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Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and former professional football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand and is the current Universal Champion in his second reign.
He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was a three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin. After debuting on WWE’s main roster in 2002, Lesnar won the WWE Championship five months after his debut at the age of 25, becoming the youngest champion in the title’s history. He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner.
In 2006, Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts (MMA), as he signed with Hero’s and won his first fight, against Min-Soo Kim, in June 2007.
Lesnar is a six-time world champion in WWE, a one-time world champion in NJPW and IGF, a one-time heavyweight champion in the UFC, and a one-time heavyweight wrestling champion in the NCAA, the only person in history to win a championship in each of those organizations.He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for both the UFC and WWE, including WrestleMania XIX, WrestleMania, WrestleMania, UFC 100 and UFC 116. Lesnar has been managed by Paul Heyman throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career. A 2015 ESPN.com article referred to Lesnar as “the most accomplished athlete in professional wrestling history”.
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