edit the wiki, in any way, shape, or form. And yes, if we do unprotect it, and Verdict does come back (which it will be obvious if he does, because he makes the same exact edit to the article every time), it will be re-protected. Now please, Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass, our arguing over this is not helping anything, nor will it get the page un-protected. Bmg916^Speak 15:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Firstly, Provide evidence that both of the IP edits made since it's last unprotection were the "same exact" edits made by Verdict.

Secondly, As I've said before, the vandalism that has appeared when it has been unprotected in the past has been minuscule at most and could easily be reverted and the sockpuppet(if they are indeed puppets to begin with) banned. It's not hard to do. The potential harm to the article which might come from unprotecting it (which can be removed instantly) is far outweighed by the harm from a clearly indefinite protection without any valid justification.

Thirdly, You're right, We're getting nowhere. That's why I'm going to move forward with dispute resolution to get this article unprotected.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 15:24, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Catch Wrestling

Brock is not and has never been a catch wrestler. His amateur wrestling background is not a catch wrestling background. Catch should be removed from his profile. Jobjobjob 16:34, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

{{editprotected}}

Please put the editprotected tag immediately beside the request. You will need to provide a reliable source either describing Lesnar's wrestling style, or at least saying he isn't a catch wrestler, before anyone will change the article for you. For somoene who knows nothing about wrestling, there is no way to evaluate on our own whether or not he is a catch wrestler, so you need to have a reliable source on the subject to back up your request. — Carl (CBM · talk) 14:01, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I did that at first but moved it up to the top, i thought it would be een better there, should there be a mini one made for beside the request and the big one up top.Ω§|Blacksmith2 04:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Request for Comment concerning page protection

This is a dispute concerning the total protection of the page.

Statements by editors previously involved in dispute

• The page was unprotected on the 7th of June and then re-protected the same day with the assertion that it was being vandalized. The purported vandalism were 2 edits made by anonymously IP's. The first edit here [[6]] seems to be copyrighted material from here [[7]] though itself not vandalism. The second edit was this one [[8]] which isn't vandalism at all and actually improved the article. Both edits were reverted and then the page was re-protected. I have discussed the page being unprotected with those who have kept it protected but no leeway was made. The protecting admin has since refused to comment on it further. At most this page should be semi-protected not fully protected. The user who vandalized that article initially which resulted in it's protection also vandalized Dave Bautista and Franklin Lashley however neither have been hit with frequent vandalism and both are semi-protected. It doesn't meet the criteria for full protection as outlined here WP:PROT, but possibly semi-protection. All pages get vandalized and if this page gets vandalized it should be easily reverted and the sockpuppets banned. However keeping it continually protected is actually harming the page itself because it prevents improvements. Keeping this page indefinitely protected is preventing this article from being improved because not many people are willing to go through the process to request an edit just to make small changes every now and then.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 15:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
• While the edits from those IP's were not clear cut vandalism, they were obviously Verdict (talk · contribs) because he has made those same (copyright violating, and unsourced, I may add) changes with each sock bombardment each time we have tried un-protecting the page. Verdict is a community consensus based banned user, and whether his sock's new edits are useful or not, banned editors are not permitted to edit the wiki in any way, shape, or form. Bmg916^Speak 15:25, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Comments

• Comments from outsiders concerning dispute go here.

My understanding as a fairly new user, is that there are forms of semi-protection that do not allow unregistered users or users with very new accounts to post. Why would one of those methods not be acceptable? If it is this banned user and his/her sockpuppets, they would be easy to revert/ban again it seems. The alternative is a form of protection that only certain editors (a listed group) could add to the article, but that would mean only a "cabal" of interested parties would be editing the biography. A bit off topic but, do any of the regulars here know why the editor in question feels that the material needs to be in the article?Rocksanddirt 19:58, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes. As previously mentioned, this does absolutely nothing to stop Verdict (talk · contribs). I was spending a great deal of time every day reverting edits allowed by semi-protection. There are only two forms of protection, semi-protection (which does not work against Verdict) and full protection (which does). --Yamla 20:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I see. That's to bad. It seems very counter to wikipedia's intent. Rocksanddirt 22:24, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

That won't be true for very long.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 22:29, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

What do I do when I see things that need fixing? The MMA section of this talks about his first fight in both the future in past tense and needs rewording. Random name 16:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

You'll need to request a change be made by an admin. It's a very tedious and troublesome process. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 16:01, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Kurt Angle & Brock Lesnar 2007

(rm comment from banned user), The Evil Spartan 18:13, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I agree and support the unprotection or change to semi-protection. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:20, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

This page is currently targeted by a banned vandal known as Verdict (talk · contribs). As such, it will not be unprotected at this time. I will not rehash this discussion again, please read this talk page. --Yamla 14:22, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Do you believe you have authority to determine whether or not this page should be protected regardless of a consensus simply because you're an administrator? Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:29, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

I have the authority to protect a page if it is currently being attacked by a banned vandal, as is clearly the case here. Note that your initial request on this page that it be unprotected was prompted by Verdict's comment to you and as such, you were operating as his unwitting meatpuppet (WP:SOCK). Additionally, in the section above entitled "Page needs to be unprotected", note that Bmg916 (talk · contribs) is arguing against unprotection despite your apparent claims about a consensus. You are free to request unprotection at WP:RFPP but historically, this has been denied; the consensus demonstrated by the unblock refusals at WP:RFPP is that the page should remain protected. --Yamla 14:41, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

If a consensus believes that the banned vandal isn't that much of a threat and doesn't warrant full protection then you can't override a consensus. If I were to rally up a consensus majority that this page should be unprotected, then you you, per wikipedia policy, wouldn't have the authority to ignore it administrator or not. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:57, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

P.S., I find it laughable that George W. Bush doesn't warrant a full protection while Brock Lesnar does. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 15:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

(rm comment from banned user), The Evil Spartan 18:13, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

In the end, both Wikidudeman and I are in agreement that the best situation would be for this page to be unprotected. The problem is, Verdict (talk · contribs) attacks it often within minutes of an unprotection. If you could somehow stop that banned vandal from editing Wikipedia articles, I'd be more than happy to unprotect this one. We've blocked his ISP, we've blocked over 100 of his sockpuppet accounts, we block the open proxies he uses to attack the Wikipedia, but still he comes back. And with threats of legal action and physical violence against me, I have no tolerance for him. --Yamla 20:42, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Wouldn't it be possible to just unprotect it, quickly paste a pre-written addition mentioning the IGF match, and then reprotect it? Isn't being up-to-date and complete more important than preventing a vandal from silly mischief? Matthew Meta 15:35, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

On June 29th, Angle faced Brock Lesnar in a champion versus champion match, defeating him for the disputed IWGP Third Belt Championship (which IGF and TNA recognize as the IWGP World Title, and NWA recognizes as the NWA Japan Championship) and challenged him to an MMA fight

I'll perform edits if requested here

I'll put this article on my watchlist and will be willing to perform {{editprotected}} edits while this page is under full protection. That should allow us to keep this page up-to-date and complete, yet still prevent Verdict from editing. Sancho 20:36, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Sancho. I recommend the addition of a new section following the K-1 Hero's / Mixed Martial Arts section:

Inoki Genome Federation

On June 29th, Lesnar defended his disputed IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a champion versus champion match. Angle defeated Lesnar with the Ankle lock to win the IWGP Third Belt Championship (which IGF and TNA recognize as the IWGP World Title, and NWA recognizes as the NWA Japan Championship ) and challenged him to an MMA fight.

