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With the recent return to professional wrestling by former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, I got to thinking: Could any more professional wrestlers make the jump to mixed martial arts?Already having made the jump from the world of choreographed bump…
With the recent return to professional wrestling by former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, I got to thinking: Could any more professional wrestlers make the jump to mixed martial arts?
Already having made the jump from the world of choreographed bumps to professional fighting has been Lesnar and Bobby Lashley, with the latter still in mixed martial arts.
So which professional wrestlers can make the jump? Let’s take a look.
(From last night’s edition of WWE Raw. / Props: ReyWWETVWeekly via MMAMania)
Brock Lesnar‘s beef with John Cena continues in the land of make-believe, and well, sometimes these things happen in professional wrestling. I promise we won’t force you to watch this stuff each week, but it’s interesting how Brock’s UFC fighting style is now influencing his performances in the wrestling ring. Previously in the clip (around the 1:42 mark), Lesnar thanks John Laurinaitis “for having the wisdom to bring legitimacy back to the WWE.” Any wrestling fans out there care to agree or disagree with that statement?
(From last night’s edition of WWE Raw. / Props: ReyWWETVWeekly via MMAMania)
Brock Lesnar‘s beef with John Cena continues in the land of make-believe, and well, sometimes these things happen in professional wrestling. I promise we won’t force you to watch this stuff each week, but it’s interesting how Brock’s UFC fighting style is now influencing his performances in the wrestling ring. Previously in the clip (around the 1:42 mark), Lesnar thanks John Laurinaitis “for having the wisdom to bring legitimacy back to the WWE.” Any wrestling fans out there care to agree or disagree with that statement?
Were you a big Brock Lesnar fan who’s not quite sure how to feel about his return to pro wrestling? Can’t be in front of the television every Monday night, or unclear how to work a DVR despite it being 2012? Well, I’ve found my purpose in life, bringin…
Were you a big Brock Lesnar fan who’s not quite sure how to feel about his return to pro wrestling? Can’t be in front of the television every Monday night, or unclear how to work a DVR despite it being 2012? Well, I’ve found my purpose in life, bringing you Brock Lesnar’s WWE exploits weekly right here at Bleacher Report.
The Facts:
Laurinaitis announces the two will meet at Extreme Rules on PPV in three weeks. Then…wait for it…that’s John Cena‘s music! The former champion interrupts Lesnar, who once again forgot the sleeves on his MMA style t-shirt. Positively Belichickian.
Cena slaps Lesnar in the face and Lesnar responds, sensibly, with a takedown and some ground-and-pound. The first punch was a solid one. Potato alert! Later the announcers hint that Cena actually lost some teeth in the exchange.
An absolutely comical number of superstars run into ring to separate them and even more comically, can’t. It’s an ode to Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mike Tyson in the lead-up to WrestleMania 14. The two go back and forth playing “hold me back” and Cena ends up with a split lip. Someone may need to remind Lesnar that wrestling is worked.
Lesnar is finally dragged out the ring, while Cena smiles maniacally. Things are finally simmering down as we cut to a commercial break. (Lesnar Segment 1)
My Not So Humble Opinion:
Brock Talk:
Classic Lesnar Moment of the Week:
Lesnar apologizes after talking trash to Frank Mir after their UFC 100 rematch.
What’s next for Lesnar? Will Cena get his revenge? Will Lauriniatis serve as his mouthpiece going forward, or was that a one-time thing? And will Lesnar debut a t-shirt with sleeves? Stay tuned to this space for the latest in all things Brock Lesnar.
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By Jason Moles
After the most difficult two-and-a half minutes of his professional MMA career, it was all over for Brock Lesnar. Not just the savage abuse he was taking from Strikeforce/K-1 champion Alistair Overeem, not just his attempted comeback in the sport he took by storm, but his time in MMA altogether. “I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight was the last time you’ll see me in the Octagon,” Lesnar said during his post-fight retirement speech at UFC 141.
It’s only fitting that Lesnar’s run in the UFC end as quickly and unexpectedly as it began. The former NCAA Division I wrestling champion was never really ours when you think about it — MMA merely borrowed Lesnar, and we should consider ourselves fortunate that he briefly lent his personality and ferocious physicality to our sport. As he said his final good-byes to the Las Vegas crowd, the beardless viking looked relieved to see the Octagon in his rear-view mirror.
Shortly after waiving off the fight, Mario Yamasaki raised the arm of the new #1 contender, Alistair Overeem. The former PRIDE fighter had everything going for him. He dodged a fatal bullet from the NSAC, was making bank in the UFC, and had just defeated a man most people considered a Top 5 contender in the heavyweight division – finally proving to the world that he can indeed hang with the best. On top of all that, he had just been announced as the next challenger for Junior Dos Santos’ championship title. The only way it could have been better is if the mayor had given him a key to the city and held a parade in his honor. If Overeem only knew the fate that would befall him over the course of the next three months, his smile might not have been as big that December night inside the MGM Grand.
By Jason Moles
After the most difficult two-and-a half minutes of his professional MMA career, it was all over for Brock Lesnar. Not just the savage abuse he was taking from Strikeforce/K-1 champion Alistair Overeem, not just his attempted comeback in the sport he took by storm, but his time in MMA altogether. ”I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight was the last time you’ll see me in the Octagon,” Lesnar said during his post-fight retirement speech at UFC 141.
It’s only fitting that Lesnar’s run in the UFC end as quickly and unexpectedly as it began. The former NCAA Division I wrestling champion was never really ours when you think about it — MMA merely borrowed Lesnar, and we should consider ourselves fortunate that he briefly lent his personality and ferocious physicality to our sport. As he said his final good-byes to the Las Vegas crowd, the beardless viking looked relieved to see the Octagon in his rear-view mirror.
