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Zach Bryan Has On-Stage Encounter With WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar

Author KC Atkins
Country singer Zach Bryan and WWE superstar Brock Lesnar had an encounter on stage recently.

I love it when two of my favorite things come together, which was the case last week when country music and pro wrestling joined forces in spectacular fashion! Country star Zach Bryan was performing in Minnesota late last Wednesday night when he was joined onstage by none other than former WWE champion, the Beast Brock Lesnar!

Zach is on the tail end of his Burn, Burn, Burn Tour, with a stop in Minneapolis so he could have fun with his fans at the Target Center. When it came time for him to perform his hit song ‘Revival‘, the crowd was stunned as the 6 foot 3, 286 pound behemoth known as Brock Lesnar walked on the stage to help duet the song with Zach. Brock has been performing on-and-off with WWE for the past decade, most recently having put the stamp on a vicious blood feud with the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes (which I’ve gushed about here). I guess Brock needed a little pick-me-up after his SummerSlam lost, which led him to the soothing timbre of Zach Bryan’s voice. As for Brock’s singing abilities, however…I’ll just let you be the judge:

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Is he a great singer? No. Am I gonna tell that to the MAYOR OF SUPLEX CITY? Also no.

Brock attended the university of Minnesota in 2000, and is billed from Minneapolis while performing for WWE. Even still, the Beast’s onstage visit was a surprise to many. But it’s no secret that Brock is a major country fan. At last year’s WWE SummerSlam event he even introduced himself on the mic as “a big ass country boy!” Oh, and later in the match he completely upended the entire ring with a giant tractor. If that isn’t country in its purest form then I don’t know what is.

It brings me so much joy not only knowing that Brock is a country fanboy, but that Zach Bryan in turn is a wrestling fan – or at least a Lesnar fan. According to Taste of Country, Zach is set to release his fourth studio album later this month. Will we hear a feature from the former WWE champ on a few tracks? Probably not, but a wrestling nerd like me can dream.

KC is bringing you the Workday Wind Down, afternoons on KML. He’s a Carolina boy making Carolina noise! When he's not slinging music and mouth sounds on the BIG 95.7 WKML, you can catch him at the gym, live wrestling shows, open mics, or wherever fine pasta is sold. KC is a big fan of self-expression, as his many tattoos will show you. KC's favorite pastime is making others laugh. In his mind, if he can bring a smile to your face then it's a day well spent. KC likes to write about TV and film, especially Spider-Man, and Fayetteville happenings.

7 Moments Country Stars Proved They Are Just Like Us

Country superstars live a charmed life for the most part. They have money to burn and they have adoring fans cheering on their every move. Whether it’s on stage or on social media, where they tout their what seems to be a “glamorous” lifestyle. Like Miranda Lambert’s song “Little Red Wagon” sings with such sass in the lyrics. “I play guitar, and I go on the road. I do all the s— you wanna do! You can’t ride in my little red wagon.”

Their existence seems untouchable at times. But country stars, in fact, are just like all of us. They have lives full of fun, joy, family excitement and some drama. And then there’s a bit of heartbreak and bad luck at times. They often write about such times in their songs. They reflect their loves and lives that we all can relate to and sing along to.

Kenny Chesney sings of fame in his fictional 2003 song “Big Star,” about a female country singer that goes from singing in bars to the big time. He sang in part, “She made the local cable shows / Where the camera fell in love with her face / After a couple of weekends / The groupies were crawling all over the place / She signed autographs / Like she was Garth Brooks in a skirt / And in the aftermath / That small time town was hers.”

We all saw the “big star” Chesney mourn the loss of his beloved dog Ruby late last year, something many of us have felt at one time or another.

In 2010, Brad Paisley released what he called a love song to the fans, “This Is Country Music.” Paisley, who owns homes in Nashville and Los Angeles with his movie star wife Kim, sang about the music that made him a superstar. He sang in part, “You’re not supposed to say the word ‘cancer’ in a song. / And tellin’ folks Jesus is the answer can rub ’em wrong / It ain’t hip to sing about tractors, trucks, little towns, and mama, yeah that might be true. / But this is country music, and we do.”

Here are seven examples of country superstars proving they are just like us:

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  • Luke Combs

    Luke Combs – While in Australia playing a sold-out tour for fans down under, Luke Combs’ wife Nicole posted something we have all posted a time to two, family photos from a recent photo shoot. The photos are of Nicole, Luke, and their son Tex as the couple await the birth of their second child. The only thing that sets the photos apart from all of us is that Tex is shown from the back. The couple have been careful not to reveal their one-year-old’s face to the public.

  • Miranda Lambert

    Miranda often shares social media posts that prove she is just like us, sharing moments from trips with her husband to the occasional trip to the Nashville Metro Animal Control to adopt a cat or dog. In a recent post on Instagram, Miranda posted photos of herself and a friend who stopped by to adopt not one but two kittens.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Carrie posted to Instagram right after she wrapped shows on her recent Las Vegas residency. She shared images of herself, two sisters, and even her mom getting matching heart tattoos. It’s not Underwood’s first tattoo; she shared before in another post she and some friends getting tats of a small flower.

  • Blake Shelton

    Blake often posts on his social media himself on his tractor working the fields on his Oklahoma farm. Shelton also shares a love of planting flowers with his wife, Gwen Stefani, on the same property.

  • Luke Bryan

    Luke may be a superstar in music and on TV’s American Idol, making millions of dollars a year, but that never takes away his fishing time with his sons, Bo and Tate, and his wife, Caroline. Luke constantly posts family stuff, “huntin’, fishing, and loving every day.”

  • Keith Urban

    Keith and his Oscar-winning movie star wife, Nicole Kidman, seem to live country music’s most glamorous life of all, but that doesn’t stop the famous couple from doing everyday things like camping. Urban posted he and his wife were camping in their native Australia earlier this year and encountered a wild animal.

  • Tim McGraw

    Tim has done fantastic work in the last several years to be in the best physical shape of his life. Not long ago, he shared a video clip on Instagram about one of the ways he stays in top condition, taking a simple walk every day with one of his family dogs.

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