UFC Hall-Of-Famer Shoots HARD On Brock Lesnar

In which 'The Beast' roasts 'The Beast Incarnate.'

by Andy H Murray

Reddit user u/SleeperHold296 has dug up old comments from UFC Hall-of-Famer Dan Severn in which the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion verbally roasts Brock Lesnar.

"His [sic], and his mouthpiece claim that he's the new beast incarnate, or whatever he refers to him as," Severn said as part of a Reddit AMA. "He's acting like he's the first wrestler to hold a belt in both wrestling and UFC. Yet, I carried my NWA title out to the cage and it sat next to my UFC title. Brock never did that."

Severn went on, criticising Brock for his PED usage and WWE for making a big deal about Lesnar coming out of retirement to face Mark Hunt at UFC 200, even though he once worked eight MMA fights while under a WWE contract that saw him on the road for 20 days out of every month.

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It's incendiary stuff, though while Severn is rightly considered one of the UFC's early pioneers, that his professional wrestling résumé doesn't stack up with Lesnar's will likely spark criticism. Dan wasn't well used in WWE, admittedly, but he was largely considered a bust, while Lesnar is an eight-time World Champion.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.