{"id":10647,"date":"2017-12-11T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T20:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=10647"},"modified":"2017-12-12T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T17:35:59","slug":"brock-lesnar-son-ivan-drago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/12\/11\/brock-lesnar-son-ivan-drago\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Brock Lesnar To Be Son of Ivan Drago?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE:<\/strong> After dwelling on this for the day, it looks like apparently several news sites (including us) may have misread Stallone&#8217;s original post. Initially, many assumed that Stallone was referring to Brock Lesnar as the &#8220;new unknown&#8221; in a sarcastic manner, as it was followed by a &#8220;&#8230;&#8221; lead-up to Lesnar&#8217;s name in hashtags. Upon consideration, it seems more likely that Stallone meant that it is an unknown actor portraying the part of Victor Drago and that Lesnar&#8217;s photoshop photo he used was what he meant by &#8220;this is just for entertainment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this afternoon,<strong> Sylvester Stallone<\/strong> posted a strange photo to promote an announcement about the future of the <em><strong>Rocky<\/strong> <\/em>franchise, currently advancing through the new <strong>Creed<\/strong> lineage.<\/p>\n<h1>BREAKING: Brock Lesnar To Be Son of Ivan Drago?<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BckrPsYjs1R\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big challenges come in all shapes and forms! By the way this is just for entertainment, Drago&#8217;s son will be played by a new unknown\u2026#brocklesnar #rockybalboa1976<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-11T19:05:49+00:00\">Dec 11, 2017 at 11:05am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The photo clearly shows <strong>Rocky Balboa<\/strong> facing off against <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/12\/11\/brock-lesnar-son-ivan-drago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong><\/a> in the ring, with Lesnar hash tagged in the photo. The announcement ended up being the official confirmation of<em><strong> Creed II<\/strong><\/em>, the sequel to the first film following Apollo Creed&#8217;s son, mentored by Rocky Balboa. On the far left, you can see the last letters of <strong>Dolph Lundgren<\/strong>&#8216;s name, which seems to confirm rumours that Rocky&#8217;s rival from <em><strong>Rocky IV<\/strong><\/em>, the Russian super boxer<strong> Ivan Drago<\/strong>, will be returning to the Rocky universe. With both Balboa and Drago too old to be fighters, and producers of Creed II putting out a casting call for a fighter with MMA experience according to<strong> PWInsider<\/strong>, the hashtag of Brock Lesnar could be a strong indication that Stallone, a devoted WWE fan and friend, could be eyeing &#8220;The Beast Incarnate&#8221; to portray Ivan Drago&#8217;s son in a showdown with Apollo&#8217;s son, <strong>Adonis Creed<\/strong>, portrayed by actor <strong>Michael B. Jordan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BckyGsjjovH\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The character of Adonis Creed reflects this generation, and I believe it is important to have a director who is part of it , that is why I think we are Lucky to have Stephen Caple ,Jr A wonderful new talent take over The directorial chores and make the story as relatable as possible\u2026 He and Michael B Jordan will deliver a knockout!u<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-11T20:05:46+00:00\">Dec 11, 2017 at 12:05pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: After dwelling on this for the day, it looks like apparently several news sites (including us) may have misread Stallone&#8217;s original post. 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