10 Myths About Brock Lesnar That Are Entirely False

Brock Lesnar is one of the most compelling attractions in the history of professional wrestling. He's comparable to men like The Undertaker, Andre The Giant, and Hulk Hogan in the sense that he isn't on television every week, so when he is booked to appear it's a much bigger deal.

A legitimately massive draw in both professional wrestling and mixed martial arts, fans either love Lesnar or despise him. If social media and online forums are an accurate indication, there's a growing segment of the wrestling audience who are starting to turn on him, claiming that he's grown lazy, his matches have become repetitive, and he's not worth the money WWE is paying him.

His recent return to the UFC was a huge financial success for both Lesnar and the MMA promotion, but was met with controversy when Brock failed a USADA test for banned substances. Whether that ends up being his final trip inside the octagon remains to be seen, with some fans feeling that the UFC wouldn't welcome him back with open arms. Nonsense.

Let's take a look at ten of these myths surrounding the captivating specimen that is Brock Lesnar - many of them recent - and go over all the reasons why they're completely false.

There seems to be this resentment among fans towards Lesnar for the schedule he works, with constant accusations that he’s lazy. This is one of the most ridiculous claims anyone could levy toward a professional athlete the caliber of Brock Lesnar. Just because he chooses to work as little as possible for as much money as he can acquire does not make him lazy; it makes him an excellent businessman.

If any one of his critics had the opportunity to scale back the hours they put in at their day job for a massive increase in their salary they’d be an absolute fool to pass it up. You don’t become an elite competitor at every level by being lazy; it takes an unfathomable amount of hard work – and a blessing of genetics – to accomplish what Lesnar has. The idea that he should sit down with Vince and demand to work house shows and more Raws and PPVs when the company doesn’t require that of him is silly.

I would imagine the resentment comes from fans who want to see more of The Beast on their TV screens, which is an understandable position since every time he’s on WWE programming he automatically makes things more interesting. But don’t fault him for his star power and business sense by falsely labeling him with the tag of being apathetic. Nothing could be further from the truth.