I also suggest modifying the last sentence of the New Japan Pro Wrestling section to read:

Lesnar continued to possess the physical IWGP World Heavyweight Championship until late June 2007 when he faced Kurt Angle.

Done. Sancho 18:35, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Dumbbell curl

The article states "The magazine featured Lesnar lifting a 300-pound dumbell with one arm". The cover does not say "300 pound" nor does it look like 300 pound. I don't think any human can hold a 300 lb curl with one arm. Shawnc 01:30, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

I agree, It's not possible. The dumbbell he's curling is probably about 40-80lbs tops. This is what an image of a 200lb dumbbell looks like, [[9]]. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 10:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Fixed. Sancho 15:09, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

It was inside the magazine your morrons not in the cover.--80.216.144.212 12:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Well it's bunk. No one, especially Lesnar, can curl a 300lb dumbbell with one hand and the weight in the picture is maybe 60lbs. Most World Strongmen can't even curl a 300lb Barbell, I'm not aware of any that can actually from memory. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 13:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

He is not curling it! On the cover he is but inside the article he holds a 300 lbs dumbell but those not curl it, showing alot of pressure holding it.--80.216.144.212 13:31, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm looking at the magazine right now. The heaviest weight he is using is a "T-bar row" which is 300lbs and isn't even a dumbell, it's a T-bar. That's totally different from a curl. It shows him rowing a 200lb dumbbell as well but that's not curling either and it's 200 not 300lbs. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 13:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I uploaded the Lesnar Segment of the February 2004 issue of Flex Magazine to show you. Here it is [[10]]. As per above, He's T-Rowing 300lbs and that's not really a fantastic feat. He's "Rowing" 200lb dumbells but that's not the same as curling either. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 13:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Where did you get that?--80.216.144.212 13:59, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

February 2004 issue of Flex Magazine. I just scanned it. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

He's an interesting one as well. It's from the University of Minnesota though so I doubt it's fair use. [[11]]. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

:-) Sancho 15:37, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Unprotection failed

This article was unprotected in the hopes that it was no longer targeted by the banned vandal known as Verdict (talk · contribs). Within twenty four hours, the article was once again attacked by this user and so has been reprotected. --Yamla 14:03, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Eventually he'll find something better to do with his time. —Wknight94 (talk) 14:22, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

That person was somehow just released from being blocked for 2 months the same day this article was unprotected? That's very strange. Moreover, That IP is now banned and was the only one being used. Why continue to protect? Wikidudeman ^(talk) 14:25, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I am more than happy to try unprotecting later. As to why we continue to protect, check all the sockpuppets that Verdict has used. He is quite able to use multiple IP addresses to continue vandalising and has done so in the past. --Yamla 16:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Fully protecting the page just isn't constructive due to the amount of edits that could be made. The amount gained by protecting it pales in comparison to the amount gained by unprotecting it and letting other editors make edits and just banning vandals as they come and reverting their edits. Have you ever tried talking to Verdict? It might get him to stop trying to make edits to this article. Wikidudeman ^(talk) 16:44, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank goodness we have this Autoconfirmed Proposal to upgrade semi-protection.--PrestonH 16:50, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I've tried talking to Verdict. The result was a threat of physical violence and a threat of a lawsuit. He has previously promised to refrain from any further vandalism but has never been able to keep his word for even 24 hours. --Yamla 16:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Source upgrade please

{{editprotected}} I am definitly not asking for this to be unprotected, I just need to update some sources from a source that may be deemed unreliable to magazine sources that are definitly reliable. I placed the updated version Here, in case someone vandalizes the page then I put in the original, then changed it to what I’m looking to have edited it, it also gives you (the admin) a clear view of the changes I’ve made and that they’re all to the citations and nothing else. Hope it can be accomodated, thanks MPJ-DK 20:49, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Done. Cheers. --MZMcBride 20:53, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you so much. MPJ-DK 21:15, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Image addition

Lesnar suffered a concussion after attempting a shooting star press at WrestleMania XIX.

Could this be added to the article in it's right spot? Mshake3 01:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Right, I need a edit doing, so I'll include this in it.

Edit needed please

Can somebody take out the current World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment section, and bring in this new World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment section. Thanks - any problems - ask me on my talkpage. Davnel03 15:47, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Seeing no objection, I've made this edit. - Philippe | Talk 02:45, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

{{editprotected}}

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

In 2000, after the successful end to his college, Lesnar signed up with the World Wrestling Federation, a professional wrestling promotion later known as World Wrestling Entertainment in mid-2002. Lesnar was sent to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. There, Lesnar formed a tag team known as the Minnesota Stretching Crew with his former college roommate, Shelton Benjamin, in its Ohio Valley Wrestling territory. Lesnar and Benjamin won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. Lesnar wrestled several dark matches in 2001 and 2002 before being called up to the main roster.

Lesnar debuted on WWF television on the March 18, 2002 episode of WWF RAW, attacking Al Snow, Maven, and Spike Dudley in the course of a match. He was accompanied by Paul Heyman, who was seen giving instructions to Lesnar. When the brand extension was introduced in the WWF, Lesnar was drafted to the RAW brand. Later, Heyman was confirmed to be Lesnar's agent, and gave Lesnar the nickname "The Next Big Thing".

Lesnar's first feud was with the Hardy Boyz. Lesnar and Jeff Hardy squared off at Backlash 2002 in Lesnar's first official televised match. Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout. The next night on RAW he faced Matt Hardy, defeating him in the same fashion. At Judgment Day 2002, Lesnar once again gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz tag team before tagging his partner, Heyman, in to take the win.

In June 2002, Lesnar won the 2002 King of the Ring tournament, defeating Rob Van Dam in the final round. This victory earned him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam 2002. On July 22, 2002, Lesnar joined the SmackDown! brand. After an angle with Hulk Hogan in August 2002 in which Lesnar defeated Hogan, Lesnar began feuding with the Undisputed Champion The Rock.

At the main event of SummerSlam 2002, Lesnar defeated The Rock to become the new and final WWE Undisputed Champion. Lesnar, at age 25, was then the youngest WWE Champion ever (as of 2007, he is still technically the youngest WWE Champion ever, but Randy Orton is the youngest world champion in WWE history, having won the World Heavyweight Championship at 24). Due to the requirements of the WWE Undisputed Championship being defended on both shows, RAW general manager Eric Bischoff expected Lesnar to be able to return on RAW the next night. However, SmackDown! general manager Stephanie McMahon announced that Lesnar's contract required that he would defend the title only on SmackDown!, forcing Bischoff to separate the World Heavyweight Championship from the WWE Championship and in turn making the title lose its "Undisputed" name.

