10 things you didn’t know about Brock Lesnar

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1. Brock Lesnar grew up in Webster a South Dakota city

2. Brock Lesnar’s childhood nickname was ‘Broccoli’

3.  Brock Lesnar was recruited by WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco

4. Brock Lesnar was a former roommate of “The Gold Standard” Shelton Benjamin

5. Before debuting in WWE, Brock Lesnar regularly executed the Shooting Star Press

6. Brock Lesnar did not win his first televised WWE match by pinfall or submission

7. Brock Lesnar nearly played for the Minnesota Vikings

8. The meaning behind Brock Lesnar’s chest tattoothe myriad pressures he felt during a dark period in his life after leaving WWE

9. Brock Lesnar battled sumo champion Akebono

10. Brock Lesnar refused a Japanese rite of initiation from Antonio Inoki