5 reasons why Vince McMahon loves Brock Lesnar so much

#2. He's the most legitimate athlete in WWE history

Brock Lesnar's success in sports didn't start with the UFC. Ever wondered why he was #1 on WWE's target in 1999? It was because Brock Lesnar won the NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.

That's a phenomenal feat in the college amateur wrestling circuit, and it also explains a lot behind Lesnar's UFC success. You see, a lot of top MMA fighters and champions have an incredibly strong wrestling background.

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So when WWE hypes Lesnar up as the single greatest athlete in WWE history, they aren't wrong. Lesnar is a genetic freak of nature, and it comes as no surprise that he tried out for the NFL as well.

He found his main success in the UFC and would go on to become a UFC Heavyweight Champion. He even made his comeback in 2016, though he popped and tested positive in a drug test, having his return win revoked.

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Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

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