Brock Lesnars career in the WWE has ran nearly 20 years, give or take his break away from the company for his time in the UFC. He started with the WWE in 2000with OVW and by 2002 he was a WWE Champion, the youngest in company history. Over that time, Brock has been called many things, including the Next Big Thing, and he definitely earned that nickname. With Paul Heyman by his side, Brock has basically been the face of WWE for nearly two decades and is the most legit athlete the promotion has ever had.

His evolution from amateur wrestler to now current WWE Champion is simply amazing. All with Paul Heyman being his advocate, Lesnar is one of the most talented stars in WWE today and has evolved into a big box office name for the WWE, who only have him wrestle at the biggest events. Its why his contract is something everyone wants, where he wrestles with limited dates and gets millions of dollars. Here is Brocks evolution from rookie to champion.

Before joining WWE, Brock Lesnar was one of the best amateur wrestlers in the country as he won the 2000 NCAA Division 1 Heavyweight wrestling championship in his senior year at the University of Minnesota. He finished as a two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference champion and had a record of 106-5 in four years.

When he signed with the WWE, he was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, which was WWEs developmental territory at the time. There he teamed with his University of Minnesota roommate Shelton Benjamin as a tag team known as the Minnesota Stretching Crew and they won the OVW Southern Tag Team Champions three different times.

Brock Lesnar made his debut right after WrestleMania, attacking Al Snow, Maven and Spike Dudley during their match. He was accompanied by Paul Heyman to the ring, which marks the first time they were paired together. Its here where he was dubbed by Heyman, The Next Big Thing and his first feud was with the Hardy Boyz.

Brock Lesnars push was accelerated as by June, he was in the King of the Ring tournament. On RAW, Brock defeated Bubba Ray Dudley and Booker T, and then at the Pay Per View, he defeated Test in his semi-final match and Rob Van Dam in the final. The winner was granted a WWE Undisputed Championship match at SummerSlam.

With Brock Lesnar winning the King of the Ring, he got a title shot against The Rock for the WWE Undisputed Championship. Brock would hit The Rock with an F-5 and win the championship, becoming the youngest person in WWE history to win the top title. It was also only just months after debuting.

Brock Lesnar would lose the title and start a feud with Big Show late in the year and he needed to win the Royal Rumble match in order to get a shot at Kurt Angle for the title. He would beat Big Show in a match for a spot in the Rumble and eliminate the Undertaker last to secure his spot in the main event of WrestleMania.

Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle was a dream match of sorts because of their amateur wrestling background. Angle was walking in injured and Brock injured himself when he tried to perform a shooting star press, a move he used in OVW but never used on the main roster. He would pin Angle and regain the title.

Brock Lesnar would leave WWE in 2004 and tried his like at football. But he eventually went to Japan and in his debut match, he defeated Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. New Japan would strip Lesnar of the title months later for not defending it due to visa issues.

Brock Lesnar would now turn his attention to mixed martial arts and specifically, the UFC. He lost his first match to Frank Mir but was granted a UFC Heavyweight championship match at UFC 91 against Randy Couture. Lesnar won in the second round to become the new champion in just his fourth MMA fight.

After time in the UFC, Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE in 2012 and faced John Cena. He was brought in to bring legitimacy back to the WWE, as they were capitalizing off his success in MMA. Very quickly, Paul Heyman was brought back as Lesnars advocate to do all his speaking for him leading up to matches.

The biggest win in WWE history belongs to Brock Lesnar, who at WrestleMania 30, ended the Undertakers undefeated streak at 21 wins. It was a complete shock to everyone in attendance, as Brock hit multiple F-5s on the Undertaker, who had to go to the hospital after the match. It started a long feud between the two.

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The victory over Undertaker sparked a very dangerous Brock Lesnar as he was booked to be ruthless. In his first title match back, Brock delivered 16 suplexes to John Cena at SummerSlam and two F-5s, while Cena got in very little offense. He pinned Cena to become the WWE World Heavyweight champion.

When the WWE brought in the Universal Championship, Brock Lesnar won the title after beat Goldberg in a WrestleMania match, avenging his Survivor Series loss in 86 seconds to the man who now holds the title. Brock pinned him and held the title for 504 days, the sixth-longest world championship reign in WWE history.

At Money in the Bank, Brock Lesnar replaced Sami Zayn in the match and quickly climbed the ladder to win the briefcase, giving him a shot at any title he wanted. It started a small comedy time for Brock, who often put the briefcase up to his shoulder like a boombox and said it was a Brock party. He would cash it in on Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules to win the title again.

When WWE moved Smackdown to FOX, Brock Lesnar was given a title shot against Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. Brock won the match in seconds to win his fifth WWE Championship. This also marked Lesnars first television match in 15 years, as Brock only fought on pay per views until then.

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