Recently on The Jim Ross Report, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross reveals the very first time Vince McMahon saw “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar. It goes back to Summerslam 1999, three years before Lesnar defeated the Rock at Summerslam 2002 for the Undisputed Championship, when the event was being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota:
"It was the first time Vince McMahon physically laid eyes on Brock Lesnar." Ross remembered,
"you're not going to hear that in a lot of places. Brock came to the event. We were recruiting him. Jerry Brisco was recruiting him heavily. He was on him. He was our number one target and we got him. We got our guy. And 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. So I remember that.
"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. And so, I said, 'he's standing out here' and when Vince walked by, he gave him a little wave. He saw, 'wait a minute, is that what I think it is? Is that 6'3", 280 [lbs.]? Is that blonde hair? Looks like an angry Viking or a heifer bull.' So Vince made a little detour, shook Brock's hand, the rest, as they say, is history."
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Jim Ross Report where the WWE Hall of famer discussed a number of pro wrestling topics including the reformation of The Shield, along with Roman Reigns' recent Universal Championship win.