Lesnar's rapid rise to the top of WWE in 2002 led to a match between him and The Undertaker at Unforgiven 2002. It ended in a double disqualification leading to Lesnar retaining the title. The next month, at No Mercy 2002, he faced The Undertaker again, this time in a Hell in a Cell match. Leading up to the match, Lesnar with Heyman broke the Undertaker's hand with a propane tank. Despite Heyman begging Stephanie McMahon not to let The Undertaker use his cast as a weapon, the request was denied and the match went on as planned. In a match where both wrestlers and even Heyman covered in thick blood, the match ended when Lesnar reversed an attempted Tombstone into his finishing F-5 manuever for the win. Six days after his Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker, Lesnar successfully retained his WWE title in a Handicap match with Heyman at the Rebellion 2002 pay-per-view against Edge.

Lesnar's next opponent was The Big Show. Heyman was convinced more than anyone that Lesnar couldn't win, trying to talk him out of defending the title. Lesnar refused, and went on to lose the championship in Madison Square Garden at the Survivor Series 2002 pay-per-view to Big Show when after giving an F-5 to the 500-pounder, he was betrayed by Heyman. This was Lesnar's first pinfall loss in WWE, and turned Lesnar face.

Following Survivor Series, Heyman made it clear that Lesnar would not get a rematch, even going so far as to sneak a special clause in his contract. At the Royal Rumble event, Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a qualification match where the winner could enter the Royal Rumble match. Lesnar later entered the Rumble as the #29 entrant where he eventually won by eliminating The Undertaker last.

Lesnar suffered a concussion after attempting a shooting star press at WrestleMania XIX.

After winning the Royal Rumble match, Lesnar spent the next two months feuding with Kurt Angle. Angle had Paul Heyman and Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) behind him, but Lesnar overcame these opponents. The match between Lesnar and Angle going into WrestleMania XIX proved a historical moment as it marked the first time in WWE history that two accomplished amateur wrestlers met in a ring. Lesnar regained the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX. Toward the end of the match, he botched a shooting star press; despite having landed the move successfully several times in OVW, in this match he overestimated the distance he was capable of jumping for the move and under-rotated, slamming his head into Angle's side and ribcage. This stunned Lesnar and forced Angle to improvise the finish of the match. Lesnar suffered a severe concussion from the botched move.

Following WrestleMania, John Cena had begun targeting Lesnar for almost ending his career (by using the F-5 to propel his leg into a ring post) after a previous match between the two. This led to Cena receiving a title match at Backlash 2003. Lesnar successfully retained his title against Cena. Earlier at the Backlash pay-per-view, Big Show had injured Rey Mysterio badly, resulting in Mysterio being carried out on a stretcher. This led to Lesnar renewing his feud with Big Show, which led to a Stretcher match at Judgment Day 2003 for the title. Lesnar successfully retained his title with help from Rey Mysterio and a forklift. A famous SmackDown! moment was made in a later rematch between the two, when Lesnar lifted Big Show over in a Superplex which caused the ring to collapse on impact. At Vengeance 2003 Lesnar lost his title to Kurt Angle in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match that also involved Big Show.

Prior to SummerSlam 2003, Lesnar turned heel on Kurt Angle, leading to a rematch at the event. Lesnar lost to Kurt Angle in their rematch when Angle made Lesnar tap out to the Ankle lock. A second rematch between Lesnar and Angle, an Iron Man Match, was later held on an episode of SmackDown!. Lesnar defeated Angle with five falls to four, making him a three-time WWE Champion.

Lesnar's first challenger for his newly won title was The Undertaker. Lesnar had previously cost Undertaker the title in a match against then-champion Kurt Angle, which granted him a shot at Lesnar's title. At No Mercy 2003, Lesnar defeated Undertaker in a Biker Chain match, making it the second-straight No Mercy event where Lesnar defeated Undertaker for the WWE Championship.

Lesnar realigned himself with Paul Heyman after Heyman became general manager of SmackDown!, and formed Team Lesnar with The Big Show, Matt Morgan, A-Train and Nathan Jones for a 10-man Survivor Series match at Survivor Series 2003. In the climax of the match, Chris Benoit became the second person to make Lesnar tap out. Lesnar faced Benoit in singles bout two weeks later for the WWE Championship on SmackDown!, where Lesnar won after Benoit passed out to Lesnar's debuting Brock Lock submission hold.

The Survivor Series event also marked the first time Lesnar met Goldberg from the RAW brand, a man who Lesnar had been compared to, due to their similar physique and their undefeated streaks in wrestling. Lesnar claimed in a backstage interview that he could beat anybody in the world, leading to Goldberg interrupting the interview and introducing himself to Lesnar, shaking hands with him before leaving with a staredown.

Lesnar followed this with a brief feud involvoing Hardcore Holly. In this storyline, Holly wanted revenge on Lesnar for (legitimately) breaking his neck during a previous match between the two in 2002. During that match, Lesnar went for a powerbomb, but Holly, believed by some to be uncooperative with rookies, supposedly sandbagged mid-lift so that Lesnar couldn't get him all the way up. Holly compounded the difficulty of the move by not lifting up at the waist. During the struggle, Lesnar (intentionally or unintentionally) planted Holly on his head, leaving him in need of neck surgery and out of action for a year. Lesnar never apologized and even showed insult to injury after the incident. The feud was closed when Lesnar defeated Holly to retain the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble 2004. Later in the Royal Rumble match, Lesnar attacked Goldberg and delivered an F-5, enabling Kurt Angle to eliminate him.

In February, Lesnar faced Eddie Guerrero for the title at No Way Out 2004. During the match, Goldberg interfered twice in the match, eventually allowing Guerrero to capitalize and pin Lesnar after a frog splash to win the WWE Championship. The match set up an interbrand match for WrestleMania XX between Lesnar and Goldberg.

During the feud with Bill Goldberg, Lesnar also was feuding with RAW's Stone Cold Steve Austin (who was shown suggesting to Goldberg that he attack Lesnar at No Way Out). When Lesnar attacked Austin on RAW and stole his four-wheeler, Austin was inserted as the special guest referee for the WrestleMania match.

Behind the scenes, it was widely known that the match would be Goldberg's last in WWE. However only a week before WrestleMania, rumors surfaced Lesnar, too, was leaving in order to pursue a career in the National Football League. As a result, Lesnar's match with Goldberg became a fiasco as the fans at Madison Square Garden jeered both wrestlers with very loud and distinct chants of "na na, hey hey goodbye" and "you sold out", with the crowd support mostly given to special referee Austin. Although Goldberg won the match, both men were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Austin on their way out.

