The biggest limitation for Lesnar was his lack of game time. Lesnar clearly had the natural abilities and a nose hard enough to mix it up with fellow giants on a regular basis, so why didn't he make the cut? It was partly due to his body being riddled with injuries sustained from his time in the WWE ring and a few that he picked up a new knocks during his time representing the Vikings. That was a nasty suplex on the football field. Different type of nasty, but he picked up a grown man after the play, it was a royal rumble, Minnesota versus Kansas City in Mankato during training camp. You remember Brock Lesnar, WWE? He came out, and somebody cheap-shotted Daunte Culpepper late, and Brock was like “who did it?” The next play he went and suplexed the guy. As former Viking Nate Burleson recalls, Lesnar didn't take too kindly to an opponent who cheap-shotted his quarterback Daunte Culpepper. But what he did have was one-in-a-million freak athleticism.Īnd he left a mark on the field too. In fact, he hadn't played football since high school. The NFL is a notoriously difficult nut to crack, even for players who've got a successful college career and a Heisman Trophy under their belts. Of course, he wasn't fighting for real (though the injuries he sustained were very much so) and even with his record-breaking accomplishments in the world of professional wrestling, Brock Lesnar wasn't satisfied.īefore his transition to MMA, a book which had its latest chapter written just last weekend against Mark Hunt, Lesnar tried a different avenue in an attempt to scratch his competetive itch - he tried out for the Minnesota Vikings. There he became the youngest ever WWE World Champion shortly after debuting for the company. This, along with his unusual charisma, allowed the 6' 3', 280lb behemouth to segue from a hugely successful collegiate wrestling career to the world of sports entertainment without missing a step. The genetic lottery gifted him with an Adonis-like physique.

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