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Post by CrazySting on Dec 21, 2007 6:07:07 GMT -5
from this months powerslam (issue 162) with Fin Martin. It's pretty interesting that he has no regrets...although supposedly he phoned Vince in 2005 to negotiate a part time schedule but Vince woudn't give him it...the most interesting part of the interview
Do you regret leaving WWE in March 2004 to take a crack at the NFL?
Absolutely not. It was the best thing I ever did.
You walked away from a prime spot and a $1 million per annum downside guarantee.
Yeah.
No regrets over that?
Not at all, no. By the time I was done and wanted to leave the company, you couldn't have paid me enough money to stick around. I wasn't having fun anymore...
You only live once on this planet, and I would rather know the outcome of something rather than regret never trying it. My whole life, I've accepted different challenges and challenged myself in different ways. A lot of people don't do that. A lot of people don't take risks. A lot of people are comfortable living their lives that way. But I'm a risk taker. At lease I gave football a shot and I know.
I bet a lot of people in WWE were chuckling to themselves when you were cut from your developmental contract by the Minnesota Vikings in August 2004.
I'm sure there was. But I don't care. I'm living my own life: I'm not living anyone else's. If they're happy with what they're doing that's fine with me.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 21, 2007 6:09:43 GMT -5
I personally thought it took a lot of balls for Lesnar to quit wrestling, puting his hapiness over thousands of angry wrestling fans labelling him a sellout. I'll always respect his decision there.
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 21, 2007 6:10:59 GMT -5
I can understand why wwe were unhappy though, they did a lot to put him over. Although, arguably they shouldn't have given a push like that to someone who wasn't even sure he wanted to be in wrestling.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Dec 21, 2007 6:53:24 GMT -5
If he's genuinely happy, good for him. But I must know, did the interview touch on his horrible chest tattoo? Like, "Hey Brock, what's with that stupid tattoo on your chest?"
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 21, 2007 7:04:04 GMT -5
If he's genuinely happy, good for him. But I must know, did the interview touch on his horrible chest tattoo? Like, "Hey Brock, what's with that stupid tattoo on your chest?" Alas, no. |
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Post by Boku AKA Da Green Guy on Dec 21, 2007 7:13:37 GMT -5
I personally thought it took a lot of balls for Lesnar to quit wrestling, puting his hapiness over thousands of angry wrestling fans labelling him a sellout. I'll always respect his decision there. I would agree... But then what he did in Japan made me lose any and all respect for him. |
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Post by Hugh Mungus on Dec 21, 2007 8:45:06 GMT -5
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Post by krill on Dec 21, 2007 9:02:13 GMT -5
I love Brock Lesnar and I am stoked I will get to watch him again in UFC.
And I totally agree with him about trying and failing rather than watching and doing nothing. Hopefully I can follow his philosophy.
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Post by greate on Dec 21, 2007 10:16:00 GMT -5
I respect Lesnar for trying out a lot of things, he was succesful in pro wrestling and he just left..maybe that was a bad move we'll see usually it takes a life time to hone your craft in something. Obviously Lesnar is in a rush and that's a bad thing, there is no way he is ready to step up in MMA like he is.
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Post by krill on Dec 21, 2007 10:32:56 GMT -5
I respect Lesnar for trying out a lot of things, he was succesful in pro wrestling and he just left..maybe that was a bad move we'll see usually it takes a life time to hone your craft in something. Obviously Lesnar is in a rush and that's a bad thing, there is no way he is ready to step up in MMA like he is. And what makes you an authority on if he is ready or not? You are either tough enough or you are not. We will find out in February. |
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 21, 2007 10:39:27 GMT -5
I love Brock Lesnar and I am stoked I will get to watch him again in UFC. And I totally agree with him about trying and failing rather than watching and doing nothing. Hopefully I can follow his philosophy. I agree, but at the same time you have to be realistic. Lesnar had a daughter to take care of, and he threw away a very well paying job, for a pipe dream. |
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Post by krill on Dec 21, 2007 11:41:57 GMT -5
I am sure he is financially stable from his WWE run. Plus with a name like his he could probably get a job anywhere. Hell If UFC fails, I am sure TNA would break the bank to sign him.
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Post by Reverend BTY on Dec 21, 2007 11:54:56 GMT -5
Honestly, you can't blame the guy. He obviously didn't like it so he left. With the way wrestling is at the moment, I couldn't blame him.
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Post by BlackJackRobby on Dec 21, 2007 12:30:57 GMT -5
What is the whole story with what Brock did in Japan. He won the title and refused to lose it?
I remember him saying somthing about how wrestling is fake and he would not lost a fake title to any wrestler.
Don't quote me on that, but then he and Angle had one match so he could give it back.
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Post by jzbadblood on Dec 21, 2007 15:34:33 GMT -5
Whatever Brock Lesnar wants to do that's cool with me. I'm looking forward to his UFC debut.
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 21, 2007 15:34:37 GMT -5
I am sure he is financially stable from his WWE run. Plus with a name like his he could probably get a job anywhere. Hell If UFC fails, I am sure TNA would break the bank to sign him. I don't actually think he was. After he failed in football and had the no compete clause I heard Sable had to support him for a while. |
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Post by Turd Ferguson on Dec 21, 2007 16:53:57 GMT -5
What else can he fail at before he realizes that he was destined to be a pro wrestler? He sucked at football, he's yet to prove himself with MMA, he has horrible taste in women, and he has a rotten business sense.
What did he even get a degree in when he graduated?
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Post by bitteroldman on Dec 21, 2007 21:55:51 GMT -5
I'm quite certain that if TNA ever does sign Brock that he'll be happy there as long as he gets a monster push; once he has to start putting people over he'll whine like a little girl and find some excuse to quit.
Hogan and Michaels could take lessons from Brock on being a prima donna.
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 21, 2007 22:08:14 GMT -5
I LOVE brock's views and I also definitely respect Goldberg's too.
WRestling was never their first choice, but they made a lot of money doing it.
THere's a lot of things Brock wanted to do, and I'm happy for him doing big things in MMA, and what's forgotten a lot is that he really did well in the camp, they just wanted him to do some polishing in NFL Europe.
I hope he does really well in UFC
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Dec 22, 2007 0:18:43 GMT -5
I love Brock Lesnar and I am stoked I will get to watch him again in UFC. And I totally agree with him about trying and failing rather than watching and doing nothing. Hopefully I can follow his philosophy. I agree, but at the same time you have to be realistic. Lesnar had a daughter to take care of, and he threw away a very well paying job, for a pipe dream. And that wouldn't have been so bad had he been smart enough to save his money and pay his taxes. He would have been set for life. |
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