TNA

It has been confirmed that Brock has held talks with TNA, www.prowrestling.com broke the story. Should this not go on the page? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.148.200.44 (talk)

TNA haven't officially confirmed it on their website yet, so no. Davnel03 08:03, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Ring Colaps

Was the ring colaps of 2003 with The Big Show ledit or keyfade and should it be noted that it was the 2nd best smackdown moment. johnnycash316 (talk · contribs)

• PLanned. Mshake3 01:43, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

K1

hes not signed to K1 it was a one match deal, hes going to UFC now with a potential fight with Andrei Arlovski in th early 08, once contract talks with AA have been sorted —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.8.6.231 (talk) 19:30, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

UFC

He is NOT training with Gracie, but Sean Sherk. Please remove this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.219.203.53 (talk) 15:13, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

He's training with Gracie according to the source given, so it won't be changed. Bmg916^Speak 18:14, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Well it got corrected despite your jobsworth attitude. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.219.203.53 (talk) 15:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

He is indeed part of the same team as Sean Sherk, Team X-Factor. His coach is Greg Nelson of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Would someone mind linking his entry to the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy Wikipedia page?

Edit All-America Info

In the section Amateur wrestling career the statement that Brock Lesnar is a 4-time all-American is very misleading. Two of those were NJCAA All-American awards earned at Bismark State (junior college), which is not the same as an NCAA All-America award. It should read he was a two-time NJCAA All-American and a two-time NCAA All-American.

And not to add fire to the flames, but I have interviewed Brock Lesnar on numerous occasions, and I saw eye-to-eye with him at 6' 2".

Thank you.

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Awirt (talk) 16:55, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

You made an excellent observation. I changed that statement. However, we cannot verify that you have interviewed Brock Lesnar, but we do have a reliable source for him being 6'3". Maybe you're taller than you're giving yourself credit for ;). Regards, Bmg916^Speak 17:54, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

The UFC frequently embellishes their fighters' heights; the Vikings reference should be used instead. east.718 at 01:17, November 17, 2007

So let's use the Viking's reference. Unfortunately, an edit request will have to be made to do this, since Verdict (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has returned (I guess 250+ socks weren't enough?) and the page is now fully protected because of it. Bmg916^Speak 01:19, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

It's already how I wanted it. :) east.718 at 01:27, November 17, 2007

Embellishment or not, shouldn't we go by the statistics supplied by his current employer. Or at least add that his billed height much like you would with anyone in a wrestling organization.

Rolled back

This article is the target of long-term banned vandal, Verdict (talk · contribs). He was recently caught yet again. I have rolled back the article to before his most recent sockpuppet accounts popped up. Unfortunately, this means some legitimate edits were also rolled back. As this article is still being targeted, I have protected it. Edit requests will, of course, be considered. ---- Yamla (talk) 22:10, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Edit Request

Though not much of an edit request, can you change the silver lock in the upper right hand corner to a golden lock, symbolizing that the article is fully protected due to vandalism. Thank you. PrestonH 02:51, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done east.718 at 03:00, November 17, 2007

Brock Lesnar will fight Frank Mir on February 2nd at UFC 81

yes, someone with rights to edit the page should add that Brock Lesnar is scheduled to fight Frank Mir on 02/02/2008 at UFC 81. See source at the official UFC 81 page - http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=1023 Jdsouza (talk) 19:09, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Please get this edited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.114.151.11 (talk) 07:18, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Dragon Suplex

Brock Lesnar did use a release Dragon Suplex used alot like the German Suplex. it should a signature move SocialistRevolution 22:06, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Edit Request - UFC 81

Can someone with rights to edit the page add that Brock Lesnar is scheduled to fight Frank Mir on 02/02/2008 at UFC 81? See source at the official UFC 81 fight card page - http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=1023 - Thanks Jdsouza (talk) 20:38, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Professional Wrestling Portal

Can an administrator please add {{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} to the external links section? it's a link to the professional wrestling portal. Thanks! NiciVampireHeart (talk) 20:46, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

ufc 81 results

{{editprotected}} can somebody add that he lost --MATT (talk) 06:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

The following needs to be inserted into his MMA record table:

| 02/02/2008 | {{no2}}Loss | [[Frank Mir]] | [[UFC 81|UFC 81: Breaking Point]] | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:30 |- Gromlakh (talk) 07:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

On February 2, Lesnar made his UFC debut against former UFC Heaveyweight Champion Frank Mir. Lesnar was in control of the fight with takedowns and ground and pound secured an early takedown, until hebut was deducted a point for hitting Mir at the back of the head. Mir ate another punch from Lesnar that sent him down. The fight ended at 1:30 of the first round when Mir secured a kneebar that Lesnar tapped to. Following another takedown by Lesnar, Mir managed to secure a kneebar and force a submission at 1:30 of the first round. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.185.236 (talk) 10:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I copyedited the above, here's the reference: [12]. Gromlakh (talk) 16:31, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Why is page protected?

I came to edit in the UFC 81 results, and am interested as to why this page is protected. Any events that led to it's protection occured a long time ago, so is it not sensible to now unprotect it so information such as fight records etc can be editted in? Making an edit request takes a while. Why not just unprotect it? It can easily be protected again if any further edit wars break out. Mortyman2407 (talk) 15:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

The general problem is that every time the page gets unprotected, Verdict comes back with one of his bazillion sockpuppets. I think the current protection is set to expire in a couple of days, so it's not that big of a deal. Gromlakh (talk) 16:21, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

The protection is set to expire in WEEKS, not days. Lesnar's MMA record and history need to be updated in order to reflect the events of UFC 81. Please decrease/remove the protection so that the entry can be properly updated.Clogar (talk) 20:38, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

First UFC Fight

At UFC 81 in LAS VEGAS (2/3/08) Brock Lesnar was forced to tap out by Frank Mir in the first round at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. After sustaining several blows and bludgeoned to the ground by the powerful Lesnar, the referee stopped the fight early in the round, penalizing Lesnar for illegally striking Mir behind the head. At 1:30 of the first round Lesnar tappedout to the knee bar.

“Terry Kohler”  —Preceding unsigned comment added by TerryKohler (talk • contribs) 15:42, 3 February 2008 (UTC) 

Way too much peacocking. Use the text from the section above this. Gromlakh (talk) 16:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

At UFC 81, Lesnar obtained the takedown immediately in the center of the cage. Lesnar threw many many punches but the referee stopped fight saying Lesnar landed blows to the back part of Mir's head. Lesnar lost a point, but Lesnar did not get a warning and it did not seem intentional. Recommenced, Lesnar lands a hard shot that dropped Mir and he delivered many many hammerfists. Mir almost hooked an arm but the power of Lesnar powered out and mounted position. Lesnar stood over Mir and Mir slapped on a leglock. Lesnar dropped and tapped out.

