According to Fightful, Lars Sullivan would have been a big favorite to win this year's Rumble or at least challenge Lesnar for the WWE title at Mania had it not been for his recent knee injury and online controversies.
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This is a guy that Vince McMahon wanted ready for Brock Lesnar last year
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In regards to Lars' gay porn stuff being outed, Fightful also recently reported that Vince's view of him as a potential future big star soured a lot afterwards.
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Oh, they know, they know… so the care thing? [Do they care?] When I contacted — well wrestlers contacted me asking if I’d known about it before and I had no clue. The thing that I was specifically told was he won’t get fired for it, but one person said: ‘Vince might never look at him the same way again’ — because that’s just how Vince is. That was what one wrestler’s opinion was of the matter.
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