On an episode of his podcast, “Grilling JR,” WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross discussed a variety of topics, including the legacy of Brock Lesnar.
This is what Jim Ross said, “I knew he was that special, Conrad. My God — I mean, just look at him. And he carried himself like a champion. He’s a big brute, he’s intimidating-looking. But he didn’t wanna milk cows all his life. He wanted to make money. Not just money, big money. I paid him more money than I ever paid any rookie. So he was that special.”
On whether WWE has truly seen the last of Lesnar:
“Have we seen the last of Brock Lesnar? Hell no. No way. Have we seen the last of Brock Lesnar as a semi-recurring character on TV? I think so. But I don’t think we’ve seen the last of him. For WrestleMania next year or major events, they’ve got somebody that they — it’s just a crazy world, man. You can’t — with all those financial oriented guys investing in the company and owning piece of this and piece of that, whatever it may be. They’re in it for the cash. And if they project that Brock Lesnar returned to fight Oba Femi, let’s say. I know they fought already. That means nothing to me. If you’re good at what you do for a living, you should be able to do it more often than once and kick **. And I’m sure those two guys could do that.”
On whether GUNTHER vs. Lesnar should happen at SummerSlam or WrestleMania:
“That’s a match that has to be booked at someplace soon. I don’t see that before [WrestleMania]. That’s a WrestleMania match, not SummerSlam, not Royal Rumble. It’s a WrestleMania match. It’s already half-a**ed built. It’s like building a castle. Now you’re just putting the finishing touches on it because the foundation is laid. That would be a WrestleMania match in my view at next year’s WrestleMania. And it would sell like a sumb***h, especially in Minneapolis, where Lesnar calls home.”
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(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)