Brock Lesnar to serve as honorary coach for University of Minnesota wrestling

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Brock Lesnar to serve as honorary coach for University of Minnesota wrestling

January 10, 2020

Imagine being an NCAA wrestler and seeing The Beast Incarnate lurking as you walk onto the mat. That nightmare becomes a reality as Brock Lesnar is set as the honorary coach for his alma mater, the University of Minnesota, on Friday night.

BROCK PARTY 💪

WWE and UFC Champion Brock Lesnar is set to join the #Gophers on Friday as an honorary coach while the program celebrates the 20th anniversary of his 2000 NCAA Heavyweight Title!

〽️: https://t.co/RdJgaykKSL pic.twitter.com/44uNZKvgc6
— Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 6, 2020

Golden Gophers heavyweight Gable Steveson embraced the opportunity as he grappled with the WWE Champion in the lead up to the team’s Big Ten opener against Wisconsin.

.@BrockLesnar @GSteveson

🤝

@GopherWrestling heavyweights pic.twitter.com/np1qzd7FEK
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) January 10, 2020

Lesnar added to the lore on Monday night, as the only man to become WWE, UFC and NCAA Champion declared he’d be the first entrant in the Royal Rumble Match. Is The Beast now ready to add elite coach to his already loaded resume?