rock Edward Lesnar[3] /ˈlɛznər/ (born July 12, 1977)[3] is an American[4] professional wrestler, mixed martial artist,[5] and formeramateur wrestler and professional American football player currently signed to WWE on the Raw brand.[6] He is a four-time WWE World Champion, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, and a NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.[7][8]
After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota (106 wins and 5 losses), Lesnar signed with WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation) in 2000. He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was a three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin. After debuting on WWE's main roster in 2002, he won the WWE Championship on three separate occasions with victories over The Rock and Kurt Angle(twice). Lesnar won his first WWE Championship (at the time known as the WWE Undisputed Championship) five months after his main roster debut at the age of 25, becoming the youngest champion in the title's history. He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner, making him the youngest King of the Ring and Royal Rumble winner as well.[9][10] He became the top professional wrestler of the company and was on the peak of his career until his career began to decline after losing the WWE Championship to Eddie Guerrero in February 2004. Following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar left the WWE and pursued a career in the National Football League (NFL).[11] He was named a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, but was cut prior to the start of the 2004–2005 season.[12] In 2005, Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match. After a contractual dispute with NJPW, he also wrestled as IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation (
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