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“Everybody’s Happy”: WWE Legend Detailed How Brock Lesnar Did a Favor to WWE By Buying Himself a Private Plane

Published 09/20/2022, 3:00 PM EDT

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Brock Lesnar left WWE in 2004 due to the hectic schedule the company had for him. The Beast Incarnate wanted a light schedule, but WWE had billed him as ‘The Next Big Thing’ and they had major plans for him.

However, Lesnar wanted a private jet that would make his travel easy. Therefore, WWE allowed him to have one and took upon the maintenance of it. A WWE legend shared his views over the private jet of the former UFC fighter.

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A few years ago, on Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard podcast, the wrestling veteran talked about Brock Lesnar’s private jet. He shared why WWE gave him jet and what were the terms for using it.

Prichard said, “Pretty easy deal, Brock wanted to have his private plane, and he paid for it. The company would have flown him in and the company would pay what they would have paid and travel to Brock. Use it however the f**k you want. If you wanna use it to pay for a private plane, more power to you. That makes him happier, then you got a happy Brock, everybody’s happy.”

He added, “I think a lot of guys misread that like, ‘Oh my god they are paying got Brock’s private plane.’ That’s not exactly true. They paid the same things they would have paid for airfare and Brock chose to use that money to have his private plane. It probably ended up costing Brock more money. Certainly didn’t cost the company any more money.”

As per the wrestling legend, The Beast hated to travel and go through airports. Moreover, he didn’t like dealing with people and was not fond of any delays. Furthermore, at that time, Lesnar lived in Minnesota, and he often had to conform to hectic schedules.

Also, Prichard recalled that many other people in the company were criticizing this move. However, he recalled that WWE would have done the same for anyone who had drawn money for the company at the level Lesnar did.

Prichard on whether Brock Lesnar deserved the push

Bruce Prichard, in his podcast, shed light on the fact many WWE superstars were upset over it. They quickly gave Brock Lesnar a push and sent to the top.

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He said, “Brock came out he achieved success very quickly. I think a lot of guys were resentful of it. They were resentful this guy is been in the business for a couple of years and he’s getting a push that he is. He deserved the push. He was busting his a**, he was drawing and he was doing well. 

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Further, Brother Love told that this was just jealousy coming from other WWE talent at the time. Many of the stars were in the company for a long time and thought they deserved the push before Lesnar.

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Tushar Deogharkar

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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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