Bruce Prichard Talks About The 20 Month Non-Compete Clause Brock Lesnar Had When He First Left WWE

Brock Lesnar left WWE in 2004 and one of the things the WWE wanted with that release was a 20-month non-compete clause. At the time of his departure, Lensar was at the top of the company and the WWE really didn’t want to see him leave for another wrestling promotion.

Eventually, Lesnar tried out for the Minnesota Vikings and found his way to UFC, but Lesnar didn’t compete for another pro wrestling promotion, eventually returning to the company several years later. During an episode of Something To Wrestle With, Bruce Prichard talks about why the WWE wanted that clause and how important it was to them.

“Yeah, because again, we made the investment in training him initially and getting him to the popularity that he was at. Brock was unhappy, wanted to do other things. That’s fine, you can try other things. However, we had made the investment in him in the sports-entertainment category and wanted to protect that so, just strictly business.”

Brock Lesnar had a small stint in New Japan before returning to the WWE, and while a stint like that probably won’t happen again, Brock is a free agent and could pop up anywhere at anytime.

h/t to Post Wrestling for the quote.

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