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** After losing the Universal Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=] 35'', Lesnar shows up at the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match at the last minute to win the contract. It turns out that Muhammad Ali was the intended winner of the match, only for Vince to literally changed the result at the last minute, a decision that has been heavily criticized. And before the year ended, Lesnar, after losing the Universal Championship again at Summerslam, is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston as champion and that they planned to feed him to Lesnar since day one of his championship reign. Following this, he would go with a dull feud involving both Rey Mysterio and Cain Velasquez, that fans disdain as said feud doesn't require Lesnar to be a champion.
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** After losing the Universal Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=] 35'', Lesnar shows up at the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match at the last minute to win the contract. It turns out that Muhammad Mustafa Ali was the intended winner of the match, only for Vince to literally changed the result at the last minute, a decision that has been heavily criticized. And before the year ended, Lesnar, after losing the Universal Championship again at Summerslam, is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston as champion and that they planned to feed him to Lesnar since day one of his championship reign. Following this, he would go with a dull feud involving both Rey Mysterio and Cain Velasquez, that fans disdain as said feud doesn't require Lesnar to be a champion.
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** His second run in WWE is widely hated by fans. Other than being the person to end [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker]] the Streak, Lesnar has been criticized for being a part-timer who not only hogged the world tittle constantly but can carry it for months without defending it. His in-ring moves have also been reduced to simply him giving out suplexes and ending with an F-5. This coincides with WWE attempting to have Wrestling/RomanReigns to be their top dog and to ensure it, Reigns have to be the one to defeat Lesnar at ''[=WrestleMania=]'', which ended making Reigns [[XPacHeat the most hated wrestler]] for several years. This also has the effect of WWE neglecting everyone else in favor of the two.
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** His second run in WWE is widely hated by fans. Other than being the person to end [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker]] [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker the Streak, Streak]], Lesnar has been criticized for being a part-timer who not only hogged the world tittle constantly but can carry it for months without defending it. His in-ring moves have also been reduced to simply him giving out suplexes and ending with an F-5. This coincides with WWE attempting to have Wrestling/RomanReigns to be their top dog and to ensure it, Reigns have to be the one to defeat Lesnar at ''[=WrestleMania=]'', which ended making Reigns [[XPacHeat the most hated wrestler]] for several years. This also has the effect of WWE neglecting everyone else in favor of the two.
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* CreatorsPet: His second run in WWE is widely hated by fans as he is only a part-timer but is continuously put into the world title picture. This coincides with WWE attempting to have Wrestling/RomanReigns to be their top dog and to ensure it, Reigns have to be the one to defeat Lesnar at ''[=WrestleMania=]'', which ended making Reigns [[XPacHeat the most hated wrestler]] for several years.
** Once he enters the world title picture and captures it, not only did Lesnar rarely defends the title (usually months between matches), he also rarely appears at all. And in the rare chance of him losing, he will immediately win back the championship a few months later. This cultivate in him holding the Universal Championship for nearly two years from 2017 to 2019, with only a two months gap after losing it and that's due to Roman Reigns dropping it due to his leukemia remission. Then after losing to the title again to Seth Rollins at '[=WrestleMania=] 35'', he is unexpectedly inserted into the Men's Money in The Bank as the final entrant, only entering after everyone else have already tired themselves. Supposedly, the intended winner of the match was supposed to be Muhammad Ali only for the decision to be changed the last minute. The end result was Lesnar winning the briefcase, cashing it on Rollins two months later and again dropped it back to Rollins at [=Summerslam=]. Undeterred, Lesnar is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston and decides to put him into the shark cage to be an after thought.
** 2022 once again has fans turning against Brock. At ''Day 1'', he is supposed to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship only for the match to be cancelled when the latter has been tested for COVID-19. Rather than sitting back for the night, Lesnar is instead added into the WWE Championship match and captured the tittle from Big E, with the same effect of ending Big E's singles run much like Kofi. Although he dropped the tittle to Bobby Lashely at Royal Rumble, Lesnar would enter the titular match later that night as the 30th entrant and win. This is a first since champions who lost their titles has never enter the Rumble before. And if that isn't enough, Lesnar participitated the ''Elimination Chamber'' and successfully recaptured the WWE Championship. Said match was also heavily criticized as defending champion, Bobby Lashley, is removed due to injury during the match, from a never established "concussion protocol", and Lesnar proceeds to squashed everyone else to win the tittle again.
** Once he enters the world title picture and captures it, not only did Lesnar rarely defends the title (usually months between matches), he also rarely appears at all. And in the rare chance of him losing, he will immediately win back the championship a few months later. This cultivate in him holding the Universal Championship for nearly two years from 2017 to 2019, with only a two months gap after losing it and that's due to Roman Reigns dropping it due to his leukemia remission. Then after losing to the title again to Seth Rollins at '[=WrestleMania=] 35'', he is unexpectedly inserted into the Men's Money in The Bank as the final entrant, only entering after everyone else have already tired themselves. Supposedly, the intended winner of the match was supposed to be Muhammad Ali only for the decision to be changed the last minute. The end result was Lesnar winning the briefcase, cashing it on Rollins two months later and again dropped it back to Rollins at [=Summerslam=]. Undeterred, Lesnar is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston and decides to put him into the shark cage to be an after thought.
** 2022 once again has fans turning against Brock. At ''Day 1'', he is supposed to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship only for the match to be cancelled when the latter has been tested for COVID-19. Rather than sitting back for the night, Lesnar is instead added into the WWE Championship match and captured the tittle from Big E, with the same effect of ending Big E's singles run much like Kofi. Although he dropped the tittle to Bobby Lashely at Royal Rumble, Lesnar would enter the titular match later that night as the 30th entrant and win. This is a first since champions who lost their titles has never enter the Rumble before. And if that isn't enough, Lesnar participitated the ''Elimination Chamber'' and successfully recaptured the WWE Championship. Said match was also heavily criticized as defending champion, Bobby Lashley, is removed due to injury during the match, from a never established "concussion protocol", and Lesnar proceeds to squashed everyone else to win the tittle again.
