On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer provided an in-depth account of the time WWE nearly promoted a legitimate shoot fight between Brock Lesnar and Heavyweight Boxing Champion Lennox Lewis.

The proposed fight would have taken place during Lesnar’s first run with the company, likely around 2002 or 2003. The idea was born out of two conflicting motivations: Vince McMahon’s desire to make Lesnar a superstar and Lennox Lewis’s desire for an easy paycheck.

Meltzer explained that while Lesnar was the WWE Champion, he had not yet reached the popularity levels of the Attitude Era’s biggest stars. McMahon believed a real fight would prove Lesnar’s legitimacy to the world.

“Vince was trying to figure out, ‘What can I do to get Brock to the Steve Austin level?’ That’s wh

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