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Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem |
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Sable & Brock Lesnar |
Former
WWE Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar lost his third Mix Martial Art (MMA) fight,
in the UFC against Alistair Overeem. Overeem is one of the biggest men I have
ever seen. Overeem hit Lesnar with a
couple of knees to the body and then landed a huge kick to the abdomen, which
drop Lesnar and left him unable to continue. Many of his other fights have
ended in the same fashion. Frank Mir defeated Lesnar with a Kneebar that forced
him to submit. Brock Lesnar suffered his second lost via a TKO, when Cain
Velasquez caught him with a straight right that opened a gash on his cheek and
again Lesnar could not defend himself. All of Brooke Lesnar losses have come in
the first round and in my opinion proves that he has not fully recovered from
his battle of mononucleosis. Brock promised his family that he will retire once
he captures the UFC Heavyweight Championship, and to do so he needed to defeat
Overeem. Lesnar lost this match and has publicly announced his retirement; he
has accomplished a lot in such a short MMA career.
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Bobby Lashely
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This
brings up many questions about Lesnar’s career, but there is one that interest
me the most, which is why do pro wrestlers believe that they can make that
transition from wrestling to MMA. Bobby Lashely and Batista have left the WWE
to pursue careers in MMA. Bobby Lashely has an MMA record of seven wins and one
loss, and to be honest I have never seen any of his fights, so I can’t really
judge him. Batista has not been able get a fight in any promotion. Other
wrestler’s that have been heard wanting to enter the octagon are Tara and Kurt
Angle. Tara in my opinion is the only one that has actually come to her
senesces. She has stated “realistically I’m forty, if I would have started this
maybe, when I turned thirty, I think I could be ahead of the game and be in the
mix”. These are words of a person that has realized she is a sport entertainer.
I do not doubt their athletic ability, because I am a huge wrestling fan, but
in wrestling the outcome is predetermine before the match starts. In MMA two
men or women enter the cage and they beat them self senesces less until there
is a clear cut winner. There is blood and amazing knockouts. In my opinion many
of these wrestlers believe the hype that the WWE and/or TNA have built for them.
I am not saying that they can’t take out an average guy (that is writing shit
on a blog site) on the street, but the MMA competitors have been practicing the
arts for years and that is what gives them an edge over pro wrestlers.
The
second question that comes to mind is will he return to the WWE? It wouldn’t surprise
me if he makes his return in a future WrestleMania to face The Undertaker. I
can’t see him making his return on WrestleMania 28, the WWE is smarter than
that, and they wouldn’t have two giant main events on one card. Third question
is will he wrestle on a full time bases? I truly believe he will not, because Lesnar
has made it clear that he never liked the traveling aspect of the business and
besides what type of impact will he make in the world of wrestling, today. He
is older and obviously has not fully recovered from his illness. In my opinion
the WWE should stick to what they are doing right now, which is focusing on the
younger talent. All of the Champions right now are younger and the future of
business. Don’t get me wrong I am an old school guy. I have seen guys like
Booker T, Jerry Lawler and Brock Lesnar himself in their prime; I hate to see
them hold on to something that is not really there. I saw Jerry Lawler in a
house show in New York City, and he looked slow in the ring, he can still
entertain us, but it is because he takes us to our childhood. Brock Lesnar a
great sports entertainer and in world of wrestling you never say never, so we
may see him back in the ring sooner then we think.
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