Video summary
Brock Lesnar has officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling, marking a definitive end to his career that distinguishes this moment from previous rumors earlier in the year. While past instances saw him simply taking off his gear and waving goodbye without formal confirmation, he recently appeared on Pat McAfee's show to state clearly that Saturday night was truly "that" for him inside the squared circle. Lesnar expressed deep emotion regarding the event, noting that after being defeated by Oba Femi at WrestleMania, he felt internally ready to stop because he believed he could not endure another match of that intensity. He thanked his fans and colleagues for their support throughout his journey from a farm kid in South Dakota with big dreams to becoming one of the sport's most illustrious athletes.
Despite this official declaration, there remains an underlying uncertainty regarding whether TKO will respect Lesnar's wishes given the lucrative opportunities available through Saudi Arabia events next year. The narrator acknowledges that while wrestling legends like HBK have returned after announcing retirement when the financial offer is right, it would be preferable if WrestleMania truly marked his final chapter without further losses or comebacks. However, the massive sums of money involved in upcoming international shows raise questions about whether Lesnar might eventually succumb to a high-paying short match simply because he has no need for cash and could afford to say "no" only if he genuinely wants to stop working entirely.
The video also highlights the significant role Oba Femi played in this narrative, as he is now recognized as the wrestler who successfully beat Lesnar twice within a single year, effectively ending his run multiple times. The narrator praises Brock for putting Oba over and building him up through their feud, suggesting that WWE should capitalize on this momentum by making Oba world champion no later than next year's WrestleMania to ensure such an achievement is not wasted time. Ultimately, the conclusion rests on Lesnar's personal desire versus the financial incentives of his new company; while he seems mentally done and ready to hang up his gloves for good, whether that decision holds firm depends entirely on how much money TKO offers him in the future compared to his current satisfaction with retirement.
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What's good y'all? It's your boy Ross
back at again with another video. So,
apparently it's official this time.
Brock Lesnar has announced his
retirement from professional wrestling.
He talked about it on the Pat McAfee
show. Now, I know we've been down this
road before earlier this year, but Brock
didn't verbatim say he was retiring
after Wrestlemania. He just took his
gloves off, took his shoes, you know,
his wrestling shoes off, hugged Paul
Heymon, shed some tears, and waved by to
the fans as if he was retiring for good.
But no, this time Brock has officially
announced himself. He's hanging it up
for good until TKO says, "Hey man, we're
having Wrestlemania and Saudi. You want
to pull up?" But nevertheless, we're
going to check out this short clip. He
was on the Pat McAfee show talking about
this and I'm going to give my opinions
on this. You know, Doug, he's been
enjoying this. You know, Dub's, you
know, been enjoying the news. He still
has his guard up cuz he's not 100% sure
because once again, we we've been
through this before, but nevertheless,
this may be a different situation
because Brock himself has come out and
announced this. This was on the Pat
McAfee show. I'm play this clip for you
guys. Can you tell us a little bit about
Saturday with Oba back in Minnesota, how
emotional it was for you?
>> Yeah, I mean, I'm I'm here today to to
to do this interview to let the world
and everybody know that that I am
retired and I wanted to say a big thank
you to everybody.
Uh, Saturday was a very emotional day
for for me. It it kind of weird cuz I
did I I my heart when Ova Femi uh
slammed me at WrestleMania I was like I
can't do this again. I was like I think
I'm done.
>> That's kind of crazy that he said that.
That he said at Wrestlemania, hey, yeah,
I think I'mma chill. And then TKO was
like, "No, you can't do that." No, no,
no, no, no. I don't I don't I don't
think you can do that yet. Just not yet.
You can chill. Just not yet. We we got
to get to Somerset, Brock.
>> But the the business and and the I think
I'm done. Slam me at WrestleMania. I was
like, I can't do this again. So, I was
like, I think I'm done. Uh but the the
business and and the I still had some
fuel.
>> I mean, I'm not going to lie to you. His
accolades are pretty crazy, not going to
lie to you.
>> In the tank. But Saturday for for Brock
Lesnar, that's it. That's that that's it
for for me in the squared circle and and
and
uh for everything else too. So I just
want to give a shout out to everybody on
this universe
that has followed me from since I was a
little kid all the way till Saturday. I
was just a farm kid from South Dakota
with a big dream and a big heart and a
big ass chip on my shoulder. And um I uh
yeah, I'm just grateful grateful to be
uh
>> hell yeah.
>> Congratulations. I appreciate the hell
out of your message about a work ethic
being the most important part of this.
We appreciate your commitment to sport.
I appreciate your drive. I appreciate
how kind you were to us. I uh I
appreciate everything. You putting your
body through a lot for our
entertainment.
>> Well, and that's it, ladies and gents.
