Shinsuke Nakamura talks about crying after wrestling Brock Lesnar

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Ultra Mantis From a creative, non-wrestling standpoint, working with somebody who is talented but phoning it in and under performing really sucks.

Except that doesn't apply to Brock at all. When I've worked with creative people that can improvise their stuff and get amazing results, the reason people get bitter is because they're jealous. There's no substitute for hard work, but Brock does the work he needs to -- work that no one else can really do. He's more akin to an actor that gives brilliant performances but hates the fame and doesn't want to mingle with the other actors or talk shop with them outside what he does for a living.

That's fine. I know musicians that hate the music scene, comedians that hate the comedy scene, actors that hate group readings because they rehearse better alone. Why does someone creative need to apply themselves in a fake bullshit way to every aspect of the job like it's all some big candy-land dream? If you're giving good performances, who the fuck cares whether or not you "love" the whole process?

[Ultra Mantis]

Originally Posted by Noid Except that doesn't apply to Brock at all. When I've worked with creative people that can improvise their stuff and get amazing results, the reason people get bitter is because they're jealous. There's no substitute for hard work, but Brock does the work he needs to -- work that no one else can really do. He's more akin to an actor that gives brilliant performances but hates the fame and doesn't want to mingle with the other actors or talk shop with them outside what he does for a living. That's fine. I know musicians that hate the music scene, comedians that hate the comedy scene, actors that hate group readings because they rehearse better alone. Why does someone creative need to apply themselves in a fake bullshit way to every aspect of the job like it's all some big candy-land dream? If you're giving good performances, who the fuck cares whether or not you "love" the whole process?

Except Nakamura is saying this in the context of "My match with Brock was so fucking awful it made me cry" which indicates he didn't give a good performance.