“I Was Unemployed”: After Bitter NFL Snub, Vince McMahon Forced Brock Lesnar to Swallow His Pride

It is unquestionable that Brock Lesnar is one of the greatest athletes in history, and many in the business would do everything to get him on board. However, Vince McMahon previously forced The Beast like Lesnar to swallow his ego when the NFL passed him down.

Lesnar has always defended his choices and doesn’t care who he faces off against, so it seems unthinkable that he would have to swallow his pride. This happened as Lesnar, who was in charge of the business at the time, was about to leave for the first time to pursue his other passion, football.

Lesnar’s ardent supporters know that, even as a teenager, he had two points of interest: pro wrestling and football. He intended to follow his second goal, which was playing football, after becoming well known in the pro wrestling industry.

Thus, he quit the WWE at the height of his career. But since he was unable to enter the roster, it ended up being the worst professional choice. Subsequently, The Beast Incarnate was forced to turn to McMahon and swallow his dignity as a consequence of failing and left with no employment.

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Talking about the same time in his book, he stated, “I had to come to grips with the fact that I was unemployed, and I had a non-compete agreement that said I couldn’t earn a living by being associated with or appearing for, any wrestling or fighting organization in the world. Except, of course, the one owned by Vince McMahon. I swallowed my pride and had David Olsen get in touch with WWE for me. They said that Vince didn’t want me back.”

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Lesnar also stated in his book that he was only trying to avoid pro wrestling. But even though he was only experimenting with the NFL, he went pretty darn far before realizing it wasn’t for him. However, as he departed the business at a time when he was one of the top superstars and was promoted to the position of biggest star, McMahon was incensed with his decision.

Notably, he made a comeback after more than 8 years away from the business after becoming popular in the UFC. Meanwhile, he is currently among the top superstars on the roster.

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