Lesnar didn't know what to do after winning the NCAA Division 1 Heavyweight Championship in 2000, but he certainly knew he had options. He flirted with training for the olympics as well as the NFL before deciding to give pro-wrestling a try. Lesnar had never been a fan but with his physical attributes he knew he would be a success. WCW, the WWE and New Japan Pro-Wrestling all vied for Lesnar's John Hancock but it was the red-hot WWE that won out, offering Lesnar a record-breaking $250,000 per year deal just to train at WWE developmental league Ohio Valley Wrestling. That's an incredible offer for a rookie like Lesnar, potential or not. Lesnar knew the money was good, more than he had ever seen before, anyway, but he wouldn't sign unless more conditions were met. One of those conditions was that WWE also sign his Minnesota teammate Shelton Benjamin to a deal, too. That's a pretty ballsy demand from a guy who had yet to have his first match, and can be seen as being a little disrespectful.