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* CreatorsPet: His CreatorsPet:
**His second run in WWE is widely hated byfans as he is only fans. Other than being the person to end [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker]] the Streak, Lesnar has been criticized for being a part-timer but is continuously put into who not only hogged the world title picture. tittle constantly but can carry it for months without defending it. His in-ring moves have also been reduced to simply him giving out suplexes and ending with an F-5. This coincides with WWE attempting to have Wrestling/RomanReigns to be their top dog and to ensure it, Reigns have to be the one to defeat Lesnar at ''[=WrestleMania=]'', which ended making Reigns [[XPacHeat the most hated wrestler]] for several years.
** Once he enters the world title picture and captures it, not only did Lesnar rarely defends the title (usually months between matches), heyears. This also rarely appears at all. And in has the rare chance effect of him losing, he will immediately win back WWE neglecting everyone else in favor of the championship a few months later. This cultivate in him holding two.
** After losing the Universal Championshipfor nearly two years from 2017 to 2019, with only a two months gap after losing it and that's due to Roman Reigns dropping it due to his leukemia remission. Then after losing to the title again to Seth Rollins at '[=WrestleMania=] ''[=WrestleMania=] 35'', he is unexpectedly inserted into Lesnar shows up at the Men's Money in The the Bank as ladder match at the final entrant, only entering after everyone else have already tired themselves. Supposedly, last minute to win the contract. It turns out that Muhammad Ali was the intended winner of the match was supposed to be Muhammad Ali match, only for the decision Vince to be literally changed the last minute. The end result was Lesnar winning at the briefcase, cashing it on Rollins two months later and last minute, a decision that has been heavily criticized. And before the year ended, Lesnar, after losing the Universal Championship again dropped it back to Rollins at [=Summerslam=]. Undeterred, Lesnar Summerslam, is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston as champion and decides that they planned to put feed him into the shark cage to Lesnar since day one of his championship reign. Following this, he would go with a dull feud involving both Rey Mysterio and Cain Velasquez, that fans disdain as said feud doesn't require Lesnar to be an after thought.
a champion.
** 2022 once again has fans turning against Brock. At ''Day 1'',he is supposed to challenge Roman Reigns for the After Lesnar's Universal Championship only for the match to be with Roman Reigns has been cancelled when the latter has been tested for COVID-19. Rather than sitting back contracted COVID-19, instead of having Lesnar sit out for the night, Lesnar he is instead added into to the WWE Championship match at the last minute, and captured the tittle from Big E, with the same effect of ending Big E's singles run much like with Kofi. Although he dropped the tittle to Bobby Lashely at Royal Rumble, Lesnar would enter the titular match later that night as the 30th entrant and win. This is a first since champions who lost their titles has never enter the Rumble before. And if that isn't enough, Lesnar participitated the ''Elimination Chamber'' and successfully recaptured the WWE Championship. Said match was also heavily criticized as defending champion, Bobby Lashley, is removed due to injury during the match, from a never established "concussion protocol", and Lesnar proceeds to squashed everyone else to win the tittle again. again, turning his [=WrestleMania=] match with Roman at Unification match. And even though he loss at ''Mania'', he would ''again'' challenged Reigns Summerslam, replacing the injured Randy Orton.
**His second run in WWE is widely hated by
** Once he enters the world title picture and captures it, not only did Lesnar rarely defends the title (usually months between matches), he
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** 2022 once again has fans turning against Brock. At ''Day 1'',
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** Once he enters the world title picture and captures it, not only did Lesnar rarely defends the title (usually months between matches), he also rarely appears at all. And in the rare chance of him losing, he will immediately win back the championship a few months later. This cultivate in him holding the Universal Championship for nearly two years from 2017 to 2019, with only a two months gap after losing it and that's due to Roman Reigns dropping it due to his leukemia remission. Then after losing to the title again to Seth Rollins at '[=WrestleMania=] 35'', he is unexpectedly inserted into the Men's Money in The Bank as the final entrant, only entering after everyone else have already tired themselves. Supposedly, the intended winner of the match was supposed to be Muhammad Ali only for the decision to be changed the last minute. The end result was Lesnar winning the briefcase, cashing it on Rollins two months later and again dropped it back to Rollins at [=Summerslam=]. Undeterred, Lesnar is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston and decides to put him into the shark cage to be an after thought.
** 2022 once again has fans turning against Brock. At ''Day 1'', he is supposed to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship only for the match to be cancelled when the latter has been tested for COVID-19. Rather than sitting back for the night, Lesnar is instead added into the WWE Championship match and captured the tittle from Big E, with the same effect of ending Big E's singles run much like Kofi. Although he dropped the tittle to Bobby Lashely at Royal Rumble, Lesnar would enter the titular match later that night as the 30th entrant and win. This is a first since champions who lost their titles has never enter the Rumble before. And if that isn't enough, Lesnar participitated the ''Elimination Chamber'' and successfully recaptured the WWE Championship. Said match was also heavily criticized as defending champion, Bobby Lashley, is removed due to injury during the match, from a never established "concussion protocol", and Lesnar proceeds to squashed everyone else to win the tittle again.
