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Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool
I'm not saying Brock did the right thing by taking everything he could from WWE without give back. But I'm just not certain on your facts.
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Well, he did some indies, but not for too long, and it wasn't really enough exposure to say that he had enough experience. I know he was in OVW for a long time, like a year or two, but even then, he was in a developmental deal with WWE. So you can say that pretty much he was snatched up pretty quick. I believe he won the NCAA title in 99 or 00. Hold on, I got a link.
http://www.cooldudesandhotbabes.com/lesnar.html
Lesnar graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2000, ending a stellar amateur wrestling career. He'd gone 50-2 in two years in Minnesota, making him 106-5 overall in four years of college. He won the NCAA heavyweight title, and was a two-time All American. Brock was courted by several NFL football teams after graduation and was invited to tryout camps. But he'd watched Kurt Angle rise to fame from the amateur wrestling ranks to WWE (then the WWF) and opted to follow in Angle's footsteps. Brock signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental territory in Louisville, Kentucky for training. He spent two years with OVW under the guidance of Jim Cornette, and upped his weight to 295 chiseled pounds (he'd wrestled at 285 as an amateur). Brock became a standout at OVW events because of his size, as well as his athletic ability (he was able to perform a Shooting Star Press). He developed the team of The Minnesota Stretching Crew with Shelton Benjamin, and the two were OVW Tag Team Champions. "However long it takes me to make TV, it really doesn’t matter to me," Lesnar told W.I.N. Magazine in a 2000 interview. "I’m enjoying my job. The money is very good and I’m content with it. But, obviously my number one goal is to become WWF champion.”