Brock Lesnar on His Current WWE Return Being Only For “Short Time”, Feels Current WWE Environment Is “A Lot Softer” Compared To His First Run, Ending The Undertaker’s WrestleManua Streak, Professional Accomplishments Mean “Nothing” To Him, & More

A recent episode of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast featured Brock Lesnar as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Lesnar’s thoughts about his current run in WWE is only for a “short time” and his reason for his recent return.

“Sh*t, I went back to work so I could feed my kids. You guys should see my grocery bill. I had left the company years ago, and I’m grateful that I’m back for a short time here so, I’m really grateful for all the opportunities that I’ve had in my life.”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about his belief that the current WWE environment has gotten “a lot softer” in comparison to his first time with the company and how he had to pay his dues and was tested by the veterans at the time.

“Yeah, definitely. I was a shooter, an amateur guy. I had a lot of credentials to my name. Of course I got tested along the way by the old timers. You have to pay your dues. Back then, you paid your dues and you had to get your respect. It’s different now, obviously. Things have gotten a lot softer. There isn’t no more kangaroo courts… It’s different now but, I go there, I’m the old guy now.”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about him being the one to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania undefeated streak in 2014.

“For me, guys, it’s really simple. Like, this is a business. It’s a business and I think a lot of guys live and breathe the lifestyle of it, and for Taker, obviously it wasn’t my call to make. At the time, Vince McMahon — if there was a person that could take the streak away with a legitimate background and people could believe it, I guess it was me. There’s a lot of people that are pissed that it’s me, but, it’s not my call, and so, my hats off to Undertaker, Mark, he’s a great guy and at the end, it’s a business. It’s a give and take, and it was time for Taker to give, and it was a time for Brock Lesnar to take it.”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about how he went to the hospital with The Undertaker after the match.

“Yeah. I don’t know what happened during the match… He was a mentor of mine. I worked with Taker for many years and so, now, we’re out in this match and Taker got hit left field day of. He’s coming to his (22nd) WrestleMania thinking that he’s gonna win and then two hours before we go on, the rug gets pulled on him and so, a lot of different emotions there, I’m sure, and then I was excited but I also felt bad too. I’m the guy and I get to be the guy. So, we’re out in the match and… Taker’s not being Taker. It’s a dance out there and you just gotta do your best to get through it and we did, and then, yeah, out of respect because, Taker, I spent a lot of time with Taker and I wanted to make sure that he was all right and that’s part of the deal, you know? I did go to the hospital and make sure he was okay and that’s just part of the respect thing.”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about how professional accomplishments mean “nothing” to him and his belief that his kids will be his enduring legacy instead.

“For me, none of my championships or none of my accolades, they all mean nothing. It means nothing to me. My kids are my legacy. I mean, in today’s dark-ass world that we’re living in, if you can come out and have good kids — I take a lot of pride in that. When parents come to me and say, ‘Man, your boys are really respectful.’ That pumps my tires, you know?”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about the version of him that people see on television isn’t who he actually is in real life.

“People see the entertainment Brock Lesnar and they think that that’s who I am, but it’s not who I am. And I don’t let people into my circle enough to know. It’s been a mystique for a long time. But I’m still — I can be an assh*le when I want to be.”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about how he had signed a 10-year, $20 million guaranteed contract with WWE in 2003.

“John Cena was very happy (that I left WWE in 2004). Because a year before I left, I just signed a new contract. It was a 10-year contract, $20 million guaranteed, and I’m 22 years old… The company was pretty chapped at me at the time because they invested a lot into me, and I understand that now but, if I would have stayed there, I wouldn’t be who I am today either. I’m glad that I had enough wits about me to leave. But, everything turned out.”

Lesnar also gave his thoughts about his tough period in his life from 2004 to 2006 after he had left WWE.

“They gave me the opportunity because I was a hometown hero there already, and they did me a huge solid by at least giving me the opportunity and then, that kind of turned into a reality as I got into camp and I was doing alright and then they wanted to send me to Europe and I just — I’d already been on the road for four years at this point.

I got cut from the Vikings… The I.R.S. showed up at my doorstep. I was in a custody battle for the kid, for my daughter, and I was getting sued by Vince McMahon for a non-compete. It was a tough time in my life, from ‘04 to ‘06, and so, there was people and I won’t mention — that had helped me through those times, and I was able to get on my feet again, and I thank ‘em a lot and they know who they are but, they helped me out and got me stable and they believed in me.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, F4WOnline.com