Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000–2001) He finished his amateur career as a two-time NJCAA All-American, the 1998 NJCAA Heavyweight Champion, two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference Champion and the 2000 NCAA Heavyweight Champion, with a record of 106–5 overall in four years of college. Lesnar won the 2000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I heavyweight wrestling championship his senior year after being the runner-up to Stephen Neal the year prior. Lesnar attended Bismarck State College for two years before transferring to the University of Minnesota on a wrestling scholarship, where he was roommates with future WWE colleague Shelton Benjamin, who was also his assistant coach. He then went to Bismarck State College, where he won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) heavyweight wrestling championship in his sophomore year. Lesnar attended Webster High School, playing football and competing in amateur wrestling, placing third in the state championships his senior year. He was discharged after failing a computer typing test and later worked for a construction company. At the age of 17, he joined the Army National Guard and was assigned to an office job after his red-green colorblindness was deemed hazardous to his desire to work with explosives. He has two older brothers named Troy and Chad, and a younger sister named Brandi. He is of German descent, and grew up on his parents' dairy farm in Webster. Early lifeīrock Edward Lesnar was born in Webster, South Dakota, on July 12, 1977, the son of Stephanie and Richard Lesnar. He also co-headlined UFC 200, briefly being the main headliner before that spot was given to Amanda Nunes vs. A box office sensation, he competed in some of the bestselling pay-per-view events in promotion history, including headlining UFC 91, UFC 100, UFC 116, and UFC 121. He then retired from MMA for the second time in 2017. He returned at UFC 200 in 2016 to defeat Mark Hunt, but his victory was overturned to a no-contest after he tested positive for clomiphene, a banned substance on UFC's anti-doping policy. After a set of losses and further struggles with diverticulitis, Lesnar retired from MMA in 2011. On his return in 2010, Lesnar defeated Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin to unify the heavyweight championships and become the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion. He quickly won the UFC Heavyweight Championship, but was sidelined with diverticulitis in 2009. Lesnar began an MMA career in 2007, and signed with the UFC in 2008. He also won the Royal Rumble match twice ( 20), the Money in the Bank ladder match ( 2019), the King of the Ring tournament ( 2002), and has headlined several pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event WrestleMania five times ( XIX, 31, 34, 36, and 38) in addition, he also ended The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak in 2014. Years later in 2012, he re-signed with WWE his 504-day first reign with the WWE Universal Championship is the seventh-longest world championship reign in the promotion's history and he holds the record for most reigns as Universal Champion at three. He returned to pro-wrestling and signed with NJPW in 2005 where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In 2004, Lesnar departed WWE to join the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), but was cut from the team during pre-season. He soon signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed WWE in 2002), rising to industry prominence in 2002 by winning the WWE Championship at age 25, setting the record for the youngest performer to win the championship. Lesnar competed in collegiate wrestling for the University of Minnesota, winning the NCAA Division I national championship in 2000. Often regarded as one of the most prolific athletes in the world, Lesnar is the only person to have won all of the primary heavyweight championships in WWE, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He is currently signed to the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where in storyline, he is a "free agent", allowing him to appear on both the Raw and SmackDown brands. * Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyīrock Edward Lesnar ( / ˈ l ɛ z n ər/ LEHZ-nur born July 12, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist (MMA), amateur wrestler, and professional American football player who holds both American and Canadian citizenship.
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