“Not Antonio Inoki. Not anyone.” Brock Lesnar disrespected wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer


“Not Antonio Inoki. Not anyone.” Brock Lesnar disrespected wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer

Antonio Inoki and Brock Lesnar

Antonio Inoki, the first famed Japanese wrestler, is no longer with us. He passed away on Friday, having fought a valiant battle against some health problems. He was a top performer in professional wrestling and a well-known figure in the business. In his prime, he participated in New Japan Pro Wrestling, for which he is well remembered.

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Antonio spent some time in the WWE and is even a member of the WWE Hall of Fame. He was the first and biggest pro wrestler in Japan, and near the end of his life, he was working to promote mixed martial arts and pro wrestling in Japan so that they would succeed in the future.

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Brock Lesnar once disrespected the legend Antonio Inoki and got away

Antonio Inoki
Antonio Inoki

The name Brock Lesnar is well-known in the wrestling community. He is well-known for a variety of accomplishments, including having won the WWE and UFC World Heavyweight Championships at various points in his career. He has performed some incredible work in the profession. But he did not treat the legends with sufficient reverence.

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It was customary for Antonio to slap everyone who joined the NJPW, and receiving a slap from the legendary wrestler was considered a blessing. Brock, on the other hand, flatly refused to accept a slap from the legend when he visited and even mentioned this in his autobiography.

Brock claims that although Antonio Inoki was a living legend in Japan at the time and people were willing to get slapped by him as a blessing, he will not, not from him but from anyone ever, as he does not believe that anyone can slap him that way simply.

Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar said, “I guess part of the initiation over in Japan is that all the newcomers end up getting slapped by Antonio Inoki. Who is a living legend over there? I let them know where I stood on that one right away. No one was going to slap me. Not Inoki. Not anyone.”

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