‘Not expecting that’ – Brock Lesnar left rising WWE star shocked with this backstage exchange
One WWE star being tipped for big things has detailed the surprise backstage exchange she shared with Brock Lesnar.
Despite having long since departed from the full-time wrestling scene, Lesnar’s fearsome reputation remains very much in place.
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For years after wrestling ‘permanently’, The Beast continued to command top billing in WWE as a part-time performer, ending The Undertaker’s legendary undefeated WrestleMania streak and winning championships aplenty.
He did so with an intense, hard-hitting style inside the ring and a simmering, brooding character around it – leaving almost all of his talking to his on-screen advocate Paul Heyman.
As such, it has only been in more recent years, with Lesnar performing even more sparingly, that fans have begun to appreciate the finer aspects of Lesnar the performer, too.
Wrestling stars, too, have spilled the beans on what The Beast is really like to work with, the behemoth generally regarded as a proficient professional with a diligence that makes a mockery of his brutish exterior.
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It seems the 47-year-old is a nice guy backstage, too – that’s at least the view of one of WWE’s current crop of stars who lifted the lid on a backstage exchange with the man than left her pleasantly surprised.
B-Fab, a performer on WWE’s weekly SmackDown show, that Lesnar left her taken aback when they met.
“Who surprised me? I would honestly say Brock Lesnar,” she said when asked.
“He surprised me because he’s really nice and he’s very soft-spoken and I was not expecting that. I was expecting him to be just like: ‘Don’t talk to me, no one look at me,’ and he was super nice.
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“He came up to me and shook my hand and was like: ‘Hey, welcome.’ I was like: ‘Woah. This is awesome.’
“He was really awesome, and Roman Reigns is really cool too. He’s a really nice guy.”
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Lesnar has been gone from screens for over a year following a battle with Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam in 2023.
WWE appeared to distance himself from the star after he was named in a report by the that linked him to sexual assault allegations levied at Vince McMahon, though Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque has since commented that any return is in Lesnar’s hands.
B-Fab’s future, however, appears to be very bright indeed according to a new backstage report.
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The 34-year-old is making the most of a second run in WWE, having initially been released in 2021 before returning the following year.
Her efforts across the board have been raising eyebrows among company bosses, say US outlet , who detailed just how much her determination is being noted.
“B-Fab wrestled on the November 15 episode of Smackdown in the United States Title tournament, and also was featured in a backstage segment,” they explained.
“There were a number of staff and talent watching the match from Gorilla and backstage [the area immediately behind the curtain], as we’re told B-Fab has gained a reputation for working hard to improve.”
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B-Fab (right) is an emerging talent in WWE
They added: “We’re told that she’s been anxious to wrestle more, as well. She was put in tag team matches on a recent overseas live tour, and we’re told did well enough to get more opportunities on screen.”
Via an unnamed WWE prouder, the report went on: "Her initiative goes a long way… She's going above and beyond to make herself as available, useful and versatile as she can and always has a good attitude.”
Among B-Fab’s other recent matches were bouts in Sheffield, Nottingham, London and Dublin where she teamed with Michin to defeat Piper Niven and Chelsea Green.
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