Brock Lesnar talks about his relationship with Paul Heyman.
The pairing of Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman is one of the most iconic manager-wrestler pairings in the history of professional wrestling. They have not always had a smooth relationship on screen but when they're together, they create historic moments such as Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania back in 2014.
Now, Brock Lesnar is talking about how that relationship got started all the way back in 2002 during his recent appearance on The Michael Kay Show.
"I got called up on the road from OVW, I was a prospect in developmental and they brought me up to live events. Paul was on something to do with the creative team. Paul saw me taking it all in in the stands, came up, and introduced himself, we sat down and had a connection. He's a dear friend in real life. A backstabbing friend right now. We all have somebody like that. [Our relationship has] developed," said Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar also says that a lot of people helped him along the way and part of the reason that was possible is he was not afraid to ask what may be deemed "stupid questions."
"A lot of people did [help me]. I always had an approachable personality and the willingness to want to learn. I was never scared to ask the stupid questions. I didn’t care if I got the answer no. I want to know, ‘will you watch my match? Tell me how I can do this different.’ If they told me to screw off, so be it. I’ve always been coachable. Always. I didn’t get this way by paving my own path. My eyes and ears were wide open. If my mouth was open it was asking ‘who, what, why when, where.’ That was it," he said.
Brock Lesnar will look to defeat Roman Reigns, Heyman's latest client, at WrestleMania 38 in a championship unification match for both the WWE World Heavyweight and Universal Championships.
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