During a recent appearance on the Michael Kay Show, Brock Lesnar revealed that he actually retired after his WrestleMania 36 match with Drew McIntyre. Additionally, he commented on why he returned from retirement after that match.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On retiring after losing to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36: “When I was younger I thought ‘ah, I’ll want to retire when I’m 40.’ I actually retired when COVID hit and my contract was up in 2020, I think. So full circle Brock Lesnar story; I had my first pro wrestling match in Hamel, Minnesota in a garage in front of no people. And 20 years later, in the WWE Heavyweight Champion of the world, had my last wrestling match in a warehouse in front of no people. So 20 years, full cycle, full revolution. And I’m like ‘alright, cool, I’m out.’”
On why he came out of retirement at 2021 for SummerSlam: “Cha-Ching.”
On changing up his look upon his most recent return to WWE: “My whole life I’ve been wearing a flat top. You know, crew cut. I grew my beard out. I had one beard when I fought in the UFC, but I said ‘I’m just, I’m just gonna let it all go.’ And then last summer before any of this evolved, like, it was so hot. I’m like ‘I’m gonna cut my hair.’
“So my kids cut my hair and then they were like ‘I’m gonna give you a mohawk.’ And then they go ‘I bet you won’t wear a ponytail.’ I was like ‘I’m not gonna lose a bet to my kid.’ So I wore this, this look that I got. And it wasn’t like a mastermind of nothing. It was a joke. Here I am. Brock Lesnar, the biga– joke.”
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(h/t – Wrestling Inc)
