The internet is abuzz today about TNA Wrestling negotiating with former WWE, IWGP, and NCAA Champion Brock Lesnar.

• Wrestling News Desk has confirmed with two different sources within TNA that negotiations have taken place, and are ongoing, and the signing of Lesnar is considered "likely."


• The reports that Kurt Angle has acted as the go-between are accurate. One TNA insider stated, "Kurt wanted this deal, and has been pushing both sides for it to happen."


• MMA News Desk has spoken with several Mixed Martial Arts executives, and it appears Lesnar is in a difficult position in the MMA field at this time.


• Lesnar's MMA debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum did not endear him to K-1 officials.


• UFC is officially interested in Lesnar, but won't pay top dollar until he reaches the main events.


• Lesnar wants top pay immediately, but UFC wants him to work his way up the ladder.


• With the apparent or imminent collapse of BoDog Fighting, Lesnar has lost a lot of leverage.


• While ProElite remains an option, reviews from fighters about dealing with Gary Shaw are quite poor.


• Lesnar spoke with Shane McMahon earlier this year about returning to WWE for an appearance on Wrestlemania, looking for a big payday.


• Shane apparently ran it by Vince, who rejected the idea.


• Feeling shut out of WWE, Lesnar feels TNA is his only option to earn big money in wrestling right now, or even in wrestling or Mixed Martial Arts.


• Lesnar would be a top star for TNA when the promotion officially moves to 2 hours on SpikeTV's Thursday night lineup this fall.


• TNA has had a lot of problems with their booking, however, and many question why the move to 2 hours when the promotion can't sustain an audience for one hour.


• Here is the link to our story on the TNA ratings with some straight advice from top wrestling experts included in the story: TNA RATING DROPS BELOW A 1.0, EVEN WITH HEAVILY-HYPED PACMAN APPEARANCE


• For more on Brock Lesnar, click on the picture below.

Brock Lesnar
Negotiating a return to pro wrestling with TNA, which is
reportedly offering a big money contract with minimal dates

Brock Lesnar
August, 2002
As WWE UNDISPUTED Champion
With "his agent" Paul Heyman in Madison Square Garden

It was Heyman who gave Lesnar the moniker "The Next Big Thing"