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Two WWE Legends Once Fulfilled Brock Lesnar’s Unusual Request During His Initial Wrestling Career

Published 01/09/2023, 1:30 PM EST

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Brock Lesnar is arguably one of the biggest athletes in the modern era. He began his career as an amateur wrestler and then moved towards professional wrestling, from which he changed to MMA. However, in 2012, he again switched and returned to WWE as a professional wrestler.

Lesnar has made a name for himself and is now a top money-drawing star. Brock Lesnar made his debut in 2002, and soon rose to prominence, and became a big star. The Beast Incarnate’s early rise also made him a huge star and established him as an upper-card talent.

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The 45-year-old Lesnar is easily one of the biggest stars in the company, and he has established his name in the industry by beating some of the biggest names of the industry. Lesnar made his debut in 2002, and from the very first moment he set foot inside the ring.

A few years ago, Lesnar appeared on Stone Cold Steve Austin’s podcast. And revealed uncertain, unknown things about himself, which people hardly knew. Speaking on the podcast, Lesnar revealed the names of WWE Superstars whom he liked travelling with during the early phase of his career.

The two names which Lesnar took would later be an important part of his career in the future, one of whose legacy Lesnar would ultimately break. Brock Lesnar revealed that during those times, he enjoyed travelling with The Undertaker and Kane, while learning more about the game from them.

The 45-year-old said, “I would ask Kane and ‘Taker, ‘Can I jump in the back, ride in the back seat? I’ll pump gas, I’ll do whatever.’ They let me ride with them a few times.” However, later he would travel with The Big boss man and Curt Henning.

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Brock Lesnar was seen at Crown Jewel, receiving a beating from Bobby Lashley after defeating him.

Brock Lesnar was in dire need of money before WWE hired him

The former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has a varied sports background. However, prior to joining WWE, he was an amateur wrestler. Lesnar was hired and signed into WWE by the legendary Jim Ross. During one of his podcasts, Ross revealed the financial situation Lesnar was in, when WWE signed him.

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Before Lesnar was hired by Ross in WWE, his financial situation was revealed to him. He also stated how much Lesnar wanted to grow out of it. He also elaborated how much The Beast Incarnate had grown tired of training and wanted to make money as soon as possible.

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Shounak Chakrabarti

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.
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Debmallya Chakraborty