$25 Million Worth Brock Lesnar Was “Tired of Being Broke” 20 Years Back Which Made Him Make a Life Changing Move

Published 12/09/2022, 7:30 AM EST

Almost everyone hits a rough patch in their life, sooner or later. The same goes with the celebrated names of WWE, like Brock Lesnar. Currently, he is known to have a $25 million net worth. However, the wrestler has been broke for a good amount of time in his past life.

Recently, a commentator, Jim Ross, recalled some hardships that Lesnar went through. He also revealed the motivating factor behind the 45-year-old wrestler’s career.

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We all know the well-known commentator Jim Ross for his association with WWE. In his long tenure, he saw several wrestlers transform into popular names. One of which was the Beast Incarnate, who was also a part of WWE’s Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental system. JR has witnessed his journey from scratch and shared the same on the podcast.

Jim Ross on The Beast Incarnate’s rough patch

During a conversation with Conrad Thompson on his own podcast channel, Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross shared some facts about Lesnar. He mentioned the period when the 10-time world champion was in need of money. He was completely broke, and that’s why they made a deal with The Conqueror’s former wrestling coach, J. Robinson.

JR said, “We made a deal with J Robinson that we would not sign Brock [until the end of the wrestling season] because Brock wanted money.”

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Further, he also emphasized Lesnar’s precarious financial condition at that time. As he said, “Brock wanted money right away [in WWE]. He was tired of being broke. I think he was probably getting tired of the camps and the training and the practices, being in school, the structured situation. That wasn’t his idea of a good time.”

This revelation brought by Jim Ross was an insight that wrestlers’ fans will get to know. It is an inspiring journey ‌‌that gives a lot of hope to the budding wrestlers out there.

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Brock Lesnar, once broke, was now a wealthy wrestler

Now, if one looks at The Beast Incarnate’s current worth, one can imagine the hard work that must go behind creating it. While evaluating his wealth, we cannot forget his accomplishments in the wrestling industry. He is the only one to be the champion of all the primary heavyweight titles. As per sources, he gets a salary of $12 Million.

All his hardship finally transformed him into a popular face of wrestling, combined with a huge net worth. However, for fans, it’s his personality that speaks and they always wish to see The Beast perform his best in the squared circle.

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Aditi is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Being a Journalism graduate, she has sound experience in news writing and digital marketing. She is an enthusiastic writer and an aspirational director as well.

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$25 Million Worth Brock Lesnar Was “Tired of Being Broke” 20 Years Back Which Made Him Make a Life Changing Move

Jim Ross on The Beast Incarnate’s rough patch

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