By FirstSportz,Kshitiz Kumar Singh
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Most modern-day wrestling fans know Brock Lesnar as WWE’s dominant beast from 2012 to 2025, but his story began long before that. Lesnar burst onto the scene in 2002, winning his first world title just months after his debut by defeating The Rock at SummerSlam. He then cemented his dominance by beating The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell to retain the championship.
His crowning moment came at WrestleMania 19, where he headlined against Kurt Angle and once again captured the world title. Lesnar reigned at the top until late 2003, but the grueling WWE schedule took its toll. By early 2004, he requested his release, which was granted after WrestleMania 20. Soon after, Lesnar pursued an NFL career with his hometown Minnesota Vikings but failed to make the final roster.
He then turned to NJPW and shockingly won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his very first match in 2005. Even so, his pro wrestling comeback was short-lived as he transitioned into MMA, ultimately signing with the UFC in 2008 and becoming a global star. Interestingly, in 2007, there was serious talk of Lesnar signing with WWE’s biggest rival at the time, TNA Wrestling.
Though it never came to fruition, the move could have drastically altered the course of both Lesnar’s career and TNA’s history. The story was first brought up by Angle and has now been confirmed by former TNA President Scott D’Amore. In his latest Yahoo Sports’ The Uncrowned column, D’Amore revealed that Lesnar was indeed in talks with TNA back in 2007.
Kurt Angle revealed this week that Brock Lesnar was in talks with TNA back in 2007. This is absolutely true. I was the producer of almost all Kurt’s early matches in TNA, and he came to me saying Brock wanted to come over.
Scott D’Amore via Uncrowned
