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Brock Lesnar admits he was ‘s***-faced drunk’ when he got infamous chest tattoo, didn't even know it happened
Brock Lesnar has long had one of the most intimidating presences across combat sports. His size alone has been enough to strike fear into many of the opponents facing him, but his tattoos add an extra layer to his overall look.
Perhaps the most infamous of Lesnar's ink, however, is his chest sword — which he admits shouldn't exist.
The former WWE and UFC champion revealed on a recent appearance on the "Spittin’ Chiclets" podcast that he never intended to have a chest tattoo at all. Instead, a drunken night out after parting ways with WWE for the NFL in 2004 led to an evening of poor decisions.
Said Lesnar:
“I got that tattoo, I was s***-faced drunk in Scottsdale, [Arizona]. I was in Scottsdale, training for the NFL, had just gotten in a motorcycle accident. I was just kicked down hard. I was going through all that stuff.
“There was a tattoo shop across the street from the biker bar, and that’s not a good place to have a tattoo shop. I got this tattoo — I didn’t even know I got the damn thing. I wake up the next day, and I’m like, 'What in the [expletive] is this thing?'
“No planning whatsoever. It was half a gallon of vodka and maybe a few Vicodin.”
“I GOT THAT TATTOO WHEN I WAS DRUNK AF”
“THERE WAS A TATTOO SHOP ACROSS FROM THE BIKER BAR”
“I DIDNT EVEN KNOW I GOT IT”
“I WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY LIKE WTFFF”
- BROCK LESNAR ON HIS SWORD TATTOO ON HIS CHEST 💀
(Spittin’ Chiclets)
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Lesnar, 48, ultimately enjoyed a brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings as a defensive tackle. He only made it as far as an offseason player on the roster, but shortly after found his way to MMA and the UFC.
The new look was arguably the most noticeable thing about Lesnar once he returned to combat sports after his time away from the squared circle. In a way, he does believe it still holds some meaning:
“The meaning behind it was, I felt like my back was against the wall and somebody had a sword, a knife stuck to my throat. Like, what are you going to do now? I walked over there, and I said, 'Let’s put a big-a** ugly sword on my chest.'”
Lesnar returned to the WWE last year and is currently gearing up for a massive WrestleMania 42 showdown with Oba Femi on either April 18 or 19, Night 1 or 2 of the annual spectacle.
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