Shortly after waiving off the fight, Mario Yamasaki raised the arm of the new #1 contender, Alistair Overeem. The former PRIDE fighter had everything going for him. He dodged a fatal bullet from the NSAC, was making bank in the UFC, and had just defeated a man most people considered a Top 5 contender in the heavyweight division – finally proving to the world that he can indeed hang with the best. On top of all that, he had just been announced as the next challenger for Junior Dos Santos’ championship title. The only way it could have been better is if the mayor had given him a key to the city and held a parade in his honor. If Overeem only knew the fate that would befall him over the course of the next three months, his smile might not have been as big that December night inside the MGM Grand.
For the majority of 2012’s first quarter, you didn’t hear much from the former UFC heavyweight champion. It was as if he’d fallen off the face of the Earth the moment he walked past the curtains. That was, of course, until his music hit the speakers and he walked toward the ring on WWE Raw last Monday. You read that right: The UFC president himself, Dana White, gave his blessing for “The Next Big Thing” to return to his pro-wrestling roots and that’s exactly what he did. Without saying a word, he stepped inside the squared circle to a hero’s welcome, tricked John Cena with a handshake, and applied his F-5 finishing move. Seconds later, he walked away. It was the first of a rumored 30-35 appearances over the next twelve months that Brock will be required to make, as per the $5 million deal he reportedly struck with Vince McMahon. That sound you hear is a retired mixed martial artist who is laughing his way to the bank. (Where was pantomime-fighting at my career fair?)
As we traded snow shovels and rock salt for sunglasses and BBQ’s, Alistair Overeem’s problems grew as fast as Jack’s mythical beanstalk. Just a few days after winning at UFC 141, the Demolition Man was accused of and charged with shoving a woman in the face at a popular hotel in Vegas — a misdemeanor that threatened jail time. Overeem let his lawyer handle the dirty work at his trial in late March, and instead made the fateful decision to attend a UFC 146 press conference to hype his upcoming title fight against JDS.
Unbeknownst to the heavyweights at the media event, the NSAC planned to administer surprise drug tests after the presser, which ultimately revealed that Alistair Overeem was packing an insanely high testosterone/epitestosterone ratio — 14:1 for those of you who like to keep score. And so, the man who once seemed like the rightful heir to the UFC’s heavyweight crown is likely to be suspended, pushed out of a title fight and potentially out of a job, and will be spending a chunk of his summer picking up cans on the side of the highway and discussing his feelings in a circle with other convicted rageaholics. Yes, indeed, the mighty have fallen.
Suddenly, you get mixed emotions thinking back on the main event from New Year’s Eve weekend, 2011. You don’t feel so bad for Brock. Sure, his career was cut short at the hands of a life-threatening illness, but the behemoth is alive and well…and filthy stinking rich. Alistair on the other hand — well let’s just say it’s hard to cheer a liar and a cheat that isn’t named Chael Sonnen.
Brock Lesnar. His name will ring long and loud through history. His exploits have made him immortal—NCAA champion, wrestling champion, cage fighting champion, and possibly, the biggest star in the world of professional wrestling, eight …
Brock Lesnar. His name will ring long and loud through history. His exploits have made him immortal—NCAA champion, wrestling champion, cage fighting champion, and possibly, the biggest star in the world of professional wrestling, eight years after he last stepped in the WWE ring.
Part of Lesnar’s unquestioned star power comes from his time in the Octagon. Everyone remembers Lesnar’s UFC successes. Everyone remembers his UFC failures. Those events were recent enough to be etched into our collective consciousness as fans.
But what about the events that drove the UFC to sign Lesnar in the first place? Despite having minimal professional experience as a fighter, he inked a huge money contract. Who is Brock Lesnar? Why do people in the stands look like they are suffering convulsions after simply seeing his image on the TitanTron?
Come with me on journey into Lesnar’s past. It’s a mirror into the soul of the hardcore fan. Not excited about Lesnar’s return? After this slideshow, you will be. You will be.
(BROCK CARES NOT FOR JORTS.)
Brock Lesnar‘s rumored return to professional wrestling became terrifyingly real last night on WWE Raw. After a long-winded, jeer-drawing monologue from John Cena — who had just lost a match to The Rock in Wrestlemania 28’s main event the night before — Lesnar interrupted the proceedings by stalking into the arena. Pants were shat.
It was as if Lesnar’s previous four years fighting in the UFC, which included two years as the promotion’s heavyweight champion, was all a dream. The WWE fans in attendance at Miami’s American Airlines Arena welcomed Brock like he’d never left, and the Next Big Thing clearly hadn’t lost an ounce of his old swagger. Lesnar entered the ring, and without a whole lot of preamble, picked up Cena, spun him to the mat with his trademark F-5, then soccer-kicked Cena’s stupid little hat.
The video is after the jump. Discuss.
(BROCK CARES NOT FOR JORTS.)
Brock Lesnar‘s rumored return to professional wrestling became terrifyingly real last night on WWE Raw. After a long-winded, jeer-drawing monologue from John Cena — who had just lost a match to The Rock in Wrestlemania 28′s main event the night before — Lesnar interrupted the proceedings by stalking into the arena. Pants were shat.
It was as if Lesnar’s previous four years fighting in the UFC, which included two years as the promotion’s heavyweight champion, was all a dream. The WWE fans in attendance at Miami’s American Airlines Arena welcomed Brock like he’d never left, and the Next Big Thing clearly hadn’t lost an ounce of his old swagger. Lesnar entered the ring, and without a whole lot of preamble, picked up Cena, spun him to the mat with his trademark F-5, then soccer-kicked Cena’s stupid little hat.
The video is after the jump. Discuss.