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WWE Legend Brock Lesnar Had an Unique Plan to Teach Vince McMahon and WWE a Lesson Following a Fallout in the 2000s

Published 09/07/2022, 2:29 PM EDT

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‘The Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar is one of the most well-known WWE Superstars ever. Throughout his career, he maintained dominance over his opponents. Ever since he began in WWE in 2002, he has remained a top star.

Lesnar later WWE to join NJPW and then later transitioned his career into MMA. Even in NJPW, Lesnar remained one of the top stars, winning championships and engaging in feuds with some of the well-known faces. After his stint in NJPW, Lesnar would join the MMA and then UFC, where again he made a name for himself. After a successful UFC career, the former WWE Universal Champion would make his long-awaited return to WWE.

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However, during his stint in NJPW, Lesnar underwent a rebrand. Antonio Inoki scouted him and recruited him. While at NJPW, Lesnar antagonized Vince McMahon and WWE, any chance he got.

It was during this time that he had the memorable matches with Kurt Angle and Shinsuke Nakamura (then known as SuperNova). Inoki had an interesting approach towards wrestling, where he tried to fuse wrestling and fighting.

Nakamura and Lesnar engaged in a tough battle, which was ultimately won by Brock Lesnar. The 45-year-old defeated Nakamura using his iconic F-5, but he made sure that he revealed the finisher’s new name. F-5 has been Brock Lesnar’s finisher over the years, and wrestling fans have associated the move with The Beast Incarnate.

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However, after the match, Lesnar announced the new name for the move. He also stated the reason to be a rebrand because of WWE’s attempts to legally restrain him. In his autobiography, ‘Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination, and Survival’ Lesnar wrote it was called F-5 in WWE while in NJPW, they called it, ‘The Verdict’.

Brock Lesnar spotted hanging out with WWE Commentator Pat McAfee

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Lesnar has always led a quiet life. He is not the person one can expect at parties or hanging out with friends. He has always maintained his character and is hardly ever seen making any public appearances. However, Vince McMahon’s birthday meant something special to him, and he went out of his way. He has always respected Vince McMahon as a ‘father figure’.

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At Vince McMahon’s birthday party, Lesnar was clicked hanging out with current WWE star and NFL pundit, Pat McAfee. Both of them were photographed standing alongside each other, enjoying a good time. It was a rare scene indeed, but both of them seemed happy.

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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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Ajinkya Aswale