5 WWE Superstars who got angry at wrestling being called 'fake'

#4 Brock Lesnar wasn't happy when UFC President Dana White called WWE 'fake'

Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar has done incredibly well in both WWE and UFC. His success in UFC resulted in major mainstream popularity and was the reason why The Beast bagged an incredibly lucrative contract when he came back to WWE in 2012.

Back in 2015, UFC President Dana White engaged in a Twitter conversation with a fan and made it known that he thought WWE was fake. Soon after, Brock Lesnar opened up on the same in an interview with ESPN's SportsCenter. Judging by his response, it was clear as day that he wasn't thrilled with White's comments about WWE being fake. Brock Lesnar didn't mince his words and ended up claiming that Vince McMahon is better than White when it comes to running their respective businesses, which have similar models.

Dana White is promoting fights, we're promoting fights. It just so happens that we get a little more longevity out of our fight and out of our fighters because of the circumstances.

Dana, probably in his defense, is promoting fighting - but it's the same thing. He's trying to sell pay-per-views. He's trying to sell money fights. It's the same racket.

The business model is the same; it's identical. I think Vince McMahon's better at it than Dana, and that might rub Dana the wrong way.

Brock Lesnar bagged great success in his first WWE run, but things only got better when he returned to WWE in 2012. Thanks to his mainstream success, WWE handed him a huge contract that allowed him to miss multiple shows in a row. At one point, Lesnar was the Universal Champion and fans wouldn't get to see the belt for weeks on end. He dropped the WWE title to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36, soon after which his contract expired.