When Lesnar was cut from the Minnesota Vikings practice squad in the summer of 2004, he knew he needed to go back to work. Although he naively signed a six-year no compete clause preventing him from working for any other MMA or pro-wrestling organisation, Lesnar went to Japan and started to earn a living again. Lesnar made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut in the historic Tokyo Dome on October 8th 2005, defeating Kazayuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono in a triple threat match capturing the IWGP Heavyweight Title in the process. The move he used to take the win? The F-5. Only Lesnar and the NJPW commentators couldn't call it that so Lesnar had to come up with a new name. The fresh moniker he picked was 'The Verdict' which was a direct reference to Lesnar and WWE's ongoing legal battle. Yes, Lesnar was gloating, but he was also shown WWE some disrespect by taunting them like that (although they really shouldn't have tried so hard to stop the man from providing for his family). On the flip side, WWE did have a couple of their wrestlers, such as Matt Morgan and The Big Show, use Brock's signature manoeuvre while Lesnar was out of the company.
