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03-10-2004, 03:39 PM
by Dave Meltzer

Dave@wrestlingobserver.com

Brock Lesnar quit the WWE last night at the TV tapings in Atlantic City. Lesnar, 26, will face Bill Goldberg at Wrestlemania in what will be his final match unless he changes his mind in the next few days. We'll have more on this later toady.


News derived from the PWTorch newsletter

Lesnar is said to be discontent backstage and was very upset that he had to fly all the way to South Africa “just to wrestle Hardcore Holly” instead of being used in a higher profile match on the tour. With his long term contract reportedly signed for 7 years, Lesnar doesn’t feel he is being protected properly for the long term by the WWE. He is also upset that the current plan is for him to face the Undertaker as he feels he will likely “be fed” to the Undertaker, thus discounting his character. Lesnar isn’t alone in this thinking as many have voiced their opinions against the return of the no-selling “Deadman” gimmick. He and McMahon were said to have had a very intense discussion last week resulting in his considering to take some time off after WM XX. As of this report, the WWE isn’t making any post-WrestleMania plans involving Lesnar and have removed his name from all publicity material for upcoming shows.


The recent purchase of a $400,000 jet for his business travel remained the hot topic of conversation last week in both RAW & Smackdown locker rooms. While he did use his own money and receive the “OK” from WWE ****orate, many still feel this was out of line as Ric Flair, Steve Austin, Undertaker, and others who have substantially more tenure and “weight” within the company have never done such. Individualism such as this caused immediate heat backstage for Lesnar who was also scrutinized for seemingly letting his push “go to his head” and other reported instances where his maturity was brought into question.

Avon
03-10-2004, 05:04 PM
Wow thats a major loss for the WWE if he leaves.

acxel
03-11-2004, 08:19 PM
i agree that it'll be a major loss but lets face it he's still a kid mentally, i mean come on guys its all a fantasy and more established wrestlers like the undertaker , the rock and others have laid down for him in order to give him a push you can't be at the top for ever and you can't beleive your own hype , you gotta pay your dues like everyone else and you'll be rewarded as long as your a team player ,look at triple h he's at the top of his game but he has taken many beatings and losses , i don't think he has ever even beaten the undertaker so nows brocks turn.

La Cosa Nostra
03-30-2004, 02:23 AM
It's a loss but his character was very stale. Unlike others he's been the same person from day one. eg he hasn't been Mr Good and Mr Evil and Dosn't have much of a sense of humour either.

Don't get me wrong I do like him but, the writers did nothing to make him more appealing.

QBMuscle
03-31-2004, 12:48 PM
ok. I'm not a wrestling fan but don't people come and go from wrestling constantly? Mick Foley, Rick Flair, Goldberg, stone cold, etc.

La Cosa Nostra
04-01-2004, 04:21 AM
Those peeps are still there :confused:

jeffskee
04-02-2004, 01:33 AM
Brock is a large human being so he looks intimdating in the ring. That is the only thing that he really has going for him. He has no mic skills. (It was better when he didn't say anything and they let Paul Haymen do all the talking). He is an ok wrestler but not as exciting as Rey Mysterio, RVD, Jericho ect. Everyone has to pay their dues and i'm pretty sure he was getting a six or seven figure salary. If the WWE is paying you, than you got to follow their script. Period. Even Hulk Hogan (A wrestling icon) followed a script and lost to the Roc. If hes gonna act like a bitch, they should let him leave. he'll be begging for his job back in a couple of months anyway.


Undertaker came back as deadman? I haven't really watched wrestling in a while. I used to love the deadman gimmick when I was a kid.

La Cosa Nostra
04-02-2004, 03:16 AM
Couldn't agree more.