Backstage News On Brock Lesnar’s Promo From Raw, Hideo Itami On His Injury

On Raw this week Heath Slater told Brock Lesnar that he needed to win a contract to take care of his kids and Lesnar responded by telling him he doesn’t “give a s**t” about his kids. It’s being reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the line was not scripted and it was something Brock Lesnar came up with. It was also noted that there’s no heat on Brock for the line and WWE officials said nothing about it.

Byron Saxton recently did a Q&A with Hideo Itami for WWE.com. You can check out the full interview here along with some highlights below.

You joined NXT around the same time as Finn Bálor and Kevin Owens as three of the biggest signings the brand had ever seen. Both of those men have gone on to accomplish great things in NXT and WWE since then. Do you feel added pressure to do the same?

“I sat in the crowd and watched Finn Bálor become NXT Champion in my home country. I was happy for him, but I was also a little jealous. I saw Kevin Owens defeat John Cena in his first match in WWE. Many people in Japan expected me to do big things when I came to NXT, and now that I’m back, I want to make them proud. I want to show the world how good I am and I want to prove to myself how great I can be.”

For those who were unfamiliar with your shoulder injury, what exactly happened?

“I suffered a dislocated shoulder, which was a very tough injury. I have torn my ACLs in both knees and I’ve broken an ankle, but this is the longest I’ve ever been out of action in my entire career. It was the toughest injury of my life.”