** Once he enters the world title picture and captures it, not only did Lesnar rarely defends the title (usually months between matches), he also rarely appears at all. And in the rare chance of him losing, he will immediately win back the championship a few months later. This cultivate in him holding the Universal Championship for nearly two years from 2017 to 2019, with only a two months gap after losing it and that's due to Roman Reigns dropping it due to his leukemia remission. Then after losing to the title again to Seth Rollins at '[=WrestleMania=] 35'', he is unexpectedly inserted into the Men's Money in The Bank as the final entrant, only entering after everyone else have already tired themselves. Supposedly, the intended winner of the match was supposed to be Muhammad Ali only for the decision to be changed the last minute. The end result was Lesnar winning the briefcase, cashing it on Rollins two months later and again dropped it back to Rollins at [=Summerslam=]. Undeterred, Lesnar is immediately put into the WWE Championship picture and squashed Kofi Kingston in less than 10 seconds. This has the effect of not only ending Kingston's world title run but also putting him back into the tag team division with reports that WWE creative team doesn't fully have confidence with Kingston and decides to put him into the shark cage to be an after thought.
** 2022 once again has fans turning against Brock. At ''Day 1'', he is supposed to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship only for the match to be cancelled when the latter has been tested for COVID-19. Rather than sitting back for the night, Lesnar is instead added into the WWE Championship match and captured the tittle from Big E, with the same effect of ending Big E's singles run much like Kofi. Although he dropped the tittle to Bobby Lashely at Royal Rumble, Lesnar would enter the titular match later that night as the 30th entrant and win. This is a first since champions who lost their titles has never enter the Rumble before. And if that isn't enough, Lesnar participitated the ''Elimination Chamber'' and successfully recaptured the WWE Championship. Said match was also heavily criticized as defending champion, Bobby Lashley, is removed due to injury during the match, from a never established "concussion protocol", and Lesnar proceeds to squashed everyone else to win the tittle again.
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** The aftermath of his ''[[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC 200]]'' fight has caused perhaps one of the biggest base splits since his breaking of the Streak. First, Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt in the fight...only it was revealed that he tested positive for steroids, thus calling the legitimacy of his victory into serious question. Then, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose (then the current WWE Champion) gave an interview revealing that his and Brock Lesnar's infamously lackluster ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' match was frustrating because Brock apparently wasn't interested in doing anything beyond a basic squash match. It didn't take long for fans to put two and two together, and accuse Brock Lesnar of deliberately sandbagging a WM match because ''he'' didn't want to get hurt while training for UFC, nearly derailing a whitehot babyface in Dean Ambrose in the process. That's not even getting into his ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2016'' match with Wrestling/RandyOrton, which ended with Orton lying in a pool of his own blood after taking unprotected elbows from a professional MMA fighter ''on the head''. '''As the planned finish'''. Not only was this seen as an unnecessary attempt to make an already strong-looking Lesnar look even stronger at the expense of the most mainstream full-time wrestler in the company after Cena and a twelve-time world champion, it was also considered a confusing and ''dangerous'' finish. It was fairly obvious to everyone that the one thing the company didn't plan on was Orton losing that much blood, and those with knowledge of MMA outright stated that Orton could have been seriously hurt by those elbows.[[note]] It was such a shock that Wrestling/ChrisJericho apparently got into it with Brock Lesnar backstage, absolutely livid over what had happened. Jericho's reaction was totally justified and near-universally praised, especially in comparison to Lesnar's response, where he came across as a bully. (He allegedly dared Jericho to fight him or kiss him, and didn't immediately let Jericho know that the beatdown on Orton had been the planned finish.)[[/note]] Later reports indicated that Randy actually did get hurt -- with a ''concussion''. It caused the company to scrap his match with Wrestling/BrayWyatt at ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}'' three weeks later.
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** The aftermath of his ''[[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC 200]]'' fight has caused perhaps one of the biggest base splits since his breaking of the Streak. First, Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt in the fight...only it was revealed that he tested positive for steroids, thus calling the legitimacy of his victory into serious question. Then, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose (then the current WWE Champion) gave an interview revealing that his and Brock Lesnar's infamously lackluster ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' match was frustrating because Brock apparently wasn't interested in doing anything beyond a basic squash match. It didn't take long for fans to put two and two together, and accuse Brock Lesnar of deliberately sandbagging a WM match because ''he'' didn't want to get hurt while training for UFC, nearly derailing a whitehot babyface in Dean Ambrose in the process. That's not even getting into his ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2016'' match with Wrestling/RandyOrton, which ended with Orton lying in a pool of his own blood after taking unprotected elbows from a professional MMA fighter ''on the head''. '''As the planned finish'''. finish.''' Not only was this seen as an unnecessary attempt to make an already strong-looking Lesnar look even stronger at the expense of the most mainstream full-time wrestler in the company after Cena and a twelve-time world champion, it was also considered a confusing and ''dangerous'' finish. It was fairly obvious to everyone that the one thing the company didn't plan on was Orton losing that much blood, and those with knowledge of MMA outright stated that Orton could have been seriously hurt by those elbows.[[note]] It was such a shock that Wrestling/ChrisJericho apparently got into it with Brock Lesnar backstage, absolutely livid over what had happened. Jericho's reaction was totally justified and near-universally praised, especially in comparison to Lesnar's response, where he came across as a bully. (He allegedly dared Jericho to fight him or kiss him, and didn't immediately let Jericho know that the beatdown on Orton had been the planned finish.)[[/note]] Later reports indicated that Randy actually did get hurt -- with a ''concussion''. It caused the company to scrap his match with Wrestling/BrayWyatt at ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}'' three weeks later.
