Brock Edward Lesnar (born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is a former professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment. He won several WWE championships, but also gave his name to the slang verb to brock, or mess up the final scripted move of a match. He recently left the WWE (the WWE said that on departure he "put his WWE career on hold") to pursue a career in professional football; after failing to make the NFL, he is pursuing options in some other leagues. Recently, rumours are emanating that Lesnar has opted to return to wrestling.

Contents

1 Wrestling Career 2 Championships/Accomplishments 3 Physical Statistics 4 Football Career

Wrestling Career

Lesnar was an outstanding amateur wrestler and went to the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship. He is a former 2-time NCAA National Wrestling champion as a heavyweight.

In 1999 he signed with the WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for development. He was trained as a professional by Danny Davis . In 2002, Lesnar was called up to WWE and was immediately pushed. He won both the King of the Ring tournament and the WWE Championship that year, becoming the youngest WWE world champion ever (a record broken in 2004 by Randy Orton). He lost the championship in November at the Survivor Series. After winning the Royal Rumble match in January 2003, he regained the championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX from Kurt Angle despite blowing what was supposed to be the spectacular final move, a Shooting Star Press. Lesnar and Angle traded the championship back and forth once, before Lesnar lost it to Eddie Guerrero at February 2004's No Way Out event.

After Wrestlemania XX, Lesnar left the WWE and the wrestling business altogether to pursue a career in the NFL. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings; though he was cut during the preseason, Lesnar is still commited to becoming a pro football player. Lesnar had suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident during the summer of 2004, which prevented him from performing well enough to remain in a Minnesota Vikings practice squad position. There are plans for Lesnar to probably play in CFL (Canadian Football League). As said above, rumours are saying that Lesnar might come back to professional wrestling.

Lesnar is an above-average worker for a big man and had a dominating physique and aura. Lesnar is known for his hulking physique in addition to his unusual flexibility and endurance on and off the football field. This was most obvious during his career in professional wrestling.

Championships/Accomplishments

August 25, 2002 - Undisputed WWE Championship

Defeated The Rock - Uniondale, New York (@ Summerslam)

Lost to The Big Show on November 17, 2002 (@ Survivor Series)

Note: On August 26, 2002, Lesnar refused to defend the title on WWE RAW, thus making the title exclusive to Smackdown!. The Undisputed Championship became known simply as the WWE Championship

March 30, 2003 - WWE Championship (2)

Defeated Kurt Angle - Seattle, Washington (@ WrestleMania XIX)

Lost to Kurt Angle on July 27, 2003 (@ Vengeance ) in a triple-threat match, also involving The Big Show

September 16, 2003 - WWE Championship (3)

Defeated Kurt Angle - Raleigh, North Carolina (on Smackdown!) in a 60-minute Iron man match

Lost to Eddie Guerrero on February 15, 2004 (@ No Way Out )

Physical Statistics

• Height: 6 feet, 3 inches
• Weight: 300 pounds
• Other talents: Football, Soccer, Armwrestling , and bodybuilding.
• Signature moves:
  • F-5
  • Brock Lock
  • Shooting Star Press

Football Career

Lesnar failed to make it past a training camp invitation with the Minnesota Vikings and is looking into other teams as well as arena football.