Brock Lesnar News & Rumor Roundup: Hulk Hogan's 20-year record broken, The Beast insults former WWE Champion (January 14th, 2022)

Welcome to our weekly roundup of WWE news stories and rumors about Brock Lesnar. The Beast Incarnate has barely slowed down, continuing to entertain us on RAW and SmackDown. This week proved no exception.

We will take a look at Lesnar's high-profile face-to-face confrontation with Bobby Lashley, with the two set to take each other on at Royal Rumble. The WWE Champion was subject to quite a few comments from The All-Mighty, who cannot wait to challenge him at Royal Rumble.

Lesnar's title win at Day 1 has created history in multiple ways, with another record being brought up in the past week. Meanwhile, his feud with Universal Champion Roman Reigns hasn't slowed down.

The two may be set for a WrestleMania match – something a certain Hall of Famer isn't the most enthused about. As the road to The Show of Shows begins, expect The Beast Incarnate to become more prominent on television.

So, without further ado, let's dive right in and take a look at this week's most important stories regarding Brock Lesnar.

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#5. Brock Lesnar disses Bobby Lashley on WWE RAW

Brock Lesnar's appearance on RAW saw him dish out some comedy at Bobby Lashley's expense. He was overly enthusiastic, which fired up the Philadelphia crowd.

From poking fun at Lashley and MVP's dressing sense to cracking a knock-knock joke on The All-Mighty, the WWE Champion looked to have the time of his life. Lesnar proclaimed that he's funny and he's money, before calling his challenger a "Brock Lesnar wannabe."

Bobby Lashley sold The Beast Incarnate's words to perfection. He was not happy and proceeded to decimate Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin, who attempted to jump him from behind.

It will be interesting to see how Lashley responds on RAW. Perhaps, he will continue to let his fighting do his talking for him. The former WWE Champion is motivated to leave a mark on Lesnar at Royal Rumble. But will he leave with the title? We shall find out in two weeks.

#4. Booker T does not want to see a Champion vs. Champion match at WrestleMania 38

Despite winning the WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar's saga with Roman Reigns is far from over. The two are reportedly set to clash at WrestleMania, with a title-for-title stipulation mildly possible.

Booker T is not a fan of the idea, stating that nobody would be happy in such a stipulation. Here is what he said about it on the Hall of Fame podcast:

"I don't want to see that match right now, especially title vs. title. One of those guys has to be going for the title in order to make it right, in order to make it feel like somebody really has something to lose or somebody has something to fight for. Title vs. title, I'm thinking, something can happen, both guys walk away with their titles, nobody leaves happy. We do not want to book ourselves in a corner that way," said Booker T.

The Hall of Famer is seemingly open to the idea of Brock Lesnar losing his title to Bobby Lashley, before winning the Royal Rumble Match and challenging Reigns at WrestleMania. However, he did mention The Beast Incarnate's reign shouldn't end so quickly.

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#3. Brock Lesnar breaks Hulk Hogan's historic WWE record

Brock Lesnar's win at Day 1 was quite historic. Not only has he equaled Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan's tally of six WWE title wins, but The Beast Incarnate has also broken the latter's long-standing record.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that Lesnar now holds the record for the longest time between his first WWE Championship win and his latest one. The Beast Incarnate's first reign came in 2002, which makes it 20 years between the two.

Hogan previously held the record at 18 years, with his first WWE title win in 1984 and his latest in 2002. Brock Lesnar wrestled on the same card where The Hulkster won his last world title. Nobody would have predicted that he would be the Champion two decades later.

#2. Bill Apter says Brock Lesnar is at Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan's level

As mentioned earlier, Brock Lesnar has tied Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan at six WWE Championship wins. Legendary wrestling journalist Bill Apter feels The Beast Incarnate should be placed on the same level as the two legends.

Apter appeared on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Top Story, where he mentioned how much he is enjoying Lesnar now that he is cutting promos on his own:

"That thing (Brock Lesnar) did last week - with announcing himself, taking the mic away from Paul Heyman - that was fabulous. He deserves to be in (Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin's) league. He really does, in my opinion," said Bill Apter.

The nine-time world champion is certainly performing at the highest level right now, right where Austin and Hogan were in their primes.

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#1. Bobby Lashley wanted to be removed from the WWE Day 1 match after Brock Lesnar's inclusion

Bobby Lashley wanted his first encounter with Brock Lesnar to come without any interference. This of course did not happen following The Beast Incarnate's addition to the WWE Championship match at Day 1. Their interaction during the match was cut off by Big E, who ended up getting pinned by Lesnar.

Speaking on WWE's The Bump, Lashley mentioned he would have rather been taken out of the match at Day 1. He wanted a one-on-one match with The Beast Incarnate instead:

"Initially I said take me out of it and it wasn't because I didn't want to have that match with Brock there, it was because I wanted to have a match with Brock one-on-one. I didn't want to have a whole bunch of different [people] just exactly how it happened. So if he beats me, he beats me, if I beat him, I beat him. There's no outside interference."

The All-Mighty has gotten his wish and will try to dethrone the WWE Champion at the Royal Rumble.