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*** '''EAT.''' '''SLEEP.''' '''KILL.''' '''REPEAT!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the 7/20/15 episode of ''RAW'', Lesnar says "IllKillYou" to the Undertaker.[[/labelnote]]
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*** '''EAT.''' '''SLEEP.''' '''KILL.''' '''REPEAT!''' SLEEP. KILL. REPEAT!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the 7/20/15 episode of ''RAW'', Lesnar says "IllKillYou" to the Undertaker.[[/labelnote]]
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** His screeching screams are unintentionally hilarious, such as the one at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 29'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC2NAYnWyE4 (seen here)]] and the one at the last ''Raw'' of 2013 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RTRDLTrqbc&feature=youtube_gdata (seen here).]] On a related note, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_JNTCNH2k "LET'S DO THIIIIIIS?!"]]
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** His screeching screams are unintentionally hilarious, such as the one at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 29'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC2NAYnWyE4 (seen here)]] and the one at the last ''Raw'' of 2013 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RTRDLTrqbc&feature=youtube_gdata (seen here).]] here)]]. On a related note, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_JNTCNH2k "LET'S DO THIIIIIIS?!"]]
* QuestionableCasting: In his early career, WWE twice tried to put him into grievously ill-fitting gimmicks that could have potentially killed his career in its tracks.
** In OVW, they tried to push him as a whitemeat, [[AllAmericanFace all-American boy]] babyface amateur athlete. Lesnar rebelled against this characterisation by getting his “Beast” back tattoo and playing {{Heel}} at every opportunity, much to Wrestling/JimCornette’s consternation.
** Shortly after his call-up, WWE creative pitched him a gimmick as an [[TheEighties 80s]]-style silent, [[WrestlingMonster immovable]], [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Russian]] [[ForeignWrestlingHeel bad guy]]. Wrestling/PaulHeyman overheard, realised what a bad idea that was and pushed to be allowed to lay out Lesnar’s matches and develop his persona. This was granted, and the rest is history.
** In OVW, they tried to push him as a whitemeat, [[AllAmericanFace all-American boy]] babyface amateur athlete. Lesnar rebelled against this characterisation by getting his “Beast” back tattoo and playing {{Heel}} at every opportunity, much to Wrestling/JimCornette’s consternation.
** Shortly after his call-up, WWE creative pitched him a gimmick as an [[TheEighties 80s]]-style silent, [[WrestlingMonster immovable]], [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Russian]] [[ForeignWrestlingHeel bad guy]]. Wrestling/PaulHeyman overheard, realised what a bad idea that was and pushed to be allowed to lay out Lesnar’s matches and develop his persona. This was granted, and the rest is history.
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* WTHCastingAgency: In his early career, WWE twice tried to put him into grievously ill-fitting gimmicks that could have potentially killed his career in its tracks.
** In OVW, they tried to push him as a whitemeat, [[AllAmericanFace all-American boy]] babyface amateur athlete. Lesnar rebelled against this characterisation by getting his “Beast” back tattoo and playing {{Heel}} at every opportunity, much to Wrestling/JimCornette’s consternation.
** Shortly after his call-up, WWE creative pitched him a gimmick as an [[TheEighties 80s]]-style silent, [[WrestlingMonster immovable]], [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Russian]] [[ForeignWrestlingHeel bad guy]]. Wrestling/PaulHeyman overheard, realised what a bad idea that was and pushed to be allowed to lay out Lesnar’s matches and develop his persona. This was granted, and the rest is history.
** In OVW, they tried to push him as a whitemeat, [[AllAmericanFace all-American boy]] babyface amateur athlete. Lesnar rebelled against this characterisation by getting his “Beast” back tattoo and playing {{Heel}} at every opportunity, much to Wrestling/JimCornette’s consternation.
** Shortly after his call-up, WWE creative pitched him a gimmick as an [[TheEighties 80s]]-style silent, [[WrestlingMonster immovable]], [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Russian]] [[ForeignWrestlingHeel bad guy]]. Wrestling/PaulHeyman overheard, realised what a bad idea that was and pushed to be allowed to lay out Lesnar’s matches and develop his persona. This was granted, and the rest is history.
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** "Suplex City," which was born as a result of what was likely just an offhand remark by Lesnar to Wrestling/RomanReigns at ''[=WrestleMania=] 31'' (Lesnar simply yelled "Suplex City, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]!" after one of his many throws); the commentators played up the concept during the match, including Jerry Lawler warning Reigns not to "Take up residence in Suplex City," which probably helped somewhat with this trope being played straight. His reappearance at ''Raw'' post-''Money in the Bank 2015'' saw him [[http://www.thatsclevelandbaby.com/cleveland-is-suplex-city/ wearing the meme shirt]], its design changing based on the city in which WWE is performing, the implication being that Suplex City is wherever Lesnar goes, and it even got its own StupidStatementDanceMix in the form of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZfbUlcM64I a rap song]] based on Tyga's "Rack City", though after UFC 200 and his doping violation came out, "Steroid City" has also become a popular counter-chant. 2K Sports also {{defictionaliz|ation}}ed Suplex City into a real (and very dangerous looking) city [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Tb_9nyKUU for a commercial ad]].
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** "Suplex City," which was born as a result of what was likely just an offhand remark by Lesnar to Wrestling/RomanReigns at ''[=WrestleMania=] 31'' (Lesnar simply yelled "Suplex City, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]!" after one of his many throws); the commentators played up the concept during the match, including Jerry Lawler warning Reigns not to "Take up residence in Suplex City," which probably helped somewhat with this trope being played straight. His reappearance at ''Raw'' post-''Money in the Bank 2015'' saw him [[http://www.thatsclevelandbaby.com/cleveland-is-suplex-city/ wearing the meme shirt]], its design changing based on the city in which WWE is performing, the implication being that Suplex City is wherever Lesnar goes, and it even got its own StupidStatementDanceMix song in the form of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZfbUlcM64I a rap song]] based on Tyga's "Rack City", though after UFC 200 and his doping violation came out, "Steroid City" has also become a popular counter-chant. 2K Sports also {{defictionaliz|ation}}ed Suplex City into a real (and very dangerous looking) city [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Tb_9nyKUU for a commercial ad]].
