Dana White pays tribute to Brock Lesnar after UFC legend appears to retire at WrestleMania

Dana White was one in every of quite a few big names featured in a tribute package to Brock Lesnar on Monday Night Raw tonight.

Lesnar has been done with fighting since a 2016 comeback that resulted in a failed drugs test, but has remained involved within the WWE for nearly a decade since. On Sunday night at WrestleMania 42 after losing a match to Oba Femi, he left his boots and gloves within the ring, seemingly retiring altogether.

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The previous heavyweight champion is now 48 years old, and had not built as much as a retirement angle on the Las Vegas showcase. Fans had expected him to retire later this yr at Summerslam which takes place in his home state of Minneapolis.

Brock Lesnar’s WWE retirement package features Dana White

After a comparatively unceremonious retirement on Sunday night in Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar didn’t appear on Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania. As a substitute, the promotion aired a video package that appeared rapidly thrown together, featuring old interviews with quite a few key names.

There was even a tribute to his time within the UFC, which featured Dana White speaking about his phenomenal run from the beginning of 2008 to the tip of 2011. Inside just three UFC fights, and 4 in his entire profession, the renowned collegiate wrestler won the heavyweight world title in a surprising feat.

“The guy comes over from the WWE,” White recalled. “And he actually becomes the heavyweight champion of the world. It’s unimaginable to do.”

Paul ‘Triple H’ Leveque also added that “anything you thought was happening all goes out the window since the dynamic of the room changes when ‘The Beast’ is here.”

Lesnar is an icon on the planet of skilled wrestling, having made the switch following a glittering NCAA championship profession in his college days. He has had ten different reigns as some iteration of WWE champion, won two Royal Rumbles in addition to a Money In The Bank and King of the Ring tournament.