Sorry about not standard the English Austinmayor (talk) 01:01, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Seriously, this is all covered adequately in the previous section. There's no need to include all the peacocking and original research. Gromlakh (talk) 01:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

It's sad that some people who edit here can't resist this melodramatic prose style. What I do, whenever I edit a UFC fight, is come up with one impartial description that works for both fighter's pages. For example, from the Mir page:
"Mir fought Brock Lesnar at UFC 81 on February 2, 2008. Early in the first round, Lesnar took Mir down and while striking from Mir's guard, landed an illegal punch to the back of Mir's head, drawing a foul and a one-point deduction from referee Steve Mazzagatti. They were stood up and Mir was given a brief recovery period, but Lesnar quickly took Mir down again. When Lesnar escaped an armbar attempt, Mir caught him with a kneebar, causing Lesnar to tap out at 1:30 of the first round."
This very easily can be modified with a little rewording to an impartial Lesnar descrip:
"Lesnar fought Frank Mir at UFC 81 on February 2, 2008. Early in the first round, Lesnar took Mir down and while striking from Mir's guard, landed an illegal punch to the back of Mir's head, drawing a foul and a one-point deduction from referee Steve Mazzagatti. They were stood up and Mir was given a brief recovery period, but Lesnar quickly took Mir down again. When Lesnar escaped an armbar attempt, Mir caught him with a kneebar, causing Lesnar to tap out at 1:30 of the first round."
Even when it's someone I absolutely loathe(like BJ Penn), I stay impartial. It's not that difficult people, come on.DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC (talk) 07:31, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, the point I want to make is that Lesnar did not lose a point. He got a warning from the referee. I'm about 90% sure. Disco (talk) 10:40, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm 100% sure he lost a point; I was watching the fight live and complained about Mazzagatti nailing him for a point so quickly on what did not appear to be intentional. Sources: here, here, and here, just to name a few. Gromlakh (talk) 14:10, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree. And duh, if Lesnar didnt lose a point then why would Mazzagatti raise his hand presenting a "#1" finger to the judges? Mazzagatti was asking the judges to deduct his points. If that was a warning, he wouldnt raise Lesnar's hands and would only make a verbal warning on him (common sense) 61.28.174.146 (talk) 01:34, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The detail of whether or not Lesnar lost a point in a fight that ended without reference to the scorecards is not something that even needs to be mentioned in an encyclopedic biographical article. Even mentioning this small detail gives it undue weight in context with the rest of the details about Brock Lesnar. Sancho 07:28, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

His MMA record states that he lost to Mir via submission. Can someone specify it to a knee bar? thanks! †Bloodpack† 03:55, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The "S" in "Strikes" also needs to be un-capitalized, as it's not a proper noun. Gromlakh (talk) 05:02, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Picture

I think a new picture of him before his first UFC fight should be put up. The one of the page is so old.

Here is a link to a great picture. <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/"><img src="http://www.sherdog.com/_images/pictures/55/55446.jpg" border="0" width="300" alt="Brock Lesnar "></a>
<a href="http://www.sherdog.com">Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM</a> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.157.73.28 (talk • contribs)

Thank you, but Wikipedia's image use policy explains why we can't use this picture. The image needs to be licensed under a "free" license, which this one doesn't seem to be. Sancho 22:30, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Contradictions

"I got zero college offers for wrestling."

Check this out it completely comtradicts what he says in this video (2:05-2:08).

[13] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.174.200.215 (talk) 09:00, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Also, I am from South Dakota, and happen to know for a fact he never won state, so how did he go 33-0 his senior year in wrestling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.33.231.102 (talk) 00:45, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Brock Lesnar got Third in State his senior year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SKaRoCkS (talk • contribs) 01:16, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

GA on hold

What makes 100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling a reliable source? The cite template for ref #17 needs cleaning up, and ref #38 needs retrieval date & publisher. naerii - talk 02:04, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done. I don't believe that site is in fact a reliable source, so I replaced it. King iMatthew 2008 10:37, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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Brock Lesnar's new opponent at UFC 87

While it hasn't been announced by UFC's official site... It's been confirmed on MMAweekly.com that Brock's opponent for UFC 87 will be Heath "Texas Crazy Horse" Herring. I was going to edit the article with this information, but I am new and don't know how/if I can do that.

Here's the direct link to the article on MMAweekly... [14]

--Vbetter (talk) 04:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 16:39, 27 May 2008 (UTC

I was watching his last UFC fight on youtube and his arm lenght is eighty-one inches. I'm confused how do they measure their arms. Is it from arm to arm across the chest. If thats the case then Brock has the arm lenght of a man of 6' 9" not 6' 3".

GAN

The article was apparently promoted here but no such review ever took place. I have reverted the decision. D.M.N. (talk) 20:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Certainly, did you restored them back at the GAN page? - Caribbean~H.Q. 20:05, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Yup. I've left a comment on Ziggy Sawdust's talkpage too. D.M.N. (talk) 20:07, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

I saw John Madsen from Doland, South Dakota beat Brock Lesnar in his senior year. A guy name Brian Van Emmerick won the state heavyweight title when Lesnar was a senior. Weezie81 (talk) 04:42, 6 June 2008 (UTC) Ian

About his football career...

There is false information: Lesnar played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he created controversy in some games by starting minor fights and got heat from the Kansas City Chiefs for a sack on quarterback Damon Huard, which drew a big response from the crowd of 6,000.[52] Huard was knocked silly and had to go to the sidelines and sit out a few plays.[52] Giving hard hits to quarterbacks in scrimmages violates unwritten rules of professional football, and the Chiefs were not too happy with him

The way that it is worded makes it seem as if he did something bad, which he did not. Hitting the quarterback in scrimmage hard, is NOT an unwritten rule and the chiefs recognized it as a regular play.

If this is not changed then i will have to contact wikipedia authorities immediately —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clubberlng99 (talk • contribs) 16:17, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

F-U

Cena gave an interview while still in a wheelchair prior to the rematch, rapping about how Lesnar gave him an F-5 so he would give Brock an F-U, and this is how the finisher got its official name on television. Sorry, I didn't have time to find the specific episode of Smackdown, I'll locate it for use as a source before reintroducing the edit. Enigmatic2k3 (talk) 04:39, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

OK here's a youtube link of the actual segment: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gz_lmES34KA&feature=related, but unfortunately it doesn't list the episode date... I'm still a little unsure of how to include a cite like this, so any help would be appreciated... Enigmatic2k3 (talk) 05:59, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but YouTube is not reliable in this case, as they are illegally hosting WWE Content. –LAX 13:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm... I know I'm still sort of new to this, but I'm not seeing the logic. Just because the clip is hosted somewhere illegally doesn't somehow negate the fact that it happened on broadcast television; it's not as though it's some kind of fake fan produced dub or something. Sigh - oh well, if anyone can point me in a direction to find the actual Smackdown episode that's considered more reliable than this, then I'll use that and once again restore the edit... Enigmatic2k3 (talk) 20:58, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm not entirely sure that this is relevant to this article. Cena's definetly, but Brock's? Seems a bit non-notable and trivial to me. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 00:27, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Stripped of Title

He was stripped of the title in July 2006 NOT 2005

Can someone fix that up, since it is impossible to be stripped of a belt when he didnt sign till later in the year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.107.194.157 (talk) 02:59, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Quote from article (bolding done just for here):

"On July 15, 2006, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Brock Lesnar had been stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship"

I think you might have read the article wrong. Thanks, and happy editing! ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 00:29, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Untitled

Can someone please add Brock lesnar's myspace as an external link

http://www.myspace.com/officialbrocklesnar

it's been confirmed on mmaweekly that deathclutch is running Brock's myspace.

thanks in advance!

