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Some very good points, wrestling - WWE gets bad mouthed way to much, and it is true about reversing roles with Henderson and what the reactions would have been like, although as you know I reacted to what Henderson did.  One of the reasons he does get heat is even prior to his first fight with Mir he was all mouth, he just isn't a likeable guy, WWE background or not, and when he senses hostility or dislike towards him he soaks it up, he loves it, he plays upto it and in doing so creates more heat, and by all accounts he is one moody pissed off bastard.

“I was on Opie and Anthony a couple of nights ago and those guys were like you know what? [Brock Lesnar is] your Mike Tyson. This is the guy where people are gonna tune in and say ‘Oh My God what’s this guy gonna do next?’ You know what the crazy part is? I just flew up there a couple weeks ago and we hung out and went to dinner. [Lesnar’s] such a good guy, but I’ll give you this: The week of the event I have a hard time dealing with him. He gets miserable, he’s a grouchy guy who can snap at any time. That’s for real.” - Dana White

But its true, he is great for the sport, the kind of heat he generates and people wanting to see him lose, and the dude could very well dominate for YEARS.  The belt needs that, the Heavyweight Title has always been tarnished by people having to drop the belt, be stripped of it or getting very few defences and in a sport where the Heavyweight guys are the biggest draws its not a good thing.