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}} Brock Edward Lesnar〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography for Brock Lesnar )〕 (; born July 12, 1977)〔 is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UFC signs former WWE star Brock Lesnar )〕 who is currently signed to WWE. Lesnar is a four-time WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, and an NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=October 27, 2008 )〕 making him the only person to have won a WWE championship, UFC championship, and NCAA championship in a career. He is also a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, making him a five-time world champion in professional wrestling. After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota (106 victories and 5 losses), Lesnar signed with WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation) in 2000. He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was a three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin. After debuting on WWE's main roster in 2002, he won the WWE Championship on three separate occasions with victories over The Rock and Kurt Angle (twice). Lesnar won his first (Undisputed) WWE Championship five months after his main roster debut at the age of 25, becoming the youngest WWE Champion in history. He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner, making him the youngest King of the Ring and Royal Rumble winner as well. Following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar left the WWE and pursued a career in the National Football League (NFL).〔 He played during the preseason as a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, but was cut prior to the start of the 2004–05 season.〔 In 2005, Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match. After a contractual dispute with NJPW, he also wrestled as IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF).〔 In 2006, Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts (MMA). He signed with Hero's and won his first fight, against Min-Soo Kim, in June 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brock Lesnar vs. Min Soo Kim )〕 He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the following October. Lesnar lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir and then won his second fight against Heath Herring. In November 2008, Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Shortly after a successful title defense in a rematch with Mir, Lesnar was sidelined due to diverticulitis. He would return at UFC 116 to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships, becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Lesnar then lost the championship to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. In 2011, he was once again sidelined due to diverticulitis and underwent surgery.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar Undergoes Surgery; Hopeful for Early 2012 Return )〕 Lesnar returned at UFC 141 in December, losing to Alistair Overeem and promptly retiring from MMA. Lesnar was a box office sensation in UFC. He took part in a few of the best selling pay-per-views in UFC history, including a co-main event at UFC 100, the highest selling UFC pay-per-view ever. After his pay-per-view bonuses and fight purses, Lesnar became the highest paid UFC fighter in 2010 and was on the ESPN list of best paid athletes. In April 2012, Lesnar once again returned to professional wrestling, rejoining WWE after an eight-year hiatus. Two years later, at WrestleMania XXX, Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at the premier annual event. Lesnar has had an onscreen partnership with Paul Heyman throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career. He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for both the WWE and UFC, including WrestleMania XIX, WrestleMania 31, and UFC 116. In 2015, ''ESPN.com'' published an article that referred to Lesnar as "the most accomplished athlete in pro wrestling history".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Why Brock Lesnar is pro wrestling's most accomplished athlete )〕 == Early life == Lesnar was born and raised on a dairy farm in Webster, South Dakota,〔''Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination, and Survival'' (ISBN 978-0062023117)〕 the son of Stephanie and Richard Lesnar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Legends of Pro Wrestling )〕 He is of German and Polish descent.〔("Edward Lesnor. United States Census, 1930." ) Stated here that Lesnar's paternal great-grandfather was born in Poland. FamilySearch. Retrieved October 15, 2015.〕〔("Myrtle Baule. United States Census, 1930." ) Stated here that Lesnar's paternal great-grandmother was born in Germany. FamilySearch. Retrieved October 15, 2015.〕 He has two older brothers, Troy and Chad, and a younger sister, Brandi.〔 He joined the United States National Guard at age 17.〔〔 Although he initially hoped to work with explosives, he was assigned to an office job after his red-green colorblindness was deemed hazardous.〔 He lost this job after failing a computer typing test, and went on to work for a construction company.〔 Lesnar attended Webster High School, where he played football〔 and competed in amateur wrestling. He was a two-time state champion in amateur wrestling with a record of 33–0–0 in his senior year. Lesnar then attended Bismarck State College, where he won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) heavyweight championship in his sophomore year. He transferred to the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship for his junior and senior college years. There, he was roommates with future WWE colleague Shelton Benjamin, who was also his assistant coach.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All about the Benjamin )〕 Lesnar won the 2000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I heavyweight wrestling championship his senior year after being the runner-up the year prior. Lesnar finished his amateur career as a two-time NJCAA All-American, the 1998 NJCAA Heavyweight Champion, two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference Champion, and the 2000 NCAA Heavyweight Champion, with a record of 106–5 overall in four years of college.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brock Lesnar profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brock Lesnar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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