WWE and UFC legend Brock Lesnar made headlines ahead of Royal Rumble 2022.
‘The Beast Incarnate’ fought Bobby Lashley on the card after going viral for his altercation with a famous daredevil, who he launched onto a restaurant table in St. Louis, Missouri.
Jackass star Wee Man – real name Jason Acuña – is known for his diminutive stature as he was born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.
Still, that didn’t stop him from sizing up the 6ft 3in, 290lb former UFC heavyweight champion, who broke the internet with his hilarious response to the playful confrontation.
Brock Lesnar explains viral clash with Weeman
It was initially unclear what caused Lesnar to clash with the Jackass star.
The 47-year-old gave his side of the story one month after the viral incident.
“That was not staged at all,” Lesnar said during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.
“I flew into town before the Royal Rumble, I got a private room and I come walking through the restaurant at the hotel and I just scurry through people.
“I want to get in and hide in my hole. My buddy goes, ‘The Jackass crew is out there.’ ‘Really?’ ‘We walked by them.’ I sent the waiter out, sent a nice bottle of wine.
“Next thing I know, [Johnny] Knoxville comes into the back room, breaks my f—— door down. I come walking out and, in the midst of all this, they’re setting themselves on fire. I didn’t know that.
“I’m just like, ‘I’m coming home and going to bed.’ I’m walking out and Wee Man stands up and peacocks me a little bit. I just picked him up and was like, ‘I’m going to put you down right there.’
“None of it was promo or staged. It just turned out to be fun and good for business.”
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville recalls Brock Lesnar incident
Two of Wee Man’s co-stars have since confirmed Lesnar’s version of events.
Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville recapped their hilarious encounter with one of the baddest men on the planet in February 2024.
Knoxville forgot to mention he started the series of events by kicking down Lesnar’s door.
He said: “Brock had walked over to our table and said, ‘Hey, how’s it going?’ Very nice.
“And Wee Man had a little bit of that loudmouth soup in him. He starts giving some s— to Brock, and Brock just scoops him up. Brock just explodes the table with Weeman, and I was just so happy.”
Lesnar is not the only former UFC heavyweight titleholder who has clashed with the Jackass crew – Francis Ngannou featured in a nut shot scene in their fourth film.
At this point, it seems highly likely that current UFC heavyweight champions Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall will get the call if Jackass 5 ever comes to fruition.