Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American professional wrestler, actor and mixed martial artist.
| Brock Lesnar | |
|---|---|
 Lesnar at Raw on March 30, 2015 | |
| Ring name(s) | Brock Lesnar |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 273 lb (124 kg) |
| Born | July 12, 1977 Webster, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Resides | Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. & Maryfield, Saskatchewan |
| Trained by | Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | October 2000 |
Professional wrestling
Lesnar wrestled professionally for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2002 to 2004. When he was in the WWE, he won the WWE Championship three times, the King of the Ring tournament in 2002 and the Royal Rumble in 2003. He left the WWE in 2004 and travelled to Japan to wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling. While in Japan he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar retired from professional wrestling to pursue a career in the UFC.
Lesnar made his return to WWE on April 2, 2012, delivering his finishing move the F5 to John Cena.[1] He began a feud with Triple H and faced him at SummerSlam on August 19, 2012 and won by submission and broke Triple H's arm. He released a tout and said that he was quitting the WWE because he had conquered everything in the WWE.[2]
He returned to the WWE again on January 28, 2013 and delivered an F5 to Vince McMahon as McMahon was about to fire Paul Heyman. The F5 resulted in McMahon's pelvis breaking.[3]
Mixed martial arts
He fought in the UFC from 2008 to 2011, winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship before retiring from the UFC after losing his last match against Alistair Overeem at UFC 141.[4]
References
- ↑ "Brock Lesnar Returns to WWE and Attacks John Cena; A Fan's Reaction". sports.yahoo.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.[dead link]
- ↑ "Video - Lesnar says he's leaving WWE". WWE. Retrieved 2013-1-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Raw results: The Rock brings the reign and Brock Lesnar brings the pain on Raw Roulette night". WWE. Retrieved 2013-1-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Brock Lesnar retires after UFC 141 loss". 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
Other websites
- Brock Lesnar's profile on WWE.com
- Brock Lesnar's profile on UFC.com
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