{"id":77599,"date":"2020-10-17T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=77599"},"modified":"2020-10-17T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:02:09","slug":"brock-lesnar-beast-in-the-world-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/10\/17\/brock-lesnar-beast-in-the-world-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Lesnar: Beast in the World (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock Lesnar<\/strong> is a phenomenon.\u00a0 The man nicknamed “the Beast Incarnate” has lived up to the billing over the past two decades. Though he appears to be done with WWE<\/strong> and pro wrestling for the foreseeable future, he remains one of the hottest acts in the business.\u00a0 Over the course of this two-part series, we are going to take a look at the career of the Beast.\u00a0 It is a career of two halves; one of freakishly gifted, young rookie and one of internationally recognized MMA titan boxed into a wrestling ring.\u00a0 Therefore, Part 1 will take a look at the initial Brock WWE run.\u00a0 Part 2, coming next week, will take a look at Lesnar’s WWE career since his 2012 return.\u00a0 Let us begin by taking a look at Lesnar’s time in Ohio Valley Wrestling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Brock Lesnar Joins OVW (2000)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“He liked hauling things, he liked being the supervisor. It taught him responsibility. There’s more to this stuff than just showing up and doing an F5. Everybody there had a job. Our ring crew was bad ass.” – Jim Ross<\/strong> (h\/t Wrestling INC)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Brock Lesnar walks into a room, he immediately draws eyes.\u00a0 Standing around six-feet-four, weighing an incredible 280lbs of pure muscle, Brock is an eye-drawing freak of nature.\u00a0 For Brock Lesnar to still have this impression in the world of professional wrestling perfectly displays just how different<\/em> he is.\u00a0 For Brock to walk into Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2000 and still appear so different speaks volumes.\u00a0 OVW at that time had such talent as a young John Cena<\/strong>, Batista<\/strong> and Randy Orton<\/strong>.\u00a0 Yet immediately, Brock stood out as the<\/em> guy.\u00a0 It helped, of course, that Brock was fresh off the heels of a hugely successful NCAA triumph in 2000.<\/p>\n

\"Brock<\/p>\n

He was scouted at the event and boasting an amateur record of 106-5, he was always destined for greatness.\u00a0 However, though possessing immeasurable potential and a look unlike any other, it was quickly noted that Brock was no fan of pro wrestling.\u00a0 Jim Cornette<\/strong>, then head booker and part-owner of OVW, summed Brock up best.<\/p>\n

“Brock is a behemoth with a lot of natural, athletic skill, but very little passion for the wrestling business itself.”\u00a0 – Jim Cornette<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The behemoth-like qualities, coupled with the “natural, athletic skill” would, of course, be enough to carry Brock to the big time.\u00a0 Though Brock is notoriously antisocial, he did become close friends with Shelton Benjamin.\u00a0 The two men, friends dating back to their college days, would become godfathers of each other’s children.\u00a0 They would become an OVW tag team, though the team would never see the light of the main roster.\u00a0 Paul Heyman<\/strong>, an early fan of Lesnar, would take him under his wing, thus ending the tag team.\u00a0 By 2002, it was time for Lesnar to make the leap to the WWE main roster.<\/p>\n