Lesnar maintained that look up until his departure from WWE following WrestleMania 20, where he left the promotion on pretty bad terms to try and pursue an ill-fated NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings. Following an extensive lawsuit with WWE and a brief run with New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he became IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Lesnar eventually found himself in UFC, where he found success again by becoming the MMA promotion’s biggest star during its formative years. After conquering UFC and with the old wounds with WWE healed, Lesnar returned to WWE in 2011, where he remained a constant until mid-2023, while also fitting in one UFC fight during that time as well.

It was during this time period that Lesnar’s physique seemed to shift away from his earlier days of never ending muscles and broad appearance. To be clear, Lesnar remained the big, towering presence that he had always been, made more so by that giant sword he decided to get tattooed onto his chest, but it largely became a more natural, less broad, and slimmer look than the one during his days of Powerbombing Jeff Hardy and suplexing Kurt Angle. The new look also fit with the new style Lesnar incorporated into his wrestling career; he was still explosive, but instead of relying on athleticism, Lesnar became more about suplexes and dishing out brutal punishment, a nod to his days with the UFC.

That brings us to 2025, with Lesnar now back in WWE following a two year hiatus brought on by him being mentioned in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon. Though Lesnar has only made a handful of appearances, all of which have involved him either attacking John Cena, defeating John Cena, or laying out announcers, it’s pretty clear Lesnar didn’t spend his downtime thinking he would never make an onscreen appearance again. If anything, Lesnar, now at 48 years old, seems to have reached some sort of unholy combination between the look of his early days and the look of his 30s. With his hair now longer than its ever been, Lesnar could be somewhat confused for that of a norse warrior; he is seemingly larger than ever, broad but slim, and ever imposing. It’s as though he’s reached his final form as “The Beast Incarnate,” something that may have been applauded by all if not for the very understandable complicated feelings many fans have towards Lesnar.

So at the end of all, what has the journey of Lesnar’s career told us about his physical peaks and valleys? Mostly, it’s told us that not much has changed for him all that much. Obviously, there has been some minor alterations Lesnar has made to himself as he’s gotten older and his physique has changed with it. But for the most part, Lesnar remains the same large and in charge man he was when he was winning those National Championships in college; the only difference he’s added that sword tattoo and the long hair to complete the package. Is now the best shape Brock Lesnar’s ever been in? That’s debatable. But if nothing else, it’s not far off from where he was in his 20s, and he surely can be pleased with that.