Paul Heyman makes a strong claim about Brock Lesnar's future with the WWE.
On recent episodes of Monday Night RAW Paul Heyman has not been shy of mentioning that his client Brock Lesnar is eyeing a return to the octagon. Heyman continued to add fuel to the fire of rumors concerning Lesnar's WWE future in an interview with the New York Post.
"It’s most likely the answer to that is yes." Heyman answering the question of if WrestleMania 34 will be the last time he will walk Lesnar to a wrestling ring for a while. "The reasons are rather public. Brock is eyeballing a return to the octagon, he’s made no secret about it. He’s out in Las Vegas at the UFC offices taking a selfie with Dana White wearing a UFC T-shirt. These are not secret negotiations. The fact that both our contracts are coming due is not a secret either. Is this the last time that Brock Lesnar goes out to the ring in WWE, I truly don’t know that answer because what we’re focused on at the moment is … Brock is very laser focused on the task at hand. That’s always been his way, since he grew up on a dairy farm in Webster, South Dakota as a kid. 5 a.m. milk the cows, 8 a.m. get the eggs from the chicken, everything is task oriented." Heyman explained. "Right now our task is to deliver a memorable main event with Roman Reigns with the Universal Title on the line. That happens April 8th. Once we’re done with that task then we’ll focus on what happens after April 8th. It’s just the mindset that Brock Lesnar has and it’s worked for him every since he won an NCAA Division I Heavyweight Championship."
Another WWE superstar who has recently made the transition from the octagon to the wrestling ring is former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey. Heyman would give his take on how he thinks Rousey will fair in her debut pro wrestling match at WrestleMania 34 this upcoming Sunday.
"I expect everyone in that match to put on a spectacular show. Triple H is one of the greatest in-ring performers of all-time, Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold medalist, one of the greatest in-ring performers of all-time. Stephanie McMahon is not per say an in-ring performer, but anyone who thinks Stephanie McMahon is going to appear in a match at WrestleMania and walk into the ring thinking that she is just gonna eek by a performance has no idea of the drive and the intensity and the ambition she inherited from her father," He continued, "She truly is the billion-dollar Vin-cess. As close to a clone of Vince McMahon as you could ever, ever meet in your life, and she is I’m sure bound and determined to put on a show that no one ever forgets, and Ronda Rousey is just a world-class athlete, an Olympian who revolutionized and evolutionized the mixed martial arts genre and from what everyone says, her training for this match, and I don’t mean training like, “Ok, now were going to hit the heavy bag,” training to be a sport entertainer is second to none. When she goes in everyone’s jaw just hits the floor because she takes no breaks. She has to be reminded to at least take a 15-minute break here because she just wants to go, go, go 5 a.m. until 2 in the morning."
While on the topic of wrestlers and mixed martial artists transitioning back and forth between the two sports, a man who Paul Heyman manged for one the lengthier title reigns in WWE history, former two-time WWE Champion CM Punk, who stated that he will be competing at UFC 225 in his native home of Chicago. With the swinging rumors of CM Punk possibly making an appearance at The Young Bucks and Cody's 'All In' show on September 1st, Heyman feels that "The Best In The World" is not looking to be in a wrestling ring anytime soon.
"I don’t think CM Punk cares one way or another what’s going on in the world of sports entertainment. He is someone that has achieved his goals by dedicating every aspect of his life to pursuing his passions. His passions right now are quiet obviously in mixed martial arts and I don’t think he has a contingency plan in case of failure. I don’t think failure is an option for Phil Brooks. I think he is intent on making a go of it in the mixed martial arts world and if it doesn’t work out for him in UFC, I’m sure he would be looking a Bellator before he would be looking at a return to the wrestling ring."
Speaking of the self-financed 'All In' show, a number of talents have been announced for the show, but no matches have been made official. Head over to our 'All In' events article to see who's scheduled to appear at the event.
