Nuclear Heat on Brock Lesnar

Wait... what the heck is wrong with wfigs?

One minute it's "I can't wait to see Lesnar back" next it's "I wish he'd stay away". When did this become smark central?

This isn't really fair, the guy had major pain killer dependency issues, he was essentially a drug addict and supplemented it with alcohol to boot. I don't blame Lesnar for leaving the WWE because the WWE was somewhat killing him and if he hadn't left to chase some silly dream the guy might be dead today.

I don't mind Lesnar's motives in the least, it's a business, he understands that. But I do want to call a spade a spade, that's why I took exception to someone saying it's no different than SCSA and the Rock. Those two look at wrestling as something they love that happens to have a profitable return, Lesnar simply see's dollar signs. Again I couldn't give less of a crapabout if so-and-so "loves" wrestling as long as they're productive and entertaining. Love of the business is irrelevant, smarks just hate this because it's yet another perceived sign of disrespect to their beloved hobby.

I've done my best to stay silent on this topic but I've got to channel my inner Stephen A. Smith.....


Let me preface by saying that Lesnar is a freak of nature and godly gifted with unbelievable athleticism.

That being said, it doesn't change the fact that this dude is a flat out quitter and a hypocrite. I will explain both.

Let's go all the way back to the interview he did in Sports Illustrated for Kids when he was still at the University of Minnesota and said in the article in a pull quote with his picture that "professional wrestlers give amateur wrestlers a bad name, are not real athletes and would never associate himself with it."

A couple years later, who debuts in the WWE as "The Next Big Thing"? You guessed it, the same guy who slammed pro wrestling in the SI for Kids article.

So WWE skyrockets Lesnar to the Moon by having him run rough shot over all their top guys at the time, including Hulk Hogan via submission and The Rock at Summerslam for the WWE Championship.

{I do find it funny that Lesnar is still upset over Austin not wanting to hot-shot the money match on Raw yet has acted in a similar manner in taking his ball and going home when things don't go his way}.

So Lesnar is THE MAN in WWE from August 2002 - Fall/Winter 2003 to be fair. Then in 2004, reports start coming from Metzler that Lesnar is unhappy with the schedule, bought his own plane for $400,000 to accommodate his workouts, etc.

Then the shocker comes... 5 days before Wrestlemania XX, Lesnar gets up in front of the WWE Locker Room and announces he his quitting to pursue a life long dream to play in the NFL effective once WM XX is done.

Really? You never once mentioned that playing in the NFL was a childhood dream in any of the articles or interviews you did except for the SI piece where the Minnesota Golden Gophers coach was trying to woo you over to play defensive line for the Golden Gophers but you said you wanted to concentrate on the 2000 Olympic Qualifiers.

So Lesnar goes to Vikings camp and impresses the Vikings enough that they wanted him to go over to NFL Europe and gain experience so he could return to the Vikings with a legit shot of making the team. But in typical Brock Lesnar fashion, when things didn't go his way, he quit.

You can't leave out this part... Lesnar signed that no compete clause when he quit WWE. When he finished his cup of coffee with the NFL, he had the gall and audacity to say that "WWE was preventing him from making a living?" Newsflash Lesnar, no one told you or forced you to sign that 10 year no compete clause.

Then Lesnar spends time in Japan and due to "visa issues" he is stripped of the IWGP championship and then officially loses the belt to Kurt Angle almost one year to the date of being stripped of the title.

Lesnar then decides to venture into MMA and lets be honest... Lesnar only got his shot in MMA because of his WWE fame, which he VEHEMENTLY wants no association with as he was now "Brock Lesnar the MMA fighter" {but had no problem picking up a paycheck from WWE for appearing in WWE 12 the video game}.

No doubt Lesnar made the UFC millions in his brief time but to say he his a Hall of Famer is reaching a lot. I mean, if you sit back and look at who he beat, it's not really that impressive. He beat a post-motorcycle accident Frank Mir; an aging Randy Couture; Heath Herring {who retired after the Lesnar fight and was 2-2- in his last 4 fights going into Lesnar fight} and Shane Carwin, who kicked Lesnar's rear that first round and gassed himself out.

We all know Lesnar had bouts with diverticulitis but has it ever been said what caused it? If it was announced, I apologize for not hearing it but would it surprise anyone if steroid use was the cause of it? I mean Lesnar had to maintain a jacked physique for WWE and if you watch the countdown to UFC100 show, Lesnar's face is beyond puffy {I was actually in shock how puffy it was}. And don't forget the infamous ESPN interview where he stormed off when asked about steroids {where as John Cena answered CNN's questions directly}.

Lesnar comes back from his illness and you can tell he's not the same fighter anymore. Maybe he knew Velasquez and Overeem would target his abdomen area but at the same time, Lesnar did not have that "killer" mentality look in his eyes he did his previous fights. It's almost like he mentally checked out of those last two fights.

Then Lesnar decides to come back to the same WWE company he has thrashed/bashed/crushed in the media for 8 years, gets a PPV main event match against Cena, doesn't like the fact that Cena did the promo at the end of the match and now has a meeting with Dana White behind the back of Vince McMahon to possibly go back to UFC?

Seriously, will this dude ever grow up and be a man of his word? In the infamous words of Gorilla Monsoon, "Highly Unlikely."

He is a douche, it was exciting at first but know I just don't care anymore.

True or False... I don't care if he makes Warrior look like Regal backstage. I always loved Lesnar in WWE and I hope to see as much of him as possible. I mean. It's not like they don't need the likes of him or Rocky right now. Other than Punk and Bryan. I really find the shows unbearable at moments. It added an air of nostalgia and excitement from two people who STILL haven't passed their prime.

That's been confusing me too! I log in this morning and see he's gone and a bunch of banners telling him to come back /threadjack

Wow everybody was begging for him to return and now that some BS internet reports come in bashing him everybody hates him. Bottom line is that WWE and pro wrestling is not his life. This is a business, and Vince McMahon has screwed over so many people that its good to see someone like Lesnar stand up to him and not let him control him.

The fact of the matter is that Lesnar drwas interest from people. The guy gave me more reason to watch Raw when he returned than I had in the last few years. I enjoy seeing him in whatever he does and it'll be fun to see him when he returns.

I for one, never wanted Lesnar back. I can't say whether he loves or hates the wrestling business because I am, unfortunately, not a mind reader.

I do think it's ridiculous that WWE puts so much money into someone who is only "part time" because they can't be bothered to put more effort into the wrestlers that are there EVERY day to make superstars out of them.