10 Things I Hate About Brock Lesnar

7. He's Only Motivated By Money

Brock€™s getting on a bit now - he€™ll be turning thirty-nine in July. That€™s not over the hill, by any stretch of the imagination, and his limited schedule means that, barring accidents, he should be on top beastly form for a good long while yet. But he doesn€™t have the well-rounded upside of a John Cena, CM Punk or Daniel Bryan. When Brock Lesnar retires from fighting - shoot or work - he€™s unlikely to be offered an agent or trainer€™s job anywhere. He€™s not got the kind of personality to transition to a multimedia career after he retires, and for the same reason Hollywood isn€™t an option, either. Lesnar makes a significant amount of money - millions a year, from all reports - for a limited appearance schedule which involves only a few high profile wrestling matches a year. When he was on a full time schedule from 2002 to 2004, he quit because he couldn€™t cope with the rigours of the road. His interviews upon re-signing with WWE last year reflect that mindset:
€œI love what I€™m doing. I work a limited schedule. I work part-time with full-time pay, like everybody wants, which you can€™t have €“ just me. So, I€™m happy.€ - ESPN, March 2015
Remember his rant to camera in the UFC after beating Frank Mir in the Octagon? Lesnar spat on the UFC€™s sponsorship from Bud Light and endorsed Coors Light instead, because he wasn€™t getting a cut of the Bud Light sponsorship deal. Compare and contrast all that to John Cena, who started around the same time he did and is a few month older than Lesnar. When he returns from injury, Cena will be back on a full-time schedule, one he€™s kept to for nearly fourteen years - in fact, Cena works longer weeks than most WWE wrestlers. Scuttlebutt (like gossip with a fat wallet) says that John Cena is the highest-paid wrestler in the world. Since he€™s probably the hardest working man in wrestling, few would argue that he doesn€™t deserve every penny he makes. Lesnar is another matter. For years, he€™s claimed to be all about competition, all about proving himself€ but that€™s clearly horse puckey. The man just wants to get paid - he€™d turn up and do Hector Guerrero€™s Gobbledy Gooker routine if it counted as one of his contracted appearances.
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