Brock Lesnar's History & Love Of Dance In WWE
Mia Walsh For most of his storied career, Brock Lesnar has played the role of a mega-villain, a monster heel with very little emotion, aside from the thrill of inflicting pain on his opponents. This was more pronounced in his return to WWE in 2012 and for the majority of his second run with the company, Lesnar barely even talked.
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Instead, Paul Heyman did the talking for his client as the prizefighter stood in the center, occasionally mean-mugging into the camera or flexing his muscles.
Lesnar Is Usually A Pretty Cold Character
After his stint in the UFC, the commentators often pointed out that Lesnar was a different athlete from the rest and he possessed an almost unparalleled thirst for destruction. He hated people, as often pointed out by Roman Reigns, and he held no respect for the fans, again, as often pointed out by his rival, Roman Reigns.
Brock Lesnar was a mercenary, a cold-blooded beast who fought for money, his own amusement, and the thrill of mauling someone. These fine points were hammered into the very consciousness of the WWE universe but despite all the horrific personality bits echoed over and over again, Brock Lesnar does like to have fun.
As a matter of fact, Brock Lesnar has a particular penchant for dancing on live television. Yes, sounds ridiculous, as well as behind the scenes. Brock Lesnar of all people, dancing but this quirk was evident even during his first run.
In 2003, Lesnar pointed out that his priority was to defend the title and remain champion but he also stated that once in a while, he liked to have a little fun. WWE fans surely had to blink twice when Lesnar, during his build-up to the feud with the great Eddie Guerrero, came waltzing down the ramp, with a sombrero perched on top of his head.
Not only was Lesnar dancing before a big PPV match, but he also brought along an entire Mariachi band to the ring. Once inside the square circle, Lesnar instructed the band and continued his dance routine until his opponent, Guerrero came out and chased him off.
Many years later, upon winning the Money in the Bank briefcase, Lesnar actually started a short-lived gimmick as WWE’s DJ. Many fans pointed out that Lesnar actually carried the briefcase as a boom box and during an episode of RAW, both champions, Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins, took center stage in the ring and demanded an answer from Mr.MITB.
Lesnar answered the call but this time around, the Beast Incarnate actually brought along a boom-box fitted into his briefcase. His advocate could only clap and marvel as Lesnar danced his way down the ramp and got into the ring.
Once inside, Lesnar displayed a love for all kinds of music as he jammed out to the theme songs of both Rollins and Kofi. His advocate, Paul Heyman, just could not help himself and the moment Burn It Down blared through the speakers, Heyman attempted an EXTREME version of the air guitar and Lesnar himself had to stop him.
When Will Lesnar Dance Next?
Moreover, Lesnar made it clear that the instrument on his shoulder was no mere boom box, but a beast box. This single segment easily absolved the company from the mistake of making Lesnar win the briefcase in the first place.
Lastly, but most importantly, there is a good chance that his love for disco is not just a gimmick quirk but an actual character quirk of Brock Edward Lesnar. Recently, a photo surfaced of Lesnar grinning and dancing with a female friend and that was the happiest wrestling fans had ever seen him.
The fact that Lesnar did not jam out with Health Slater is a crime. Regardless, despite being portrayed as evil incarnate for most of his second run, Lesnar, whether a face or heel, kayfabe or real life, Lesnar is actually a pretty competent dancer. Nobody sane is going to tell that man otherwise.
Moreover, owing to the fact that during the Royal Rumble, Lesnar jived to MVP’s theme song demonstrates that along with a love of dancing, Lesnar has pretty good taste in music as well.