‘He Could Eat Me If He Wanted To’ – AEW’s Billy Gunn Names Current WWE Star As Most Intimidating Person He’s Shared Locker Room With

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AEW’s Billy Gunn has named a current WWE star as the most intimidating person he’s ever shared a locker room with.

Despite being 62 years of age, Billy Gunn still stands out as one of the most physically impressive stars on the AEW roster, and while he’s not as visible on television anymore, he’s still actively competing between the ropes to this day in Ring of Honor, Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling and various promotions on the independent scene.

With a career that stretches back over three decades, Gunn has shared a locker room with many top stars, giants and wrestlers with legitimate fighting backgrounds, but nobody has made him feel as intimidated as current WWE star Brock Lesnar.

Speaking with Denise Salcedo, Gunn said:

“Probably Brock. He’s always been nothing but nice to me and we’ve always had a great relationship, but I think it’s a mental thing he has, he doesn’t really have to do anything. It’s just you look at him and you go, ‘He could actually eat me if he wanted to.’ And I’m like 6’5 270 (pounds)…

“You got to think twice, more than twice about that. He has that aura, but he’s such a nice guy. It’s kinda of like me, I have a real bad aura, but I’m really nice (laughs).”

Salcedo then mentioned another former UFC fighter who Gunn came up against: Ken Shamrock, but Gunn still gave the nod to Lesnar:

“Well, Shamrock’s just a crazy person. You know what he is, the look and the presence and everything.

“Brock not only has the size but he has the background to kind of back it up. Kenny’s just crazy.”

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Billy Gunn shared a ring with Brock Lesnar several times before his debut on WWE TV in March 2002, they also faced off in a one-on-one match on the February 26, 2004 episode of SmackDown (see below), which Lesnar won.

 

Brock Lesnar Turns 49, But Teased With WWE Retirement Is Up In The Air

Brock Lesnar turned 49 this past Sunday (July 12), which happens to be the exact same date in which his old WWE rival Bill Goldberg hung up his boots last year following a loss to GUNTHER at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Five months later, another one of Lesnar’s storied rivals John Cena also retired from the ring at the hands of GUNTHER, with AJ Styles then suffering the same fate one moth after that at the 2026 Royal Rumble.

At WrestleMania 42, it seemed as if Lesnar was joining that same list when he left his boots and gloves in the ring following his loss to Oba Femi. However, one month later Lesnar was back to avenge his loss at Clash in Italy.

With a Hell in a Cell Match against Femi coming up in Brock’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota, its has yet to be confirmed whether a retirement stipulation will also be thrown in, as rumors indicated the event could potentially be the stage of his retirement.

As of now it seems like Lesnar may continue to wrestle as he approaches the age of 50 in 2027, and given he, like Billy Gunn, looks as large and menacing as ever, few will grumble at seeing ‘The Beast’ continue to dominate inside a WWE ring.

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