Brock Lesnar Once Disclosed What Lesson Did a “More Matured” Vince McMahon Learn After His UFC Glory

The former chairman of the WWE, Vince McMahon, was always considered a tough boss to work with. Many wrestlers in the past and in recent times have talked about dealing with him in the past. McMahon’s word was the last when it came to any decisions pertaining to his brainchild. There were exceptions, however, people who were even bigger a personality to deal with for the former boss. The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar, was certainly one of those personalities. Lesnar once opened up about the change in McMahon’s approach toward him.

Prior to dominating the UFC octagon, Lesnar had made a massive name for himself in the squared circle.

He was given a rare push at such an early part of his wrestling career, which is unheard of in the WWE. Many people, including McMahon, saw a huge potential in a then-young up-and-coming wrestler and took a big punt at him. Lesnar was very successful in his initial time with the promotion but left abruptly in 2004, leaving fans as well as his former boss quite bemused.

After a stellar run in the UFC, Lesnar returned to WWE in 2012 amid a raucous response from the fans. However, his 2016 UFC fight against Mark Hunt raised a lot of eyebrows. With him still in contract with WWE, The Beast somehow convinced McMahon to let him compete in UFC. When asked about the same in a 2016 interview with the UFC YouTube channel, Lesnar was quite straightforward in his response.

Brock Lesnar discussed Vince McMahon’s changed approach

Lesnar said, “The devil’s in the details, in the language of you know, so I mean it’s not complicated when you have the right you know people who understand your contract and understand your life and so that really boils down to it.”

“And Vince giving me the nod to be able to do this, I have great respect for the man and I think he has a greater respect for Brock Lesnar. After I walked out in 2004 and went on to become the UFC World Heavyweight Champion. We’re both older, more mature and I think he knows that a happy Brock Lesnar is easier to work with than a Brock Lesnar that’s not.” added the 6-times world champion.

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It’s safe to say that ‘The Conqueror‘ was fully aware of his worth to any promotion and confident about the business he could bring in. However, his fight with Mark Hunt at the UFC 200 event resulted in a no-contest as a result of Lesnar testing positive for a banned substance. And UFC announced his departure from the promotion in 2017, this time for good.

Lesnar’s second run with WWE

Lesnar was a part of the match cards for subsequent WWE events over the years and continues to do so. His most recent appearance came at WWE Crown Jewel in a heavyweight encounter against Bobby Lashley. Lesnar won the recent battle in what is a war of supremacy between the two behemoths. The feud between the two is likely to continue in the future as well.

Vince McMahon was known to stick to his guns and rarely flinch during his time at the helm of the WWE. However, he was certainly a shrewd businessman and saw the benefits of having Brock Lesnar associated with his beloved promotion. Even if it meant letting his top talent compete at a rival promotion’s pay-per-view.

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