Lesnar talks a bit about his home life, and he says he enjoys grilling steak and drinking beer and Rye Whiskey and Coke in his backyard. He says he doesn’t like to see his neighbors very much, and he tends to keep to himself at home.
Lesnar talked about heading to Canada a lot, and that’s where he got introduced to Rye Whiskey, and he said his beer of choice is Coors Light.
Austin then asked about Lesnar’s music preferences, and Lesnar says he is a hardcore country fan. He names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash as a few favorites, and he also says he’s a hardcore metal fan, citing Metallica as a favorite band.
The two now talk wrestling, and when asked if he’s a pro wrestler or a sports entertainer, Lesnar asks if there is a difference. Lesnar says he’s in the entertainment industry, and at the end of the day everyone comes out of college wanting to make money, and Lesnar says he does what he loves and makes money doing what he loves.
Austin then says Lesnar was not a fan of the business growing up, and Lesnar admits to never watching pro wrestling growing up. Lesnar joked he watched “Little House on the Prairie”, and he wasn’t exposed to wrestling as a kid.
Lesnar then talked about playing football in high school, and said he had more scholarship offers for football then wrestling despite his amazing amateur wrestling record.
Lesnar briefly talks about his brief sting in pro football after he left WWE for the first time, and he talked about gutting out the 8 week tryout camp with the Minnesota Vikings. Austin said pro football didn’t work out for him, and Lesnar said you’re not going to be good at everything. Lesnar says he’s humbled everyday, and if it’s not by his kids, then it might be by a Whitetail deer. He said growing up on a farm was very humbling, and despite not being great at football, he didn’t want to give up.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
