WWE Hall of Famer The Great Khali shared an unexpected throwback picture with Brock Lesnar on his Instagram account, drawing a fair bit of attention. The image in question featured a young Lesnar in a casual fit – jeans and a black t-shirt – looking significantly different from his recent muscular physique.

In a recent conversation with TMZ, Hulk Hogan claimed that wrestled Brock Lesnar after Lesnar left the UFC, here we fact check the comment.

Brock Lesnar's former on-screen manager and real-life close friend, Paul Heyman, also name-dropped him during his Hall of Fame speech in 2024, but he didn't get in trouble for that, and the WWE was okay with it. Even Triple H commented on Lesnar's status at the post-show press conference of WrestleMania 40 and said he “is not gone from WWE.”