On this day in 1977, Brock Lesnar was born
Other well-known people born on this day are football player James Rodriguez and actor Topher Grace.
On 12 July in 1977, Brock Edward Lesnar was born.
He is an American professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and professional football player.
Lesnar competed in amateur wrestling when he was in high school and he was placed third in the state championships.
In 2000, after his successful amateur wrestling career, Lesnar signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWE).
In 2002, he debuted in the WWE’s main roster and won the championship five months later. This win, which he secured when he was 25 years old, made him the youngest champion in the title’s history.
Lesnar left WWE following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX. He left to pursue a career in the National Football League and was named defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings.
When he returned to professional wrestling in 2005, he signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match.
Lesnar later pursued a career in mixed martial arts (MMA), as he signed with Hero’s and won his first fight, against Min-Soo Kim.
After rejoining WWE, Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at WrestleMania. He achieved world champion status three times after this, having won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2014 and the WWE Universal Championship in 2017 and 2018.
His first reign as Universal Champion was the longest world title reign in WWE since 1988 at 504 days.
Other well-known people born on this day are football player James Rodriguez and actor Topher Grace.
