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Brock Lesnar is a name that will be known in the mega books of WWE history. Since his debut, Vince McMahon has pushed Lesnar as The Next Big Thing. He was always in the main event picture and has only won WWE world championships in the company and is the youngest champion in WWE history.

Lesnar left WWE after WrestleMania 20 because he was fed up with the WWE schedule and never got proper rest. He went over to Japan and then pursued a career in MMA. He also won the UFC Heavyweight Championship at one point.  

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Brock Lesnar in his first year in the company faced legends like Hulk Hogan, Rob Van Dam, The Rock, and The Undertaker. But the only match that didn’t happen was against Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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Recently, Lesnar appeared on The Pat McAfee show where he shocked everyone by showing his actual personality. He told that he wanted to face Austin, but that never happened. Lesnar said, “But I didn’t get to wrestle Steve. And I was thinking about this actually today like because of you (McAfee) and I had dinner and in talking about Steve and whatnot and doing the “What’s”.”

WWE planned the match at King of the Ring in 2003, but Austin walked away from the match. Austin was not ready to lose to Lesnar as there was no back story for the feud. Brock Lesnar was promoted heavily during that era and was planned as the winner of the tournament that year.

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As per the rumors, Stone Cold Steve Austin is preparing for a return match at WrestleMania 38 which is in Texas. Maybe Austin can continue as a part-timer if the match goes well and finally have a match against Lesnar.

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Brock Lesnar and Stone Cold are on the same page

Brock Lesnar recalled his regret of not getting to face Stone Cold during his early days in the company. Austin didn’t want to lose to Lesnar without having a proper storyline.

Lesnar does not hold any grudge over Austin for that. He said, “I don’t hold a grudge against it at all business.” 

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After, this appearance on the show we know Lesnar is a person who thinks everything from a business perspective. He understood why Austin backed out from the match and was fine with it. Both are good friends to date.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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