Brock Lesnar teases apparent retirement following WWE WrestleMania 42 loss
WrestleMania 42 appeared to be it for Brock Lesnar.
The former WWE and UFC Champion lost in under five minutes to Oba Femi on Sunday, falling to Femi’s pop-up powerbomb. After Femi left, an emotional Lesnar recovered and took his gloves off in the ring, then took off his boots. Heyman entered the ring and the two hugged. After some posing, Lesnar exited the ring and walked to the back with Heyman, all but saying his in-ring career was over.
Femi started off the match strong, dominating Lesnar in the early part of the match. Lesnar took control briefly, throwing him into the steps and planted Femi with the F5. But Femi quickly recovered, grabbed Lesnar for a chokeslam, then followed with the pop-up powerbomb for the win.
A NCAA standout, Lesnar was signed in the early 2000s by WWE and by 2002 was given a huge push on the main roster, defeating The Rock for his first world title at that year’s SummerSlam. He exited WWE in 2004 and eventually found himself in the UFC, winning their heavyweight title. Lesnar returned to WWE in 2012 and has been a pivotal part in big shows ever since.
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