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Brock Lesnar’s Rookie Mistake Almost Left Him Jobless: “Thought It Would Be Quick and Easy”

Published July 20, 2022, 9:30 AM EDT

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The hectic schedule of WWE had made Brock Lesnar leave WWE in 2004 after WrestleMania 20. While leaving the company, Lesnar had made many WWE officials upset as everyone saw him as a ‘Big Money’ superstar.

Lesnar had made up his mind to leave professional wrestling and move to make an NFL career. However, this made him impatient and had cost him a lot of money and also initially the prime time of his career.

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Brock Lesnar, in his autobiography, Death Clutch, has stated his urge to leave the WWE lifestyle made him impatient. Vince McMahon approved Lesnar’s WWE resignation and all he wanted to do was sign a release agreement.

However, Lesnar did a major mistake signing it before his lawyers reverted him with their comment. Mr. McMahon had made a different release contract for Lesnar, which stated a no-compete clause for making no appearances at any wrestling, ultimate fighting, or “sports entertainment” companies, anywhere in the world, until mid-2010.

Lesnar wrote, “So before my attorney even had a chance to comment, I signed Vince’s release. I thought it would be quick and easy.”

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The former UFC fighter didn’t want the hassle of his lawyers negotiating the agreement. He just wanted out of Vince McMahon’s company. Lesnar has also noted how he could have gone to TNA and earned paychecks, but he screwed his life by signing the agreement without reading it.

It cost The Beast nearly a fortune to fight back with WWE over the agreement. However, he stated this fight was for something valuable. Lesnar wrote, “But that’s in the past, and I won my freedom. I have my family. I love my life. I don’t walk around thinking about it. It’s the past. That part of my life is over.”

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Lesnar wrote, “I had no problem laying down for Bill Goldberg for my final match, even though I had been told I was set up to squash him in thirty seconds. I guess they were more pissed at me for leaving than they were pissed at Bill for doing the same thing.”

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The Beast got to know Goldberg more when they had a feud at the grandest stage. He states he hung out with the former Universal Champion and he liked the reason Bill Goldberg wanted to leave professional wrestling at the time.

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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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Vibhanshu Kumar