WATCH: Brock Lesnar and Gable Steveson in the Gophers wrestling room

Former NCAA champion and WWE superstar Brock Lesnar paid a visit to his alma mater on Wednesday and scrapped with current No. 1-ranked heavyweight Gable Steveson

January 17, 2019 at 2:57AM
(Brian Stensaas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Serious question: Who ya got?

That likely rolled through the collective minds of all who saw a tweet from the Gophers wrestling team Wednesday afternoon, when Brock Lesnar sauntered back to campus and donned a sweatsuit to spar with freshman phenom Gable Steveson.

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At 41 years old there's still plenty of grit left with Lesnar, the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion for the Gophers. Lesnar, who wrestles professionally and has also been a Mixed Martial Arts fighter, is currently the Universal Champion of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

But rather than taking folding chairs to the back of the head, this week he took the role of trainer to the budding star.

Steveson, who is 20-0 and the newly minted No. 1 at heavyweight, appreciated the afternoon session.

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Brian Stensaas

Multiplatform Editing Team Leader

Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a Multiplatform Editing Team Leader, with reporting experience covering high school sports, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.

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