Paul Heyman Once Compared Serena Williams’ US Open Controversy to Brock Lesnar’s Wild UFC Moment in 2018

Combat sports ace Brock Lesnar made his WWE debut back in 2002 and rose to prominence quickly, establishing himself as a top star in the company. However, he would later leave WWE in 2004 for greener pastures. Lesnar tried football, pro wrestling in Japan, and MMA. Among these three, the former WWE champion became one of the MMA industry’s top stars. After conquering the UFC, he returned to WWE in 2012 and has remained there ever since- barring a one-off UFC bout against Mark Hunt in 2016.

While Brock Lesnar is one of the greats, Serena Williams is a legend in another sport. The 2018 US Open saw a controversial moment when Naomi Osaka won the title and Serena Williams had an outburst. Williams, who was heard calling the umpire a “liar“, and “thief“, was fined heavily for her actions.

Veteran WWE manager, Paul Heyman, took to Twitter after the event and compared the controversial moment with one of Brock Lesnar’s moments.

Heyman wrote, “Serena Williams and the Most Controversial Moment in #Sports Since @BrockLesnar Shoved @UFC Champion @dc_mma Half-Way Across the #Brocktagon!” Paul Heyman, known for his heel nature, kept his reputation as a heel with his tweet.

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Cormier and Lesnar were rumored to face each other after that small encounter, but nothing happened in the UFC.

Is Daniel Cormier going to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 39?

After Daniel Cormier was brought in as the official referee for the match between Matt Riddle and Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins at Extreme Rules 2022, a high-profile match was heavily rumored. Fans began envisioning Daniel Cormier vs Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 39.

Wrestling journalist, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, reported that Cormier had been suggested as a potential opponent for Brock Lesnar. He said, “There’s people who are speculating maybe he and Brock do their match.” He further stated that it is still in doubt if Cormier would do pro wrestling at this stage of his career.

Meltzer continued, “Daniel will never go full-time, I’m sure he will never do full-time WWE wrestling, but would he do a match at WrestleMania? I could see it.”

Cormier and Lesnar had their last interaction at UFC 226 and got involved in a heated encounter. Although WWE hasn’t confirmed it yet, Meltzer set up the future match-up between these combat sports greats.

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