The first thing that Brock Lesnar said to Vince McMahon that made him ‘fall in love’

Brock Lesnar’s first words to Vince McMahon back in the early 2000s made the WWE Chairman “fall in love” with him.

During both his first run with WWE between 2002-04, and his second run from 2012, Brock Lesnar has almost exclusively been a top guy within the company.

Lesnar is often brought back into WWE for WrestleMania main events, high-profile feuds, and even given title wins when he returns to TV from hiatus.

It really has seemed like, since signing with WWE back in 2000, that Brock Lesnar has been a favourite of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

It’s seemingly always been that way for Brock Lesnar, as it has emerged that Vince McMahon “fell in love” with ‘The Beast’ during their first conversation.

Speaking back in 2020, WWE Hall of Famer spoke about bringing Brock Lesnar into WWE at the beginning of the millennium, via talkSPORT.

Ross also spoke about how Brock turned up to a WWE event while the company was trying to recruit him, where he met Vince McMahon for the first time.

“It was the first time Vince McMahon physically laid eyes on Brock Lesnar. He came to the show because, Brock, I don’t think he had been to a pro wrestling event in his life. He was not a fan. It didn’t mean he hated it. He just was occupied with working on the farm, playing football, and wrestling at a high, high level.

Vince didn’t initially remember who Brock Lesnar was, but was quickly taken aback by the future UFC star’s physical appearance:

“I remember Vince walking out of his office and down [the hall] and I said, ‘Brock Lesnar is here’ and I had to refresh his memory about who that was. No face, no name – Vince didn’t know.  He saw, ‘wait a minute, is that what I think it is? Is that 6’3″, 280 pounds? Is that blonde hair? Looks like an angry