Watch: Brock Lesnar Honored at University of Minnesota

Brock Lesnar returned to his roots on Friday night, attending the University of Minnesota's [...]

By Ryan Droste

Brock Lesnar returned to his roots on Friday night, attending the University of Minnesota's wrestling meet against the University of Wisconsin in Minneapolis at the Minnesota Sports Pavilion.

Lesnar was celebrating the 20th anniversary of his 2000 NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He appeared in front of the crowd to a large ovation to receive a gift from the university. He was also officially made an honorary coach for the night.

Check out some footage and photos below.

Lesnar also practiced with some of the guys earlier in the day, as you can see below.

Lesnar revealed this past Monday night that he will be a competitor in this year's Royal Rumble match in Houston, Texas in two weeks. This despite currently holding the WWE Championship. He will also enter the match in the number one position.

The current card for WWE Royal Rumble is as follows:

  • Men's Royal Rumble Match
    Competitors Announced: Brock Lesnar (#1 entrant), Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, Erick Rowan, King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Otis, Tucker, Elias, and 17 others TBD.
  • Women's Royal Rumble Match
    Competitors Announced: Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, and 27 others TBD.
  • WWE Universal Championship Match
    "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
  • WWE RAW Women's Championship Match
    Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka
  • Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin

As always, ComicBook.com will have full coverage of the event on Sunday, January 26th. Make sure to check back with us in the interim for all of the latest news on WWE as they head into one of their biggest shows of the year that sets us on the path to WrestleMania 36, and give me a folllow on Twitter @ryandroste for all the latest in the world of WWE.

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