10 Facts You Didn't Known About Brock Lesnar

1. His childhood nickname was Broccoli.

2. He's been billed from Minneapolis since his WWE debut in 2002, but Brock Lesnar actually grew up on a dairy farm in Webster, a South Dakota city with a current population of less than 2,000.

3. Gerald Brisco recruited him. A WWE hall of famer.

4. Suffered with diverticulitis.

5. Former roommates with Shelton Benjamin.

6. He was able to do the Shooting Star Press Finisher with ease.

7. Nearly played for the NFL Vikings.

8. The sword on his chest represents the myriad pressures he felt during a dark period in his life after leaving WWE.

9. Lesnar battled the 500-plus pound sumo wrestler Akebono in a one-on-one clash on March 19, 2006, less than one year after Big Show faced Akebono at WrestleMania . Unlike Big Show, Lesnar was victorious.

10. Brock Lesnar refused a Japanese rite of initiation from WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki when working for New Japan. It's tradition for most American stars to get smacked when coming to Japan to compete. Lesnar refused