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Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will go down in pro wrestling history as one of the greatest to ever step foot in the squared circle. Lesnar made his dominant debut on the RAW after WrestleMania 18 in 2002 and became the biggest Superstar in the company in a matter of months. The exits of the likes of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin had a lot to do with that for sure, but Brock Lesnar's aura was such that there was no way he wasn't going to become a megastar.
Lesnar's first stint in WWE didn't last long, but his return in 2012 kicked off one of the most successful runs of any Superstar in the company. Lesnar has always been a social pariah and likes to keep his distance from other folks. In this list though, we will take a look at five times he went out of his way to heap praise on a fellow WWE Superstar, something that he rarely does.
#5 R-Truth
Earlier this year, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman appeared on RAW and the latter announced that The Beast was going to enter the 2020 Royal Rumble match. A week later, R-Truth of all people interrupted the duo and made Brock Lesnar laugh his guts out with his hilarious comedic timing while delivering his promo. After Lesnar hit an F5 on Truth, he had nothing but praise for him backstage.
After that segment is over we’re in the back and Brock was laughing, he said, ‘Bro, we got to do something together. There’s something there. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something there.’ We left it there, but I know we can always pick it up. That was one of the highest moments of my career, right there. … To have Brock Lesnar say ‘we gotta do something’ it was very appreciated, for myself, to my ego, and to my time spent in the business. Brock pretty much — he gave it a hug.”
Brock Lesnar's last appearance was at WrestleMania 36
Unfortunately, we didn't see another bit featuring Brock Lesnar and R-Truth. Lesnar disappeared following his WWE title loss to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36, and it was later revealed that he isn't under a contract with the company anymore. Here's hoping that Brock Lesnar returns someday, and we get to see these two men get involved in a short program on WWE TV.
#4 Kane
In his book, 'Death Clutch', Brock Lesnar opened up in great detail about how he doesn't like socializing and is a private person. Lesnar also made it clear that he doesn't like it when fans invade his personal space while he is out in public. While talking about the same, Brock Lesnar brought up WWE Superstar Kane and had major praise for him. Lesnar felt that Kane had the greatest gig ever. His real face was hidden behind a mask at all times, and he could go back to living a normal life after removing the mask, as fans wouldn't know it was him.
That’s why, in some ways, the WWE character I envied the most was Kane. He had the greatest gig ever, because he was a big star who wore a mask on TV. When he went home, he’d get to take off the mask and live a normal life. Nobody knew what he looked like, and no one ever bothered him when he went about his personal life. He must have had about as normal a life as you can have in professional wrestling.
Brock Lesnar is a very private person and doesn't mingle with others much
There aren't many guys in WWE who can boast about Brock Lesnar being envious of them. Kane had an incredibly successful WWE career and had a few run-ins with Brock Lesnar as well. His mask was removed on WWE TV in mid-2003, following which he began appearing without one.
#3 Vince McMahon
Back in 2015, UFC President Dana White had a Twitter exchange with a WWE fan, which saw him dubbing Vince McMahon's promotion 'fake'. The comments weren't taken lightly by the pro wrestling industry, and Brock Lesnar was one of the guys who didn't like White's comments. According to White, all the WWE Superstars he met were great people, but the presentation was still fake. Brock Lesnar, while speaking with ESPN's SportsCenter, took a major shot at Dana White and praised Vince McMahon in the process.
Lesnar stated that Vince McMahon has better promoting skills than White, and that bothers the latter.
Brock Lesnar bagged success in both WWE and UFC
Brock Lesnar left WWE in 2004 to pursue a career in NFL. When that didn't work out, he went to NJPW and later built a career for himself in UFC. Lesnar became a huge mainstream star in MMA and brought his popularity with him to WWE when he returned in 2012.
Lesnar left Vince McMahon's promotion on a bad note in 2004, but it seems like he is well aware of the pains that a WWE Superstar has to endure, and didn't mince his words while criticizing Dana White for taking a shot at the company.
#2 Drew McIntyre
Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre were involved in the WWE title program heading into WrestleMania 36 earlier this year. Around the same time, McIntyre recalled his forgettable run with 3MB during his previous WWE stint and revealed that Brock Lesnar once asked him why he was involved in the group. This was certainly Lesnar's way of letting McIntyre know that he had too much potential to be a part of a faction that was used to put over other Superstars.
I remember it well. Brock was not long back at that point from UFC. He pulled me aside, and he straight-up asked me, ‘Why are you involved in this?’ He was so confused, but he saw something in me and believed in me. It’s pretty crazy, all these years later, I was the guy to take the title from him at WrestleMania.
McIntyre dominated Brock Lesnar like very few did in the past
It's incredible how Drew McIntyre went on to become one of the biggest Superstars in all of WWE. He eliminated Brock Lesnar in the 2020 Royal Rumble match and went on to defeat him in the main event of WrestleMania 36 to win his first WWE title.
#1 Sable
Sable was a mainstay on WWE SmackDown in 2003-04, around the same time when Brock Lesnar was ruling the Blue brand. The duo got close during their stint in WWE and went on to get married in 2006. Brock Lesnar has written about his private life with Sable in great detail in his book, 'Death Clutch', complete with how and where he proposed to her.
Brock Lesnar and Sable's relationship kicked off sometime in 2003-04
Brock Lesnar had nothing but praise for Sable, throughout the book. He mentioned on multiple occasions that he loves his wife, and pressed on how much she has helped him during the darkest times of his life. Be it Lesnar's accident that crushed his NFL dreams, his medical issues that almost killed him, and many more instances: Sable was always there for him and took good care of him. Sable and Brock Lesnar have two sons together, named Turk and Duke. Lesnar detested his first stint with WWE, mostly because of the hectic schedule, but acknowledged that he wouldn't have met his wife if it hadn't been for Vince McMahon's promotion.
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