Former ECW Owner and WWE Creative Team powerhouse Paul Heyman
has posted an exclusive blog as part of his "Heyman Hustle" series on the UK
Sun, and once again The Mad Scientist gives us an inside
look at the new UFC World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar.
Heyman, who worked with Lesnar in World Wrestling Entertainment
as Lesnar's on-air "Agent", also reveals that he was scheduled to be not
Lesnar's representative, but actually the on-air "Agent" for
Chris Benoit!
Plus, Heyman also reveals that at first, WWE Chairman Vince
McMahon hated the nickname "The Next Big Thing" for Lesnar.
Key Excerpt:
There he was. Brock Lesnar.
Jeeeesh, he was just so
big, so massive, so huge. And he moved like a cat. There's no way a man that
size should be able to move so quickly and with such agility.
The man who would one day
become the first individual to win both the WWE and UFC world heavyweight
championships was working out his non-televised match with Funaki.
He was also getting some
really bad advice from veterans who were obviously threatened by what Lesnar
could potentially bring to the table.
"Nikita Koloff got over
just being big," one old school NWA vet told Lesnar.
"Be more like Goldberg,"
another person suggested. "Someone your size shouldn't move too much. Look at
tapes of Sid when he first started," advised a third.
Some of the bad advice was
clearly intentional. Some of it was based on the fact a lot of people have a
hard time accepting change.
Tazz pulled Lesnar aside
and advised him to talk with me. Lesnar listened intently, thanked me profusely,
and said: "You know, I'm very coachable."
Truer words were never
spoken.
Brock Lesnar's greatest
strength is not physical.
It's a great athlete's
mentality and acceptance of instruction. Brock understands that no man can
simply use his size and strength and bull-headedly (is that a word?) take over a
sport.
The amazing physical gifts
that Lesnar possesses need to be channelled, directed, produced, refined, and
implemented in smart game plan.
Does anyone believe
Muhammed Ali would have achieved his success without Angelo Dundee or Bundini
Brown?
Would Mike Tyson have made
it out of his teenage years without Cus D'Amato? And what happened to Tyson
without D'Amato's guidance?
How great would legendary
teams have been without Vince Lombardi, or Pat Riley, or Billy Martin, or Mike
Ditka, or Al Arbour?
Brock Lesnar brings the
tools, but the trainers and advisors on the best team in UFC that comprise "Team
Lesnar", and Brock's willingness to listen to their sage wisdom, is what lead
Brock to his victory over Randy Couture for the UFC title on Saturday
night.
Here is the link to read the excellent blog in its
entirety:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/heyman/article1949276.ece
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