How much is Brock Lesnar worth?
| Net Worth: | $27 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Wrestler |
| Date of Birth: | July 12, 1977 (age 45) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
About Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar is an MMA Fighter/WWE Superstar. He is known as the “Beast Incarnate”. Whenever he wrestles with opponents, he takes them to suplex city. It is a term where he gives them a bunch of suplexes like german suplexes, belly to belly suplexes, and overhead belly suplexes.
Brock had a perfect wrestling record in the University of Minnesota. Entering the WWE in 2000. He formed a tag team with fellow University of Minnesota alumni Shelton Benjamin in WWE’s developmental part, OVW. It was not long before Brock Lesnar became a singles star. He tore into each competitor he faced with his devastating finisher, the F5.
WWE invested a lot into this behemoth because they thought he would become a future star and they were right. In fact, he is one of the main reasons why the company became even more popular than they already are. It did not take long before he became the “King of the Ring” as he tore into his weaker opponents. As history has shown, only good things were in the future for King of the Ring winners. Lesnar is currently married to former WWE Diva Sable and together they have one son.
When Brock Lesnar became World Heavyweight Champion in the WWE, he became the youngest superstar to do so at age 24. In fact, he defeated one of the most popular superstars ever in The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) to do it. Now, he is still a hot commodity as people would pay to see him wrestle. IN 2014, he took the WWE Championship from John Cena in one of the most anticipated bouts in wrestling history. It was also a pretty one-sided bout as Lesnar beat Cena in under five minutes.
Three years later, he defeated Goldberg for the Universal Championship in another fast bout. Given that Goldberg is already a Hall of Famer, it just adds another credible name to Lesnar’s list of victims. He has recently defeated Kofi Kingston for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 8 seconds. He also entered the 2020 Royal Rumble at the #1 spot and tossed out so many competitors that he was getting bored while waiting for the next entrant.
Brock is also known for ending the Undertaker’s Wrestlemania undefeated streak. When Brock Lesnar finally pinned the Undertaker, everyone had a shocked look on their faces including Brock’s manager. They did not believe that someone would actually end the Undertaker’s undefeated streak at Wrestlemania. Brock Lesnar has also won the Money in the Bank event and successfully cashed it in to obtain the World Heavyweight Championship from Seth Rollins.
Being in the WWE made Brock Lesnar a lot of money. He also did MMA in UFC and both organizations made him a lot. Lesnar has held multiple world championships in WWE including the Universal Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. He has beaten some of the best the WWE has to offer and some of them in record time. Like he did with Kofi Kingston, beating him in 8 seconds.
Most of the time, Brock Lesnar does not need to talk much in his promos. He has a manager named Paul Heyman who does all the talking for him. His manager is pretty good in cutting promos and he always makes people believe that Lesnar is going to dominate his next opponent. Right now, Brock Lesnar earns $500,000 per main event appearance. He also earns from pay per view numbers from his fights as well as merchandising.
Brock Lesnar trains very hard in the gym to make his body a work of art. No matter how big his opponent is, he would handle him pretty easily. His character is feared in the ring which is why WWE always offers his big money so he always returns to them.
He has also entered the heavyweight division of the UFC. So far, he has a nice record to show off for it. In fact, he became UFC World Heavyweight champion which made him such a recognized figure inside the octagon. After only four fights, he won the UFC Heavyweight title from Randy Couture. After that, those who were comparing him to Kimbo Slice were suddenly silent.
He is now in a different class of fighters. Only a few people would be able to discuss the success he had with both the WWE and UFC.
UFC owner Dana White quickly recognized the amount of fans Brock Lesnar has brought in. Ticket sales shot up once Brock Lesnar became the UFC Heavyweight Champion. After a few successful title defenses, Brock lost the title to Cain Velasquez.
Years later, both were in WWE and Brock would get his revenge by beating Cain Velasquez quite easily. He was supposed to have a fight with Mark Hunt but he got suspended for a year. As a result, his fight with Mark Hunt was declared a no contest despite lots of controversy. He has recently retired from MMA competition but a return to UFC is not out of the picture yet. In fact, Lesnar’s camp and Dana White are always in negotiations for him to return. Dana White knows his UFC events will be much more successful with the presence of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar’s Total Net Worth
Brock Lesnar has earned estimated total career income of $50 million dollars from his sports career. Lesnar was already being paid highs of $5.3 million in 2008, for appearances in the UFC. As he lives in the state of Minnesota, he will have had to pay around 46% in taxes on his career income. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $27 million dollars, having paid $23 million dollars in taxes.
Brock Lesnar married model and retired professional wrestler, Sable, in 2006 and they remain together. They have two children together, Turk and Duke Lesnar, and appear happy and content. Brock also has two children from a previous relationship with Nicole McClain, twins Mya Lynn and Luke Lesnar.
In his personal life Lesnar has likely spent $2-4 million dollars of his career earnings but also earned $4 million dollars from his investments. He will have also had to pay around $1 million dollars in business costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Brock Lesnar has a net worth of about $27 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Brock Lesnar became rich and famous by being a dominant figure in the WWE and UFC. He has shown versatility in adapting to different fighting styles. He has held several heavyweight championships in the WWE and UFC. WWE knows his presence means ratings so they always give him big money for him to appear in televised shows and PPVS.
Brock worked hard into building his body yet was always a specimen. Even at age 42, Brock Lesnar is still a huge draw in both the WWE and UFC. Even today’s young stars in both companies have a hard time matching up with Brock Lesnar’s brute strength. His body is pure muscle and he works hard at the gym every single day to maintain it. He also has endorsement deals for Dynamite Nutrition and DeathClutch adding to his income.
