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Lesnar first made an impact in the amateur-wrestling arena. Competing for the University of Minnesota he captured the NCAA Championship in March 2000. Unlike his surge to the top of World Wrestling Entertainment however, Lesnar had a more slow and steady progression in the amateur leagues. He never won a high school title, nor did any major colleges employ him. It took him sixteen years on the amateur mats before he won his first championship, which he earned at junior college in North Dakota.

From the success of his NCAA Championship, Lesnar lost interest in the amateur game and decided to focus on Sport's Entertainment. He was signed by the then World Wrestling Federation soon after his NCAA success and sent to Jim Cornette's Ohio Valley Wrestling for development training. Lesnar soon became a hit with his athleticism, amateur grounding, look, attitude and strength, dazzling fans with his ability and work ethic. There he perfected his infamous Shooting Star Press.

It wasn't too long before Lesnar was celebrating championship glory. He teamed with fellow WWE development talent Shelton Benjamin and defeated the Disciples of Synn Payne and Damian for the Ohio Valley Wrestling Southern Tag Team Championship. Together he and Benjamin were known as the Minnesota Stretching Crew and were amongst the most popular faces in OVW, which was undergoing its transition from NWA to WWE affiliation.

Together, Lesnar and Benjamin held the tag team championship in OVW on three occasions. Both men were used in dark matches, and famously regained the championship from the Disciples of Synn at Freedom Hall in Louisville immediately preceding a Smackdown taping. That title reign ended when Shelton Benjamin was injured, and Brock too quickly found himself on the shelf. In July 2001 he tore his posterior cruciate ligament and was sidelined for three weeks.

Upon his return, Lesnar and Benjamin were soon celebrating a third championship reign when they defeated Prototype and Rico Constantino to win back the vacant titles. That victory on October 29 was short-lived as they dropped the gold to Jason Lee and Derrick King on November 07.

Though that was the last of Brock's Ohio Valley Wrestling championships, he was quickly on the road to glory with World Wrestling Entertainment. He was soon thrust into regular dark match action, and then used frequently at house shows. However Brock was no regular house show development jobber - instead he scored numerous big victories, even defeating top mid-card talents like Lance Storm.

It wasn't long before the impressive Lesnar got his call into the big-time - and where better place to start a new beginning than the night after WrestleMania?

In front of a regular Monday Night Raw crowd, Brock Lesnar made a shocking appearance interrupting a Hardcore Championship match and duly throwing all in his way around like rag dolls. The main victim that night was Spike Dudley, who found himself on the receiving end of three short and sharp power bombs, not to mention a devastating Helicopter Rack Pancake Spin, which, came to be known as the F5. Perhaps the biggest shock though, was not the manner in which the development talent debuted on then WWF television, but the man who stood in his corner. Paul E Heyman, not seen on WWF television since November 19 following the defeat of the Alliance at Survivor Series, stood beside Brock and raised his hand.

As the weeks past, the run-ins continued. Diamond Dallas Page, The Hardy Boys, The Hurricane, Mighty Molly and more all fell victim to Lesnar's unprovoked rage. On the night of the brand extension roster split, Lesnar made his impact on Rikishi, delivering the F5 to the 350+ pound Samoan. Indeed the move was so awesome that both Mr. McMahon and Ric Flair were desperate to acquire his services - Flair won out on the night, as Lesnar became part of the Raw brand.

Lesnar's alliance with Heyman was explained the following week, as Paul E revealed his acquisition of the 'Next Big Thing'. He stated that as the former representative of both Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker, he knew talent when he saw it. And in Brock Lesnar he saw the next big thing. So with Paul E on board as Lesnar's agent it appeared that the rise to super-stardom was underway. However it was not to be reached without a fight. The Hardy Boys immediately stormed to the ring and attacked Lesnar for his previous assault on them. Lesnar fought both Hardy's off, but eventually fell foul of two wicked steel chair shots that knocked him to the outside. Held back by Heyman, Brock made his way up the ramp with a smirk on his face.

The Hardy Boys and Lesnar continued to clash the following week as a match was announced for Backlash pitting Lesnar against Matt Hardy. However Brock had other ideas, assaulting Matt on the ramp way and delivering the F5 on the steel. The match was soon re-evaluated to place Jeff against Brock. It was to be Brock Lesnar's official debut and it was not to end with anything other than a Lesnar annihilation. Though Jeff valiantly fought with all he had, he was no match for the sheer brutality of Lesnar who crushed his opponent with three successive power bombs that eventually forced referee Teddy Long to stop the match. Lesnar had been victorious via knockout.

The next night on Raw Matt Hardy recovered to challenge Brock and desperately attempt to gain revenge for his sidelined brother. Paul Heyman made his intentions known, cavorting backstage with Lita and subjecting her to sexual harassment. Though Matt's aggression peaked, he too was no match for Lesnar and was duly destroyed in the same manner as Jeff - by knockout.

With both Hardy Boys sidelined, the Lesnar bandwagon rolled on. The next victim was Shawn 'Planet' Stasiak and the rather bizarre but talented Stasiak was crushed on Raw. However at the UK PPV Insurrextion the two men were forced to team together to take on The Hardy Boys. Heyman desperately told Stasiak to stay on the apron and let Brock do the work. However Stasiak ignored the pleas and eventually took the loss for his team. An infuriated Brock took his aggression out on The Hardy Boys and Stasiak once more, battering his own partner, leading to another clash between the two on Raw. This time Lesnar was content to pin his opponent after the F5 finisher.

