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WWE wrote Brock Lesnar off TV with a kayfabe suspension. He's currently being advertised for Royal Rumble and won't likely return until the build-up to the show. Even though Lesnar wasn't on the most recent episode of SmackDown, there's still been plenty of news about him.
Quite a few wrestling personalities have had their say about the $1,000,000 fine levied upon The Beast Incarnate, and a UFC star told Dana White that he wanted to fight Lesnar. There's also an interesting nugget he shared with the new WWE signing, Gable Steveson.
With that being said, here are five recent news and rumors about Brock Lesnar.
#5. Gable Steveson talks about receiving important advice from Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar has spent time with fellow University of Minnesota product Steveson. In addition to being an Olympic Gold Medalist, Steveson is also an NCAA Division I Champion like Lesnar.
During an appearance on After The Bell, Steveson talked about the important advice he received from The Beast Incarnate.
"Brock Lesnar, a while ago, was preparing me for my long – the long journey that he knew I was going to have. Before I even won the national title, before I was even doing the things that I do now, Brock Lesnar came in my freshman year of college and talked to me about winning and friends and having the right people, having the right circle around you. Having guys like that, who you really don't see, that are big-time ballers and players in the world, to have them come in and sit me down and give me the gist of how his life was and how he became so successful and tried to put it into me, it's like a once-in-a-lifetime thing," said Steveson.
#4. UFC star asks for Brock Lesnar fight
At UFC 267, welterweight Khamzat Chimaev asked Dana White for a fight with Brock Lesnar during his win over Li Jingliang. As Chimaev carried Jingliang across the Octagon, he told the UFC president that he was ready to face Lesnar, who fought at heavyweight.
Yahoo's Kevin Iole reported this information after a conversation with Dana White. Considering the disparity in weight, there's no chance of Chimaev fighting Lesnar. There was speculation about The Beast Incarnate challenging Daniel Cormier for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, but it appears he's done with fighting.
#3. Ted Dibiase offers loan to Brock Lesnar
After Brock Lesnar was slapped with a $1,000,000 fine for assaulting WWE officials on the most recent episode of SmackDown, The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase jovially offered to help him make the payment. Dibiase hinted that he'd be willing to give Lesnar a low-interest loan.
"Hey @BrockLesnar, if you need a low interest loan I know a guy. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" DiBiase wrote.
#2. Dutch Mantell critical of WWE for "preposterous" Brock Lesnar fine
On the most recent episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk, Dutch Mantell said that the $1,000,000 fine WWE levied on Brock Lesnar was excessive. He said that it took away from the credibility of the storyline as the fans wouldn't believe Lesnar was fined such a big amount.
"Nobody believes he fined Brock Lesnar one million dollars. Don't you think that's excessive? Why not 50,000 dollars? People would have bought that, maybe. 50,000 or no more than a 100 [thousand], but he fined him 1 million dollars. This whole show was – that was preposterous and I've never used that word before, but it was just crazy he was fined one million dollars. I'm thinking 'Come on guys. Please, at least stay in the realm of believability. Just a little bit. I'm begging you.'" said Dutch Mantell.
#1. Cesaro's message to Brock Lesnar
After Brock Lesnar's rampage on the October 22 episode of SmackDown, Cesaro was the one to calm him down. The Swiss star tweeted a message, possibly a reference to the Avengers pacifying the Hulk in the MCU, to Lesnar after the show.
A section of the fanbase was hopeful of a match between Cesaro and Lesnar after the former United States Champion aligned himself with Paul Heyman, but a feud between them is unlikely.