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** After getting eliminated from the 2023 Rumble by Wrestling/ BobbyLashley, Brock would cut a promo later on, describing how Brock hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Lashley even as he would try to take his mind of it by hunting, fishing, or a big steak dinner. Then Brock starts to note, “I crawl into bed with my wife…”, prompting a noticeable snickering from the crowd. Brock realizes how homoerotic this is starting to sound in real time and clarifies “…and four or five hours later, I’m thinking about Bobby Lashley!” which didn’t really do much to dispel how suspect it sounded.
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** After getting eliminated from the 2023 Rumble by Wrestling/ BobbyLashley, Wrestling/BobbyLashley, Brock would cut a promo later on, describing how Brock hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Lashley even as he would try to take his mind of it by hunting, fishing, or a big steak dinner. Then Brock starts to note, “I crawl into bed with my wife…”, prompting a noticeable snickering from the crowd. Brock realizes how homoerotic this is starting to sound in real time and clarifies “…and four or five hours later, I’m thinking about Bobby Lashley!” which didn’t really do much to dispel how suspect it sounded.
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** After getting eliminated from the 2023 Rumble by Wrestling/ BobbyLashley, Brock would cut a promo later on, describing how Brock hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Lashley even as he would try to take his mind of it by hunting, fishing, or a big steak dinner. Then Brock starts to note, “I crawl into bed with my wife…”, prompting a noticeable snickering from the crowd. Brock realizes how homoerotic this is starting to sound in real time and clarifies “…and four or five hours later, I’m thinking about Bobby Lashley!” which didn’t really do much to dispel how suspect it sounded.
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** He wasn't the most hated IWGP Heavyweight Champion of all time (that role is probably occupied forever by Tadao Yasuda), but he's still frequently held up as one of the lowest points of New Japan's DorkAge. The main reasons behind his heat were a) he was brought by Simon Inoki, the son-in-law of Wrestling/AntonioInoki - the man had almost led NJPW to bankruptcy, b) his bringing was seen as an imitation of a failed experiment by AJPW involving Goldberg two years earlier, c) he won the title in a three-way match instead of a proper singles match as the puroresu tradition demands, d) he did not work full-time and his matches lacked title bout quality e) he refused to drop the championship and even give the belt back when he was stripped of it, and f) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he refused to get Inoki's fighting spirit slap]] (ItMakesSenseInContext).
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** He wasn't the most hated IWGP Heavyweight Champion of all time (that role is probably occupied forever by Tadao Yasuda), but he's still frequently held up as one of the lowest points of New Japan's DorkAge.AudienceAlienatingEra. The main reasons behind his heat were a) he was brought by Simon Inoki, the son-in-law of Wrestling/AntonioInoki - the man had almost led NJPW to bankruptcy, b) his bringing was seen as an imitation of a failed experiment by AJPW involving Goldberg two years earlier, c) he won the title in a three-way match instead of a proper singles match as the puroresu tradition demands, d) he did not work full-time and his matches lacked title bout quality e) he refused to drop the championship and even give the belt back when he was stripped of it, and f) [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he refused to get Inoki's fighting spirit slap]] (ItMakesSenseInContext).
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*** This feud was brought back after Reigns's heel turn, presumably to finally give Reigns the clean win WWE had been trying to give him originally. Which did happen. But then they kept bringing Lesnar back (though in the case of ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2022'', reports indicate that they only revisited the feud because Reigns's original opponent, Wrestling/RandyOrton, suffered a back injury that would take him out for the rest of the year). Going back to their original confrontation at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 31'', Reigns and Lesnar have participated in nine PPV matches over a period of well over ''seven years''. What makes it worse is that, unlike other long-running feuds like Cena/Orton or Wrestling/AJStyles[=/=]Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, general agreement is that most of their matches suck, meaning they have no leeway with the fans on that front like those feuds did.
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*** This feud was brought back after Reigns's heel turn, presumably to finally give Reigns the clean win WWE had been trying to give him originally. Which did happen. But then they kept bringing Lesnar back (though in the case of ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2022'', reports indicate that they only revisited the feud because Reigns's original opponent, Wrestling/RandyOrton, suffered a back injury that would take him out for the rest of the year). Going back to their original confrontation at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 31'', Reigns and Lesnar have participated in nine PPV matches over a period of well over ''seven years''. What makes it worse is that, unlike other long-running feuds like Cena/Orton or Wrestling/AJStyles[=/=]Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, general agreement is that most of their matches suck, meaning they have no leeway with the fans on that front like those feuds did. The only silver lining in the situation is that Lesnar and Reigns ''finally'' had a truly great match, which washed off some of the disappointment of having to watch them wrestle again, and that the company seems to consider this the true cap of their of feud.
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** In 2019, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown he beat the living hell out of]] Wrestling/SethRollins and then proceeded to F5 him three times on a chair, enough to make Rollins [[BloodFromTheMouth bleed from his mouth]]. Both Heyman and Wrestling/CoreyGraves [[EvenEvilHasStandards were horrified and disgusted, respectively, by Lesnar's actions and the former begged him to stop it]]. Afterwards, he got an injured Rollins out of the ambulance and attacked him, which made Graves [[UpToEleven even more disgusted than he already was]].
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** In 2019, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown he beat the living hell out of]] Wrestling/SethRollins and then proceeded to F5 him three times on a chair, enough to make Rollins [[BloodFromTheMouth bleed from his mouth]]. Both Heyman and Wrestling/CoreyGraves [[EvenEvilHasStandards were horrified and disgusted, respectively, by Lesnar's actions and the former begged him to stop it]]. Afterwards, he got an injured Rollins out of the ambulance and attacked him, which made Graves [[UpToEleven even more disgusted than he already was]].was.