Too much focus on Wrestling?

This bio contains material not actually related to Lesnar's life, but rather events in his WWE career.

The picture should also reflect his current job. He has NOT been pro wrestler for years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.52.46.132 (talk) 06:38, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Agreed, if anyone can find a good mma-related pic that isn't copyrighted (Zuffa can oft be really strict with copyrighting) then please replace the current main pic —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.126.58.208 (talk) 01:19, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Completely agree on all counts. This page needs less pro wrestling information and a current photo of him ASAP. EvolutionarySleeper (talk) 16:11, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Definitely. He fights for real now. SChaos1701 (talk) 07:46, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

This doesn't seem like a very neutral POV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.159.78.3 (talk) 21:31, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Yeah I'm new to this kind of thing on Wikipedia, but I want to help with the whole Lesnar picture thing. Here is a URL to a image. Hope it helps. (http://www.coffeedrunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/brock-lesnar-heavyweight-champion.jpg.) ~AdamJones2010~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by AdamJones2010 (talk • contribs) 22:19, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

It focuses on his wrestling career because that's the only thing he was ever successful at. He never would have even been considered as an MMA fighter were it not for his wrestling career. Brock had a total of 8 MMA fights, and he suffered humiliating defeats in almost half of them. If it wasn't for the WWE, a guy with Lesnar's record wouldn't even have a wikipedia entry, let alone be the highest paid fighter in MMA history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.169.62.252 (talk) 18:20, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

UFC title shot

"the victory over Heath Herring at UFC 87 in August, and the stage is set for what will most certainly be one of the most highly-anticipated heavyweight title fights in history." UFC.com Highly-anticipated heavyweight title fights, of this year yes! But in history??? Any real fan will most likely say that a battle of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Randy Couture will most certainly be one of the most highly-anticipated heavyweight fights in history! "The victory over Heath Herring at UFC 87" Herring is a good fighter but in all reality who cares? That was one win, how about the bigger loss to Mir? Mir beat him in 30 sec!! Can Lesnar or the UFC say anything about that?--EHDI5YS (talk) 15:38, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Do you have any suggestions about how to improve the article, or are you just using up your supply of question marks? Darrenhusted (talk) 15:42, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Darren, this title bout has set the keyboard-warriors in overdrive. There are strong opinions about the whole Fedor/Randy/Nog/Lesner thing, so be prepared for a lot of this. IMO the wording does not need to be changed, Lesner v Couture will sell more PPV than the hypothetical Couture vs Fedor - but even if it didn't, the wording doesn't claim to be #1. Wording = fine Disco (talk) 00:25, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

brock has not asked for any easy fight,lets not forget heath has way more mma back ground same with mir and couture.give the guy some more time in mma before makeing your mind up.dont count brock out with some more tranning we will see how he is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.254.22.50 (talk) 22:44, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Fact Check

"He played for the Minnesota Vikings, before being cut from the team for no-showing at practices due to injuries.[10]"

No where in that article does it give the reason why the Vikings cut him. It sort of hinted he wasn't quite good enough - definitely didn't mention cutting practice Disco (talk) 06:07, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

I remember this story from back in '04 and he just simply didn't have it. I took a look in the article and there's nothing about no-showing or injuries; in fact in the article he admits he just wasn't good enough because he was getting in the game too late. He was a late cut, but was recommended for NFL Europe. --Amwestover (talk|contrib) 14:20, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Fact Check : This page has his 2nd fight with Mir listed as a TKO (strikes). When in fact,Bruce Buffer who makes the "Official" post fight announcments. Declared it a "KO" at 1:48 in the 2nd. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.155.119.48 (talk) 23:43, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Lesnar's Height

The UFC lists his height as 6'3", but Sherdog has it listed as 6'2". Anyone know which one is right? --Amwestover (talk|contrib) 14:15, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

IMDB has him at 6'2 1/2". Not sure that helps.[15]--Cube lurker (talk) 14:20, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

www.celebheights.com has Brock Lesnar listed as 6'2". http://www.celebheights.com/s/Brock-Lesnar-2764.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.209.163.98 (talk) 18:09, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

In fact, a person's height varies up to one whole inch after waking up, since the space between the vertebrae shrink. Guess his height depends how well into the day he was measured.

WWE career section needs in-universe trimming

I'll take a look at it if I can find some time, but right now the WWE article reads more like a re-telling of events as though they were real vs. coverage of his career in Wrestling. -- TRTX ^{T / C} 14:38, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

I removed the tag to change it from "in universe". How can a description of a sporting event be "in universe"? WWE Wrestling, while more of a performance than a competition, is not "fictional". Please do not re-add these kinds of tags to this article. Thanks :-) 216.229.65.141 (talk) 03:57, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

This part's a little bit tricky. Yes, wrestling is a performance art. But outside of adding the word "character" to each name or the phrase "in the storyline" to just about every sentence how are you going to do this? It'll get old pretty quick. Can we just accept the idea that the large majority of the people reading wrestling articles understand it's a work? - Ratbas (talk) 20:19, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Youngest champion in WWE history

Does wikipedia not count WCW title reigns? Big Show held the WCW title (now owned by WWE) as The Giant when he was a year younger than Lesnar was when he held the WWE title. Wouldn't that make The Giant the youngest champion in WWE history? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.181.250.255 (talk) 11:05, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Where does it say that? All I see is "youngest WWE Champion in history" in the lead, and "Lesnar, at age 25, was the then-youngest WWE Champion ever" in the Main event status (2002–2003) section. Which is true as it's talking about the WWE Championship there. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 11:10, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Randy Orton's article says, "In 2004, Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion, when he won the title at the age of twenty-four." Is this a different title than the one Lesnar held? 69.215.136.166 (talk) 12:38, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that the World Heavyweight Championship (WWE). Because WWE has three brands, SmackDown, Raw and ECW they have numerous titles. The WWE Championship is currently on the SmackDown brand, and the World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) is on the Raw brand. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 13:37, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Weird Guy with 1 leg

i swear for a time lesnar and angle teamed up with this weird guy with 1 leg and he had some kind of connection with bishoff. Does any one else remember this and can they please put it in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TNArules (talk • contribs) 20:59, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Zach Gowen probably, but I really don't think that it's notable. Only notable storylines/feuds etc get added to wrestling bios to control the length of them. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 22:33, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

MMA

The first paragraph mentions that Lesner is the #1 ranked heavyweight in the world according to Sherdog and "MMA Weekly." But as or more importantly, he is also the consensus USA Today/SB Nation #1 ranked heavyweight. Link is here: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/9/29/1720697/usat-sbn-september-2010-mma-consensus-rankings —Preceding unsigned comment added by BaseballCharlie (talk • contribs) 13:31, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

