Like Goldberg, he never watched any wrestling growing up. He didnt pursue wrestling, like many of the men whove stared at the lights for him over the years: he was pursued by WWE after his impressive, stand-out record in amateur wrestling made headlines. In the last couple of years, Lesnar has been selflessly put over by some of the biggest names in wrestling, and was finally awarded the top title in the company, and therefore the industry. Of course, none of that means anything to the man - he has no interest in or passion for pro wrestling as a business. He was trained in it, hes pretty good at it, and his freakish size and speed make him look the part of the monster hes playing. Thats all there is. To the Big Show, Mark Henry, the Undertaker, John Cena, the Wyatts or any of the other men whove made him look like a million bucks of late, doing the job so thoroughly for the part-time, disinterested, lazy Lesnar in order to shore up his rep as an unstoppable force of nature thats a favour. Its a gift to one of the boys, and to the office that books them and signs their cheques. The protection of their characters their gimmicks, their finishers, their status would normally be a high priority. They chose to prioritise Brock Lesnar instead, and built up his character and aura at the expense of their own. Except Brock Lesnars not one of the boys. Hes barely paid any dues, if you want to call it that, having worked just two years of a full-timers schedule before quitting the business in 2004. The only reason - the only reason - that he returned to wrestling and headed to Japan in the first place was that he wasnt good enough to make the cut in the NFL. The only reason - the only reason - that he returned to WWE in 2012 was because the money was great and the work minimal. The idea of a bored, rich part-timer no-selling and going over the entire WWE roster whenever he bothers to make an appearance, with no gratitude or interest in giving back his co-workers or to the business at any point - thats exactly the kind of thing wed rag on Hulk Hogan for doing. Why does Lesnar get a pass on that? Because he can suplex someone seventeen times in a row?
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