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** He started to cause this for more than a few fans in 2016. What's the point of even getting invested in his next feud at all, when he'll almost assuredly win as well as brutalize whichever babyface steps up? Then we got a piece of suspense by the name of Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} -- who ultimately managed subvert this UpToEleven by actually invoking '''CurbStompBattle''' at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2016'' and again at ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 2017''.
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** He started to cause this for more than a few fans in 2016. What's the point of even getting invested in his next feud at all, when he'll almost assuredly win as well as brutalize whichever babyface steps up? Then we got a piece of suspense by the name of Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} -- who ultimately managed subvert this UpToEleven up to eleven by actually invoking '''CurbStompBattle''' at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2016'' and again at ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 2017''.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: Brock's continuous high-profile squash matches after he beat the Streak, which became progressively worse with each match. Cena? Absolutely glorious due to the CatharsisFactor. Reigns? Same.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Two most protected wrestlers in the company, the latter of whom was widely despised as a CreatorsPet, plus Wrestling/SethRollins cashed in Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank for a historic steal in the latter match.[[/labelnote]] Rollins? Well, he is playing chickenshit heel, and we're getting the rematch with 'Taker.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Rollins was just starting to transition out of playing a chickenshit heel character at the time, plus the fans got the rematches with Taker in which Brock actually lost once.[[/labelnote]] Ambrose? Okay, this is starting to get bad.[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is when everyone started seeing a pattern and flipped since Ambrose was majorly popular (arguably the most popular wrestler on the main roster) and many saw his match with Brock as a chance to permanently break into the main event, only for Brock to phone it in so that way he wouldn't get hurt for his upcoming fight at ''UFC 200''. Ambrose did eventually break into the main event and win the WWE Championship later that year, so it worked out in the end for him.[[/labelnote]] ''Orton?'' '''Oh hell no'''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Here's when people started turning in droves, since Orton was seen as the one person that could've gotten a decent match out of Brock, especially since Brock had no more distractions and it was assumed that as an older talent, Brock would have more respect for him. By this point a large part of the fandom was getting sick of Brock and his squash matches and wanted him gone.[[/labelnote]]
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** Brock's continuous high-profile squash matches after he beat the Streak, which became progressively worse with each match. Cena? Absolutely glorious due to the CatharsisFactor. Reigns? Same.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Two most protected wrestlers in the company, the latter of whom was widely despised as a CreatorsPet, plus Wrestling/SethRollins cashed in Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank for a historic steal in the latter match.[[/labelnote]] Rollins? Well, he is playing chickenshit heel, and we're getting the rematch with 'Taker.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Rollins was just starting to transition out of playing a chickenshit heel character at the time, plus the fans got the rematches with Taker in which Brock actually lost once.[[/labelnote]] Ambrose? Okay, this is starting to get bad.[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is when everyone started seeing a pattern and flipped since Ambrose was majorly popular (arguably the most popular wrestler on the main roster) and many saw his match with Brock as a chance to permanently break into the main event, only for Brock to phone it in so that way he wouldn't get hurt for his upcoming fight at ''UFC 200''. Ambrose did eventually break into the main event and win the WWE Championship later that year, so it worked out in the end for him.[[/labelnote]] ''Orton?'' '''Oh hell no'''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Here's when people started turning in droves, since Orton was seen as the one person that could've gotten a decent match out of Brock, especially since Brock had no more distractions and it was assumed that as an older talent, Brock would have more respect for him. By this point a large part of the fandom was getting sick of Brock and his squash matches and wanted him gone.[[/labelnote]][[/labelnote]]
** As an extension of the aforementioned high-profile squash matches, "Suplex City". Many fans flat-out state that it is the worst thing that ever happened to Lesnar, because it gave him an excuse to half-ass his matches with a move set that made Wrestling/JohnCena's look plentiful. As proven by his first run, and his early-second run matches with the aforementioned Cena and Wrestling/CMPunk, Lesnar is perfectly capable of stellar matches. But after "Suplex City", just about all his matches degraded into him spamming German Suplexes until he got bored and hit the F-5 for the pin. While he has gotten better at this in later years, many of his matches still have similar blueprints in signature and finisher spams (not unlike a video game), making fans less eager for his appearances.
** Brock's continuous high-profile squash matches after he beat the Streak, which became progressively worse with each match. Cena? Absolutely glorious due to the CatharsisFactor. Reigns? Same.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Two most protected wrestlers in the company, the latter of whom was widely despised as a CreatorsPet, plus Wrestling/SethRollins cashed in Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank for a historic steal in the latter match.[[/labelnote]] Rollins? Well, he is playing chickenshit heel, and we're getting the rematch with 'Taker.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Rollins was just starting to transition out of playing a chickenshit heel character at the time, plus the fans got the rematches with Taker in which Brock actually lost once.[[/labelnote]] Ambrose? Okay, this is starting to get bad.[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is when everyone started seeing a pattern and flipped since Ambrose was majorly popular (arguably the most popular wrestler on the main roster) and many saw his match with Brock as a chance to permanently break into the main event, only for Brock to phone it in so that way he wouldn't get hurt for his upcoming fight at ''UFC 200''. Ambrose did eventually break into the main event and win the WWE Championship later that year, so it worked out in the end for him.[[/labelnote]] ''Orton?'' '''Oh hell no'''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Here's when people started turning in droves, since Orton was seen as the one person that could've gotten a decent match out of Brock, especially since Brock had no more distractions and it was assumed that as an older talent, Brock would have more respect for him. By this point a large part of the fandom was getting sick of Brock and his squash matches and wanted him gone.