There are two Mixed Martial Arts sections, one in career and the other in championships and accomplishments... They're cant be two of the same, but there... has to be here? What to do, lol? RandySavageFTW (talk) 00:09, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Brock Lesner's weight is not correct. Brock Fights in the 265lb division but his walking around weight is over 280lbs. He cuts water weight for the weigh-ins but rehydrates himself in the 24hours after the weigh-ins for the fight. What should be done about this since it perpetuates a myth of his true weight? Note this is true for most fighters, except for many heavyweights, since most fighters cut weight to fight at their weight class. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.85.87.82 (talk) 06:23, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

MMA record

Should Brock Lesnar's MMA record show his future bout against Frank Mir the way that Mir's record does? jhanCRUSH (talk) 22:36, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

isnt his next fight is vs Frank Mir maybe u already can put it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.111.75.196 (talk) 13:24, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Main Picture

Should the main picture in this article be changed to reflect that he is no longer a professional wrestler, but a mixed martial artist?DubYou (talk) 01:58, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Get a free use image if him at an MMA event and I'll be right behind you. In addition, I've seen on The Rock's page that the wrestling infobox has been moved from his bio infobox to just the pro-wrestling section. Considering Lesnar is currently a mixed martial artist and no longer a wrestler, should Lesnar not have a pro-wrestling infobox in the relevent section. Preferably with the current image once a new one is found. Tony2Times (talk) 16:09, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely agree EvolutionarySleeper (talk) 07:15, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm not completely well versed with pictures, could somebody explain how to add images? The image of him in the wrestling ring is highly inappropriate at this juncture.--Asphyx1 (talk) 04:40, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Read Wikipedia:Non-free content. Essentially, if you want to change the current image, you must provide a non-copyrighted photography of Lesnar, just like the one that is currently in the article. All previous attempts to replace the current image have failed because none of the images had a free license. Licensed images of a person are only allowed when said person is already dead and therefore obtaining a free alternative is no longer possible, or when said image represents a special circumstance. Check the description page of the current image to know what kind of license is needed in order to replace the current one. Jfgslo (talk) 04:22, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Next Fight

Many MMA fighters have their next fight listed under MMA record. I believe Brock is scheduled to fight at UFC 100 if someone will add that. 64.141.133.22 (talk) 20:27, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Reach?

It Says his reach is 81 in, that can't be right, or is reach a different measurement? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.125.75.63 (talk) 22:34, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Reach is wingspan basically... it's usually near your height but some people have longer arms and it's a big advantage in boxing/mma. Lesnar's one of those folks Froo (talk) 14:51, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

His reach is 81 which is confirmed by UFC tail of the tape. 91.107.152.58 (talk) 13:06, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

UFC Interm Heavyweight Championship

Hey per stipulation of the match at UFC 100 BOTH the UFC Heavyweight and Interm Heavyweight were on the line so Lesner should have the Interm Heavyweight Championship under accomplishments as he was the last one as of tomight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.167.109 (talk) 05:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Interim means temporary or not intended to last long. It was a championship that spun out of the UFC Heavyweight Championship and has now been reintigrated back into it so it doesn't exist anymore, it's merely part of his continuing reign. Tony2Times (talk) 18:54, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Mabey it was a temp title but it was a title so it should go under Brocks list of Reigns because If Mir got a reign while champ then Lesner also got a reign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.167.109 (talk) 01:02, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

No it shouldn't. That's not how it works. SChaos1701 (talk) 02:30, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes it does he won the title unifying them therefore he was a Interim Heavyweight Champion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.167.109 (talk) 04:09, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

This isn't pro-wrestling. SChaos1701 (talk) 07:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Cheap shot...^{--UnquestionableTruth--} 10:00, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

There's a reason I don't watch it anymore.SChaos1701 (talk) 00:42, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

No titles were unified. The interim UFC Heavyweight title was just what it was, an interim title used in the place of the official UFC Heavyweight title which left with Couture. UFC had to recognize a champion, which is why an interim or temporary champion was needed until Couture returned. After Lesnar defeated Couture and became the UFC Heavyweight Champion, they weren't going to take Mir's recognition away just because the UFC Heavyweight title had returned, so the match was made to see who would be the rightful heavyweight champion within the UFC. Think of the match as actually being for the UFC Heavyweight title. Lesner is not the interim champion AND the UFC Heavyweight Champion, he simply defended his title, and remained the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Had Mir won the match instead of Lesnar, Mir would have been the new UFC Heavyweight Champion, not the UFC Heavyweight Champion AND interim champion. The need for an iterim champion left with the return of the UFC Heavyweight Champion. ^{--UnquestionableTruth--} 04:49, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

I changed that part in the fight record section notes for UFC 100. When a title holder and interim title holder meet, it's considered a title defense if the champion wins. Not a "unification" win. That's only used when two seperate, non-interim titles are combined from a win i.e. PRIDE and UFC title unification wins by Rampage Jackson (LHW) & Anderson Silva (MW). 02:05, 3 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.14.68.250 (talk)

After thinking about it and how it is treated in other articles, I agree. Unfortunately, the pro wrestling fans keep changing it to fit their style which is no bueno. SChaos1701 (talk) 21:07, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Dirk Lesnar

Brock Lesnar has now had a son with Rena, he was born around the start of June. I have edited Rena's page to reflect this but am unable to do this on Brock's page. Please could someone do this? Martin s hall (talk) 16:30, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable, verifiable source? If so, I will add it with a cite for you. Bmg916^Speak 16:33, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

See the article for Rena Lesnar. I don't know whether you consider the source to be reliable enough, but I have read other articles which mention "Dirk Lesnar" so it is definitely true. Martin s hall (talk) 17:59, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

It seems as if someone has added it citing a Heyman Hustle blog as the source, with the son's name actually being Turk. Bmg916^Speak 15:59, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

wwe

is it really necessary to re-tell the events of every one of his wwe matches? it's a bit monotonous. the article doesn't retell his college wrestling matches, so what gives? i mean, the wwe matches aren't even real sporting events. this was obviously written by some wwe fanboy with nothing better to do, and it makes this article suck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.241.143.189 (talk) 14:15, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Actually considering he was wrestling 4 times a week for 3 years with WWE this really doesn't re-tell the events of every one of his 325 WWE matches, just the important ones. It does re-tell the events of every one of his MMA matches though, yet no accusations of some UFC fanboy with nothing better do making this article suck. Tony2Times (talk) 00:25, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

This article uses the standard format of any wrestling bio. Just because you don't pro wrestling doesn't mean it's not notable or deserves mention. IN addition, finding sources for pro wrestling is a fairly easy task. College/amateur wrestling not so much. If you do have source that goes more in-depth of his amateur career then my all means add it and expand the section. It would improve the article. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 00:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Just because pro wrestling isn't a competition, doesn't mean it's not entertainment, no matter what your opinion on it is. If that's removed than Ken Shamrock's WWF section should be removed, as well as Jason Miller's one time appearance in pro wrestling. Remember, your opinion is not everyone else's, please keep that in mind next time. 74.129.253.192 (talk) 02:35, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Undisputed Champion

Hey should it be noted that Brock Lenser is the only man in professional sports to be Undisputed WWE champion, he was the last official undisputed till it became disputed, and the Current Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.167.109 (talk) 05:24, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Trivia?^{--UnquestionableTruth--} 06:08, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Well will it be put in?

