For decades Brock Lesnar was one of the most feared competitors in all of combat sports. The Beast Incarnate officially retired following his match with Oba Femi at SummerSlam, but throughout his in-ring career Lesnar worked with a variety of names.
While talking about Brock Lesnar on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Dexter Lumis made it clear that he wanted to work a match with Brock Lesnar, and he asked Paul Heyman directly how he could make that happen.
“Who’s more intimidating in the wrestling business that’s still somewhat active? I know he just retired, but when that guy comes out to the ring, everybody’s just floored. There is a presence, and if he likes you, and you have a good match with him, and you show him that you can carry the ball. I feel like that’s the standard, you know. That’s the guy. You should want your career to be like his. To get the limited schedule, to get the money, to get the notoriety, to be a bada**, to be legit, but also to be so giving. I’ve had conversations with Brock, and he might just be like oh, I don’t remember that kid. But I feel like I was right there, and I respect the hell out of him. I’m very happy that he’s had such a great career. Oba Femi, what a great story those two had. I’m not mad. I’m very happy for that situation and Brock’s retiring and everything, but you know, I always think, what if?”
“Well, I mentioned Paul Heyman earlier, and it’s having conversations with him. I just didn’t beat around the bush. I just said, ‘Hey, I want to wrestle Brock Lesnar. How do we do that?’ And that’s when the conversation started shifting towards you need to be a singles guy. I wanted the Wyatt six to work, but how long can it last? You always kind of got to be mindful of that.”