** As an extension of the aforementioned high-profile squash matches, "Suplex City". Many fans flat-out state that it is the worst thing that ever happened to Lesnar, because it gave him an excuse to half-ass his matches with a move set that made Wrestling/JohnCena's look plentiful. As proven by his first run, and his early-second run matches with the aforementioned Cena and Wrestling/CMPunk, Lesnar is perfectly capable of stellar matches. But after "Suplex City", just about all his matches degraded into him spamming German Suplexes until he got bored and hit the F-5 for the pin. While he has gotten better at this in later years, many of his matches still have similar blueprints in signature and finisher spams (not unlike a video game), making fans less eager for his appearances.
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*** This feud was brought back after Reigns's heel turn, presumably to finally give Reigns the clean win WWE had been trying to give him originally. Which did happened. But then they kept bringing Lesnar back. Going back to their original confrontation at Wrestlemania 31, Reigns and Lesnar have participated in 9 PPV matches over a period of well over 7 years.
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*** This feud was brought back after Reigns's heel turn, presumably to finally give Reigns the clean win WWE had been trying to give him originally. Which did happened. happen. But then they kept bringing Lesnar back. back (though in the case of ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2022'', reports indicate that they only revisited the feud because Reigns's original opponent, Wrestling/RandyOrton, suffered a back injury that would take him out for the rest of the year). Going back to their original confrontation at Wrestlemania 31, ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 31'', Reigns and Lesnar have participated in 9 nine PPV matches over a period of well over 7 years.''seven years''. What makes it worse is that, unlike other long-running feuds like Cena/Orton or Wrestling/AJStyles[=/=]Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, general agreement is that most of their matches suck, meaning they have no leeway with the fans on that front like those feuds did.
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*** This feud was brought back after Reigns's heel turn, presumably to finally give Reigns the clean win WWE had been trying to give him originally. Which did happened. But then they kept bringing Lesnar back. Going back to their original confrontation at Wrestlemania 31, Reigns and Lesnar have participated in 9 PPV matches over a period of well over 7 years.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Wrestling/RomanReigns in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a Face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Wrestling/RomanReigns in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a Face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking Viking-Cowboy mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
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* FanNickname: Bork Laser.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Brock has crossed lines most other wrestlers don't frequently and often.
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* MoralEventHorizon: As a heel, Brock has crossed occasionally crosses lines most other wrestlers don't frequently and often.
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** To say fans are polarized that he was the one to break Wrestling/TheUndertaker's Streak at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXX'' is a bit of an understatement. Reasons being: he's a part-timer ('''bad'''), he's an old veteran instead of a young guy ('''YMMV'''), he's a beastly athlete and clearly Taker's physical superior ('''good'''), he's a mercenary at heart who's walked out on WWE before ('''bad'''), he's got the most potential as a fearsome heel out of anybody active today if used and booked correctly ('''good'''), he's the most legitimate fighting badass in pro wrestling history by virtue of his accomplishments in UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts, a sport which Taker heavily respects ('''good'''), the moment of his victory legitimately shocked the wrestling world, something that rarely ever happens ('''good'''), the streak is so legendary that the whole question of it being broken at all is a dicey one ('''bad''')…let's just say this is the stuff of backlash legend! Wrestling/MickFoley pointed out that, if the streak ''was'' to be broken, Lesnar was the one to do it. Foley mentions that whoever broke the streak, there would be heat on that person, but Lesnar does not give a damn what the fans think about him.
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** To say fans are polarized that he was the one to break Wrestling/TheUndertaker's Streak at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXX'' is a bit of an understatement. Reasons being: he's a part-timer ('''bad'''), he's an old veteran instead of a young guy ('''YMMV'''), he's a beastly athlete and clearly Taker's physical superior ('''good'''), he's a mercenary at heart who's walked out on WWE Wrestling/{{WWE}} before ('''bad'''), he's got the most potential as a fearsome heel out of anybody active today if used and booked correctly ('''good'''), he's the most legitimate fighting badass in pro wrestling history by virtue of his accomplishments in UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts, a sport which Taker heavily respects ('''good'''), the moment of his victory legitimately shocked the wrestling world, something that rarely ever happens ('''good'''), the streak is so legendary that the whole question of it being broken at all is a dicey one ('''bad''')…let's just say this is the stuff of backlash legend! Wrestling/MickFoley pointed out that, if the streak ''was'' to be broken, Lesnar was the one to do it. Foley mentions that whoever broke the streak, there would be heat on that person, but Lesnar does not give a damn what the fans think about him.
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** The aftermath of his UFC 200 fight has caused perhaps one of the biggest base splits since his breaking of the Streak. First, Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt in the fight...only it was revealed that he tested positive for steroids, thus calling the legitimacy of his victory into serious question. Then, Dean Ambrose (then the current WWE Champion) gave an interview revealing that his and Brock Lesnar's infamously lackluster ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' match was frustrating because Brock apparently wasn't interested in doing anything beyond a basic squash match. It didn't take long for fans to put two and two together, and accuse Brock Lesnar of deliberately sandbagging a WM match because ''he'' didn't want to get hurt while training for UFC, nearly derailing a whitehot babyface in Dean Ambrose in the process. That's not even getting into his ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2016'' match with Randy Orton, which ended with Orton lying in a pool of his own blood after taking unprotected elbows from a professional MMA fighter ''on the head''. '''As the planned finish'''. Not only was this seen as an unnecessary attempt to make an already strong-looking Lesnar look even stronger at the expense of the most mainstream full-time wrestler in the company after Cena and a twelve-time world champion, it was also considered a confusing and ''dangerous'' finish. It was fairly obvious to everyone that the one thing the company didn't plan on was Orton losing that much blood, and those with knowledge of MMA outright stated that Orton could have been seriously hurt by those elbows.[[note]] It was such a shock that Chris Jericho apparently got into it with Brock Lesnar backstage, absolutely livid over what had happened. Jericho's reaction was totally justified and near-universally praised, especially in comparison to Lesnar's response, where he came across as a bully. (He allegedly dared Jericho to fight him or kiss him, and didn't immediately let Jericho know that the beatdown on Orton had been the planned finish.)[[/note]] Later reports indicated that Randy actually did get hurt -- with a ''concussion''. It caused the company to scrap his match with Wrestling/BrayWyatt at ''Backlash'' three weeks later.