Only man to be undisputed champ in WWE? Besides Jericho, HHH, Hogan, The Rock and Undertaker?: guest —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.115.85.172 (talk) 13:56, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I ment that He was the only man who held both the Undisputed WWE Championship and Undisputed UFC Championship. I diddnt mean that he was the only Undisputed WWE Champ. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.148.26.175 (talk) 09:35, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Undisputed is a misnomer. He's just the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Every champion is announced as the Undisputed Champion in their weight class. It's just a way of hyping a fighter. SChaos1701 (talk) 07:43, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

LOL I don't think any of you dingbats know anything about MMA. The "Undisputed title" is not just something they hand out. Bj was an undisputed champ...gsp= undisputed champ. Forrest griffin, Rampage, Rashad weren't undisputed champs. Learn mma before you discuss it. k? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.11.129.254 (talk) 12:56, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Amateur vs Pro Wrestling

The article introduction, and especially the accomplishments section keeps mixing his legitimate fighting career with pro wrestling. His accomplishments in sports and show business should be kept separate. 77.49.219.82 (talk) 06:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Its the standard format for all related articles. ^{--UnquestionableTruth--} 08:19, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

They're listed under separate headers in the C&A section and in separate paragraphs in the lead. I really don't see a problem. It's made clear pro wrestling is scripted and MMA is real. If it implied they were both "real" then I could see a problem. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 20:12, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

brock lesnar was not an undefeated state champ his senior year

Brock may have been undefeated going into the state tourney (I don't recall his record). He won his first match and lost in the quarter-finals to Eric Porisch of Flandreau, came back through the wrestlebacks and beat Porisch for 3rd place at 189. I was there, I wrestled for Flandreau that year and I watched both matches. The current page even has a reference to an article with a Brock interview. I clicked on the reference and read the entire article, at no point does he claim to have been an undefeated state champ. There is actually an interview somewhere I came across that he claims never winning a state championship was a motivating force in his life.

at1998 —Preceding unsigned comment added by At1998 (talk • contribs) 00:36, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Whatever is written above is also wrong Brock Lesnar lost his senior year in wrestling to New England Patriots Gaurd Stephen Neal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.119.85.82 (talk) 14:33, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

PPV

What is that? It's used but not defined in this article. 68.39.124.195 (talk) 03:32, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Pay-per-view^{--UnquestionableTruth--} 03:34, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Nickname

Lesnar's Nickname is "The Juggernaut" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.12.170.241 (talk) 18:13, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Source? --aktsu ^(t / c) 23:39, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

No source because it's not true. Brock Lesnar has numerous FAN given nicknames, but none of them are official or used by Lesnar or the UFC. So "The Juggernaut" is about as official as "The Vanilla Gorilla". 76.14.68.250 (talk) 08:46, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

New pic

Can we please change the picture? He has not been a pro wrestler for 4 years.

How's this?

http://www.yorkblog.com/mma/BrockLesnar.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by XPheeNx (talk • contribs) 14:45, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

• That looks copyrighted. We need a free image. --Drr-darkomen (talk) 15:47, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

How about this one then? http://www.camelclutchblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lesnarufc.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.101.88.152 (talk) 04:07, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

It does not work like that. You must post a link where the author and the license of the image is shown. Unless it is from Wikimedia Commons or Creative Commons (attribution alone), no other image for a living person is acceptable without the explicit mention that the image has no copyright. Living persons do not fall under the fair use category (WP:NFC). Jfgslo (talk) 18:49, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Chronology is wrong

It should go:

National Football League (2004–2005) Lawsuit New Japan Pro Wrestling (2005–2006)

But that order is reversed right now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.112.112 (talk) 06:30, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Well the New Japan section should be under the Pro Wrestling subheader, I think someone put it in its own header because of his life chronology but as seen in other sportsmen of multiple sports (eg Ken Shamrock) they list his whole MMA career and then his pro wrestling career, even though the latter interrupts the former. I'm gonna revert it back now. Tony2Times (talk) 22:46, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Good work Tony. I agree with your changes. About the lawsuit, I think that maybe needs moving. Either to above New Japan (as it comes before his move to NJPW) or in his personal life section. I'll leave that up to discussion. Paralympiakos (talk) 22:56, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Illness

According to The New Zealand Medical Journal, one of the lesser known but most life-threatening gastrointestinal side effects of steroids is the perforation of colonic diverticula,(Diverticulitis) which may occur in about 2.7% of patients and carries a mortality risk of 27–100%. So does this mean Lesnar took steroids? You decide.

If you had read the article instead of just reading sportsbybrooks you would have seen that it's talking about corticosteroids (for medical use), which are not the same as anabolic steroids (for performance enhancing). (pinchet (talk) 13:14, 1 December 2009 (UTC))

Following the links (114) backwards, no one attributable ever says "career-ending" or "career-threatening". It appears once in a headline...which then is not supported by the story content that goes with it. Another case, apparently of lazy or deliberately exaggerated headline writting. Also, the portions at the bottom and at the end of his Career section say pretty much the same thing.Senor Vergara (talk) 22:57, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

I just read this article, in which Dana White is quoted as saying, "There's a possibility Lesnar will never fight again..." I of course hope that is not true and wish Mr. Lesnar a speedy and complete recovery, but perhaps this source could be used to cite such claims? Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:34, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

"Lesnar's trainer stated he has been recovering and will resume training within 6 months." This statement is completly false and should be edited out of the page. Dana said at UFC 107 that Lesnar had minor surgery and they would see in a month and a half if he needs major surgery (Which would end his fighting career) or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.214.140.3 (talk) 06:06, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

No one ever confirmed he had diverticulitis. And if you follow the footnote (90) that is supposed to support the claim that he had diverticulitis, it doesnt say that anywhere in the article that the link points too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.72.134.51 (talk) 00:23, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

According to his interview on ESPN, he indeed confrims that he had been diagnosed and treated with Diverticulitis. Also, I have tried to find an actual quote that show Brock "admitting" to lying about Canada's poor healthcare for political reason. The citation only shows a statement in a biased blog from a Canadian sports website with no actual quotes or expansion on the claim. This part should be taken down because it just appears to be a partisan political view. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Socalyard (talk • contribs) 17:35, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

New information regarding Lesnar's diverticulitis flare up should be noted in this section. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Lesnar-This-Isnt-the-End-of-My-Fighting-Career-32313 Squirrelfighter (talk) 20:36, 14 May 2011 (UTC)