Early Life:
Brock Edward Lesnar or The Beast was born on July 12, 1977
is an American professional wrestler and former professional mixed martial
artist, professional American football player as well as a amateur wrestler who
is currently signed with WWE. He performs on the Raw brand and the Universal
Champion in his first reign and it is the longest reigning champion in his WWE
ring.
Professional Wrestling:
After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck
State College and the University of Minnesota, he was assigned to its
developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was a three-time
OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin. After debuting on WWE's
main roster in 2002, Lesnar won the WWE (Undisputed) Championship five months
after his debut at the age of 25, becoming the youngest champion in the title's
history. He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble
winner.
Resign from WWE:
In WrestleMania XX on 14 march 2004 Brock played match against Goldberg
due to interference of Stone Cold he left the
WWE and started a career in the National Football League (NFL). He was named a
defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, but was cut prior to the start of
the 2004 season. In 2005, Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
in his first match. After a contractual dispute with NJPW, he also wrestled as
IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF). Overall Lesnar,
is a six-time world champion having held the WWE Championship four times, the
WWE Universal Championship once and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship once.
Martial Artist:
In 2006, Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts
(MMA), as he signed with Hero's and won his first fight, against Min-Soo Kim,
in June 2007. He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the
following October. Lesnar lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir and then won
his second fight against Heath Herring. In November 2008, Lesnar defeated Randy
Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Shortly after a successful
title defense in a rematch with Mir, Lesnar was sidelined due to
diverticulitis. He would return at UFC 116 to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight
Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships, becoming the
undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion in the process. Lesnar then lost the
championship to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. In 2011, he was once again sidelined
due to diverticulitis and underwent surgery. Lesnar returned at UFC 141 in
December, losing to Alistair Overeem and promptly retiring from MMA. Lesnar was
a box office sensation in UFC, as he took part in a some of the best selling
pay-per-view events in UFC history, including UFC 100 and UFC 116.
Rejoining WWE:
In April 2012, Lesnar returned to professional wrestling,
rejoining WWE after an eight-year hiatus. Two years later, at WrestleMania XXX,
Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at WrestleMania. He
achieved world champion status twice after this, having won the WWE (World
Heavyweight) Championship in 2014 and the Universal Championship in 2017.
Lesnar is a five-time world champion in WWE, a one-time
heavyweight champion in the UFC, a one-time heavyweight champion in NJPW, and a
one-time heavyweight wrestling champion in the NCAA, the only person in history
to win a championship in each of those organizations. He has headlined numerous
pay-per-view events for both the WWE and UFC, including WrestleMania XIX,
WrestleMania 31, UFC 100 and UFC 116. Lesnar has been managed by Paul Heyman
throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career. According to ESPN
article which was publish in 2015 referred to Lesnar as "the most
accomplished athlete in professional wrestling history".
0 comments:
Post a Comment