With the WWE looking at holding WrestleMania 41 in Brock Lesnar's hometown - he's billed from Minneapolis, Minnesota but he was born in Webster, South Dakota - there are rumors suggesting that the iconic WWE superstar could look at retiring after the event.
A seasoned warrior in the world of combat sports, Lesnar's retirement, if confirmed, will mark a monumental moment in his career. Is the WWE going to send him off with a farewell match, perhaps with a long-time adversary? Or, is Lesnar going to pass the torch to a rising star? Maybe Lesnar will get the farewell match he's always wanted. Then again, Lesnar has said in the past that, when the time comes he'll retire, he won't want a ceremony - he'd just like to get up and leave, going home to his farm home in Maryfield, Saskatchewan.
Having just turned 46, Lesnar remains as spry and as beast-like as ever, which is why it's interesting that people are talking about this.
Talks of Lesnar's retirement are nothing new, though. Ever since leaving the WWE in the mid-2000s to fight in the UFC, only to come back to make sporadic appearances throughout the 2010s up until today, nearly every year sees reports of Lesnar retiring. Every time, these reports are proven false when Lesnar comes in after a big-time match at a Premium Live Event to feud with whoever he wants, most recently pointing his horns at Cody Rhodes.
Lesnar's short-term contracts with the WWE are partly to blame for these rumors. It's believed that his contracts have often coincided with WrestleMania, prompting the possibility of another farewell cycle.
