Brock Edward Lesnar is a well-known American wrestler and football player from Webster. Lesnar has a WWE contract and is the WWE Universal Champion of the year 2017.
He entered the WWE in 2000 and is best known for being the WWE’s youngest champion at the age of 25. Lesnar is also the second-fastest wrestler to win the title since his debut.
Childhood
Brock Lesnar was born on July 12, 1977, in Webster, South Dakota. Lesnar went to Webster High School and played college football there. During his senior year, he also participated in amateur wrestling. Lesnar won the National Junior College Athletic Association heavyweight wrestling championship during his second year.
Ricard and Stephanie Lesnar, Lesnar’s parents owned a dairy farm. Brock was the youngest of three sons.
Career
In the year 2000, Brock Lesnar officially joined the World Wrestling Federation. After joining a team with Shelton Benjamin, Lesnar first competed in tag team contests. They went on to win three OVW Southern Tag Team Championships. At the age of 25, he became the WWE’s youngest champion ever. He had defeated ‘the Rock’ to win the title.
Lesnar appeared in a few preseason games for the Minnesota Vikings in 2004. He was later invited to play in the ‘NFL Europe,’ but declined because he did not want to leave his nation.
In 2012, he made a comeback to WWE.
Lesnar was looking forward to competing for the World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena in 2014. Lesnar won the bout, and in 2017, he won the WWE Universal Championship after defeating Bill Goldberg.
Brock was also a part off UFC under the heavyweight category. He has won several matches and holds records too.
As of 2021, Brock Lesnar holds a net worth of around $28 million as reported by SportsKeeda.
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