Brock Lesnar Announces Retirement

Brock Lesnar’s match at WWE SummerSlam this past weekend was his last in professional wrestling as the 49-year-old has announced his retirement.

Lesnar confirmed his retirement this week.

“I’m here today to do this interview to let the world and everybody know that that I am retired, and I wanted to say a big thank you to everybody,” Lesnar said. “That’s it for me in the squared circle, and for everything else too.”

Lesnar dominated multiple eras as a WWE superstar, becoming the youngest champion in the organization’s history aged 25, five months after his debut in 2002. He captured 10 world championships and enjoyed a 504-day reign as Universal Champion — one of the longest championship reigns in the modern era. Notably, he is credited with snapping The Undertaker’s 21-0 ‘Streak’ at WrestleMania in 2014 — a defining moment in WWE.

His last match was against Oba Femi on August 1 in his home state of Minnesota. Lesnar endorsed Femi after the match as “the future” while referring to himself as “the past.” Brock said his future plans will focus on family and home life, supporting his son in hockey and his daughter as she hopes to compete at the 2028 Olympics. Mya Lesnar, 24, is a national champion in shotput.

Lesnar leaves a legacy as a highly successful multi-sport competitor, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship, and winning the UFC heavyweight title in 20008 by defeating Randy Couture in just his fourth professional MMA fight.

“I just want to give a shout-out to everybody on this universe that has followed me since I was a little kid all the way until Saturday. I was just a farm kid from South Dakota with a big dream and a big heart and a big chip on my shoulder and I’m just grateful. Grateful to be 49 years old and to have to be able to do what I did in this lifetime, I thank God and everybody that supported me.”