Stasiak may have been destroyed, but The Hardy Boys were still begging for more. They took on Brock in a handicap match the following week on Raw, and this time came with an eyelash of gaining the first pinfall over Brock Lesnar. However Paul Heyman dragged the referee out of the ring upon the delivery of the Swanton Bomb, and so the result of the match will remain unknown as an instant disqualification was called. Shockingly though Paul Heyman had a bizarre solution to Lesnar's first official defeat. He challenged The Hardy Boys to a tag team match pitting both brothers against Lesnar and Heyman at Judgement Day. The challenge was accepted.

Those hoping to see Paul E crushed were to be disappointed. Lesnar was again dominant, crushing both Hardy Boys to the point where Heyman requested his own inclusion in the match to garner the cheap pin over Jeff Hardy. There was seemingly no stopping Brock Lesnar.

The lecherous Heyman though was getting Brock into trouble. Having seen his advances towards Lita fall flat he turned his attention to Trish. When Trish walked away from his proposal of a date, Brock cornered the young Canadian. This though led to the arrival of Bubba Ray Dudley who stood toe-to-toe with Brock and got the better of an exchange between the two. The following week a match was made, with Bubba attacking Paul Heyman backstage. He proved to be a tremendous challenge to Lesnar and scored numerous near-falls. However Paul E was once again at his best, distracting the referee long enough to allow Brock to recover, it the F5 and gain another victory.

Lesnar had been steamed in controversy upon his arrival to WWE. On the flight home from the Insurrextion PPV, he was involved in an aeroplane brawl with Curt Hennig that saw 'Mr. Perfect' fired. Indeed the controversy continued as Lesnar was booked into a match with Stone Cold Steve Austin on Raw. Austin, who was rumoured to job that night, refused to accept the booking, and left WWE television. Lesnar was instead booked into a King of the Ring Qualifying Match against Bubba Ray Dudley once more.

Indeed Brock defeated Bubba Ray and also made his impact known later that night. An impromptu match between Vince McMahon and Ric Flair had been scheduled to determine the 100% owner of WWE. With Flair in control, Lesnar made his way to the ring, intimidating Flair's friend Arn Anderson and then crushing Flair allowing McMahon to pick up the controversial victory. Heyman's returned favour for the interference was a proposed plan for the King of the Ring tournament. Paul E had it made that the winner of the tournament would progress to Summerslam and receive a shot at the Undisputed WWE Championship. It was motivation for every man in the tournament.

None more so than Lesnar. He defeated Booker T in a Quarter-final thanks in part to nWo interference and headed to the King of the Ring Pay-Per-View. There Lesnar was on devastating form. He took on Test in the Semi-final and with Test looking for the Big Boot, Heyman tapped his adversary. Test was distracted long enough for Lesnar to hit the F5 and progress to the final. There he met Rob Van Dam and this time the victory was more clear-cut. As RVD looked for a top rope move, Lesnar caught him in mid-air, tossed him over his head, hit the F5 and became the 2002 King of the Ring. A title shot at Summerslam was in the bag.

A frustrated Rob Van Dam interrupted the coronation ceremony the next night on Raw and pounded Lesnar with a series of sharp kicks all the way to the outside. That night a rematch was booked and RVD seemed on his way to victory when Heyman again caused a deliberate disqualification. Lesnar's vengeance was not over there as he tossed Van Dam through the announce table.

Indeed vengeance was very much the theme as a match between the two for the Pay-Per-View was made for the following week. Both were involved in each other's affairs on Raw. First Brock and Paul E challenged any veteran in the back to take on Brock. Ric Flair stepped up the plate, attempting to avenge the manner in which he was screwed out of the ownership of WWE. However he was no match for Lesnar. Later that night Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal. In both matches, both men made their presence felt until a match was booked for the Pay-Per-View.

From rookie to legend in an awesome rocket to the top - the Brock Lesnar story reads like a fairytale of how to succeed in a profession. However Lesnar's amateur base and training in the development leagues mean that this is one rookie far beyond his years. Indeed his meteoric rise to the top of WWE can be instantly justified by the search for new stars - and the fact is that Lesnar may very well be the brightest star in that sky and almost certainly the new big thing.

(5) Brock Lesnar over Booker T with the F-5 in a match for the WWE Championship in under 10 minutes. Brock takes the mike and claims scheduled opponent Undertaker is not here tonight because he put him out of commission at Hell In A Cell. Not a lot of substance in this match, but Booker was over. Poor looking ax-kick by the Book tonight and a botched spinaroonie! Lots of Booker T chants

According to various sources (including 1wrestling.com), Bill Goldberg will indeed be signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) very soon. The original plan for him was a huge The Rock vs. Goldberg main event for WrestleMania. Now that Kurt Angle will be leaving the WWE for a year in order to undergo neck surgery and rehabilitate, the WWE is looking to get Bill Goldberg signed quickly in order for him to start a program with Brock Lesnar.

A WWE World Championship match between the champion Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg for WrestleMania would most likely have top billing, as Lesnar was WWE''s version of Goldberg. A match like this would definitely help out the ratings and buyrate for the huge pay-per-view.

With the pay-per-view apparently costing fans $49.95 to watch, a match like this would entice people to order. The card so far looks very solid, and with the possibility of Bill Goldberg making his in-ring wrestling debut for the WWE, it could be one of the best selling WrestleManias in the past few years.

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