Brock Lesnar has signed off from
professional wrestling from what he
says. Now,
is there a chance that he could come
back? Of course, it's wrestling. And I
mean, if the money's right, the
situation's cool.
I mean, we seen HBK come back.
Unfortunately, he came back. Now, should
he come back? Probably not. I'm going to
be honest with you. I think the
Wrestlemania one should have been the
last one, but you know what? They didn't
after this. I think this, you know,
should be it. Granted, I know there's
some people that want to see Gunther and
Brock or maybe a Braun Breaking Brock.
No, I don't think Brock needs to, you
know, be taking more losses. Granted,
I'm pretty sure some of us wouldn't
complain. I'm being one of them. But I
also understand that
it's only makes sense if it's one person
that's able to do it. Now, the fact that
Oba
has been the person to beat Brock, not
once, but twice in one year and
essentially made him retire multiple
times, twice in one year.
Hey, that's something dope to have on
the resume. That's something dope to
tout and to push. And hopefully WWE and
Creative can, you know, keep that
momentum going for Oba.
Brock putting him over the way he did.
Hopefully that can be something that Oba
is able to carry for many years to come.
He's the guy that put down Brock Lesnar.
So, let's let's run with this guy. He
should be a world champion no later than
I mean I [ __ ] I I would put the belt on
him as soon as possible, but no later
than next year's Wrestlemania. If he
doesn't leave next year's Wrestlemania
as champion, what are we doing?
I would prefer before, but hey, if he
doesn't leave next year's Wrestlemania
as champion, this was a a waste of
[ __ ] time. Seriously. So, that's just
my thing. Um, honestly, even though
Brock is saying this himself, and I do
believe he wants to hang it up. Hill. I
I believe he wanted to hang it up at
Wrestlemania, but I'm sure they they
like, "Hey, come on. We need you for
SummerSlam."
I do believe in his mind he's done. In
his mind, he's he's he's hanging it up.
He's calling it quits. Doesn't want to
do it no more. Cool. He's had a an
illustrious career. Cool.
My only concern and it's going to always
be my concern be is TKO. Will TKO adhere
to it? Will TKO,
you know, respect his wishes or will
they throw a buttload of money because
they're going to Saudi next year? And
you know how they get down in Saudi,
bro. You know how they get down. They're
all about making the show the biggest
possible and they're willing to throw
millions of dollars because money is not
a problem for them. Think about this.
You're dealing with a company that's
super money hungry and you're dealing
with uh a group of individuals that have
just an infinite amount of money to just
throw away.
I think you kind of understand where
what could possibly happen there. I can
easily see them throwing a huge bag at
Brock. It really comes down to what
Brock wants to do. Does he say, "You
know what? I'm good. I'm not stressed
for cash. I'm cool on it. I don't want
to do it." Does he say that? Or does he
say, "You know what? [ __ ] it. They
paying me 20 plus million, 30 plus
million, however much to just do a five
minute match. [ __ ] why not?" I mean,
anybody would want to do that if it's
not even that much work. But it just
depends on what Brock says, how he feels
when Wrestlemania come around next time.
So, do I believe he's retired? I think
he actually is done.
I just don't think I just don't know how
much it will it cost to unretire him
because and we've seen wrestlers plenty
of times say they're do they're done
they're good and if that money is right
they come back just one more time you
know so I wouldn't be surprised but
personally I do think he actually is
done it just depends on how much money
TKO and that Saudi government for next
year at Wrestlemania willing to throw at
him and will he say no to that We'll
have to find out next year. But
nevertheless,
hey, I will say this. Wasn't always the
biggest Brock fan, but I can respect
what he did with Oba. I can totally
respect what he did with Oba. I can also
respect what he's done in the ring. He
is a freak athlete. I'm not going to lie
to you. There's some other stuff he did
outside the ring, but we're not going to
talk about that because, you know, you
know, you know. But
I will say when it came to, you know,
him wanting to work matches with certain
people, when he actually showed up for
work, he showed up for work. And he
showed up for Oba. And that I
appreciate. If you're a Oba fan, you
can't take nothing away from at least
him doing that. Because from what Oba
has told us and other people has said
about this whole build, this whole feud,
Brock was hands on and he was doing
everything he could to get Oba over. So,
I can appreciate that. But hey, I want
to ask y'all a question. Comment down
below. Let me know. Do y'all think Brock
Lesnar is legitimately done? Do y'all
think this is it? He's hanging it up. Or
do y'all think there's a slight
possibility that he may not be done if
the money is right in TKO coming calling
maybe for next year's Wrestlemania?
Y'all let me know your thoughts and
opinions on that. But I appreciate all
love sport. Road two 200K. Appreciate
y'all kicking with me. See you on the
next one. Peace.