Brock Edward Lesnar (/'lezn@r/ LEHZ-nur; born on 12 July 1977) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist (MMA) as well as an professional and amateur American footballer who has both American and Canadian citizenship. He is currently signed by the professional wrestling company WWE, where in the story, he is in the position of a "free agent" which allows him to appear on both the Raw and SmackDown brands. Lesnar is the only one who has won all the major heavyweight titles of WWE, Ultimate Fighting Championship, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He also competed in college wrestling at the University of Minnesota. In 2000, he was awarded the NCAA Division I national title. He soon signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed WWE in 2002) before gaining industry fame in 2002 after winning the WWE Championship at the age of 25. He set records for the most youthful wrestler to win the championship. In 2004 Lesnar departed WWE to join the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), but was cut from the team during the pre-season.
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