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Subject: Looking to move Brock Lesner/Big News
Posted by: Tree
- Donor [599393013] Wed, Mar 10, 2004, 12:15
either way i slice it, i lose him...
from pwinsider.com...this is HUGE...
MORE ON BROCK LESNAR LEAVING WWE, INCLUDING HIS NEW CAREER CHOICE
by Dave Scherer @ 11:51:12 AM on 3/10/2004
As we reported earlier today, Brock Lesnar announced yesterday that his last date for WWE would be at WrestleMania. We have more information on the story and this is definitely one of those situations where truth is stranger than fiction.
Brock Lesnar stood up in front of the Smackdown crew yesterday at the pre-show talent meeting and announced that he was leaving WWE after WrestleMania to pursue a career in the National Football League.
Lesnar, who recently signed a 7-year deal with the WWE, told Vince McMahon of his decision last Tuesday at Smackdown, a meeting we reported on earlier this week. As we said in that story, this situation started coming to a head when Lesnar, who has become burnt out by WWE’s travel schedule (and reportedly also by his recent push down the card from main event status) for some time, was then sent to work on the big South Africa tour but was “only” put into matches with Hardcore Holly instead of higher profile bouts. He met with Vince McMahon last week at Smackdown and voiced his concerns and informed him at that time that he was going to leave WWE.
Lesnar, has also reportedly been upset that he was going to have to put over the Undertaker’s Dead Man character after Mania, and be in a feud with a guy who, by the nature of his character, doesn’t sell for his opponent. This all led up to yesterday’s announcement.
From what our sources have told us, Lesnar informed everyone at the meeting that he was miserable in the business. He said that it was not any reflection on the business per se, but he just couldn't find happiness in the industry any more.
He publicly thanked Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Gerry Brisco "for finding me in college," and thanked Big Show and Paul Heyman for all their help with his career. He told the crew he wouldn't be back and he was said to be very emotional and wished everyone well.
The announcement was met with mixed reactions from the people in the company that I spoke with. Some felt that it opened up opportunities for the talent. Others, who had been critical of Brock’s “elitist” behavior of late and felt that he hadn’t earned his stripes, let alone deserved to be upset about not being pushed as a main-eventer, told me that now they can understand that he may have been that way because he was unhappy.
No matter how you look at it, WWE is losing one of their top wrestlers, at least for now. I never say never in the business, but at this point in time Lesnar is completely serious about leaving wrestling.
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| 1 | Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 41831612
Wed, Mar 10, 2004, 12:20
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As a Hardcore Holly owner, I'm offended. In fact, I'll even consider trading Holly for Lesnar. Straight up.
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| 2 | Great One@ Work
ID: 40150137
Wed, Mar 10, 2004, 12:56
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I am not moving down from the number one pick now... one less guy up there makes my decision to make sure I get who i want - a done deal. Not gonna take the chance.
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| 3 | Hellknight
ID: 53422515
Wed, May 05, 2004, 16:23
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I don't think that lesner should have left wrestling. He was my favotie wrestler on smackdown, now all i have is Undertaker. So tell me what you guys have to say about it.
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| 4 | Great One@ Work
ID: 40150137
Wed, May 05, 2004, 16:26
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I agree he should come back. Especially since he is on my team. :)
It would be pretty cool if he makes the NFL though because it would further validate WWE guys being "real" athletes (that we all know and appreciate) in the public's eyes... sometimes it goes the other way when NFL guys come to wrestler like LT or McMicheal - but it would be cool if a product of the WWE went in there and kicked some butt.
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| 5 | Mattinglyinthehall
Leader
ID: 1629107
Wed, May 05, 2004, 16:30
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Well I suppose it was bad for WWE (and clearly bad for you) that Brock left, but you can't blame the guy if he was unhappy in his career. The only real beef I had with him is with how abruptly he left and how awful his sendoff was (in what could have been the most hyped match on the biggest stage in wrestling history). Huge letdown.
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