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** The aftermath of his ''[[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC 200 200]]'' fight has caused perhaps one of the biggest base splits since his breaking of the Streak. First, Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt in the fight...only it was revealed that he tested positive for steroids, thus calling the legitimacy of his victory into serious question. Then, Dean Ambrose Wrestling/DeanAmbrose (then the current WWE Champion) gave an interview revealing that his and Brock Lesnar's infamously lackluster ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' match was frustrating because Brock apparently wasn't interested in doing anything beyond a basic squash match. It didn't take long for fans to put two and two together, and accuse Brock Lesnar of deliberately sandbagging a WM match because ''he'' didn't want to get hurt while training for UFC, nearly derailing a whitehot babyface in Dean Ambrose in the process. That's not even getting into his ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2016'' match with Randy Orton, Wrestling/RandyOrton, which ended with Orton lying in a pool of his own blood after taking unprotected elbows from a professional MMA fighter ''on the head''. '''As the planned finish'''. Not only was this seen as an unnecessary attempt to make an already strong-looking Lesnar look even stronger at the expense of the most mainstream full-time wrestler in the company after Cena and a twelve-time world champion, it was also considered a confusing and ''dangerous'' finish. It was fairly obvious to everyone that the one thing the company didn't plan on was Orton losing that much blood, and those with knowledge of MMA outright stated that Orton could have been seriously hurt by those elbows.[[note]] It was such a shock that Chris Jericho Wrestling/ChrisJericho apparently got into it with Brock Lesnar backstage, absolutely livid over what had happened. Jericho's reaction was totally justified and near-universally praised, especially in comparison to Lesnar's response, where he came across as a bully. (He allegedly dared Jericho to fight him or kiss him, and didn't immediately let Jericho know that the beatdown on Orton had been the planned finish.)[[/note]] Later reports indicated that Randy actually did get hurt -- with a ''concussion''. It caused the company to scrap his match with Wrestling/BrayWyatt at ''Backlash'' ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}'' three weeks later.
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** For everyone that hates John Cena's character, and his repetitive wrestling style, and absolute refusal to tweak anything while the WWE stubbornly pushes him as the one and only thing worth caring about in their company…the sight of Brock Lesnar beating the unholy fuck out of him at ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2014'' was glorious. Utterly, utterly glorious.
** On the other hand, for those who have been getting sick of Lesnar being pushed as an neigh-unbeatable monster since breaking the Streak, the sight of him [[CurbStompBattle getting beaten by Goldberg in under two minutes]] at ''Survivor Series 2016'' is sure to put a smile on your faces.
** After nearly two whole years of an unpopular reign as Universal Champion (with the exception of the two and a half months where Roman Reigns held it and then vacated it due to his leukemia), Lesnar getting low-blowed by Wrestling/SethRollins than hit with three Curb Stomps to lose the title at ''[=WrestleMania=] 35'' led to the vast majority of the WWE going insane.
** On the other hand, for those who have been getting sick of Lesnar being pushed as an neigh-unbeatable monster since breaking the Streak, the sight of him [[CurbStompBattle getting beaten by Goldberg in under two minutes]] at ''Survivor Series 2016'' is sure to put a smile on your faces.
** After nearly two whole years of an unpopular reign as Universal Champion (with the exception of the two and a half months where Roman Reigns held it and then vacated it due to his leukemia), Lesnar getting low-blowed by Wrestling/SethRollins than hit with three Curb Stomps to lose the title at ''[=WrestleMania=] 35'' led to the vast majority of the WWE going insane.
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** For everyone that hates John Cena's Wrestling/JohnCena's character, and his repetitive wrestling style, and absolute refusal to tweak anything while the WWE stubbornly pushes him as the one and only thing worth caring about in their company…the sight of Brock Lesnar beating the unholy fuck out of him at ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2014'' was glorious. Utterly, utterly glorious.
** On the other hand, for those who have been getting sick of Lesnar being pushed as an neigh-unbeatable monster since breaking the Streak, the sight of him [[CurbStompBattle getting beaten by Goldberg in under two minutes]] at''Survivor Series ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2016'' is sure to put a smile on your faces.
** After nearly two whole years of an unpopular reign as Universal Champion (with the exception of the two and a half months whereRoman Reigns Wrestling/RomanReigns held it and then vacated it due to his leukemia), Lesnar getting low-blowed by Wrestling/SethRollins than hit with three Curb Stomps to lose the title at ''[=WrestleMania=] ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 35'' led to the vast majority of the WWE going insane.insane.
* FansPreferTheNewHer: Brock's "mountain man look" (beard and ponytailed with an undercut) when he returned in ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2021'' is seen as a refreshing makeover for him by fans as they're so used seeing him being clean-shaven with a military cut for pretty much his entire appearances.
** On the other hand, for those who have been getting sick of Lesnar being pushed as an neigh-unbeatable monster since breaking the Streak, the sight of him [[CurbStompBattle getting beaten by Goldberg in under two minutes]] at
** After nearly two whole years of an unpopular reign as Universal Champion (with the exception of the two and a half months where
* FansPreferTheNewHer: Brock's "mountain man look" (beard and ponytailed with an undercut) when he returned in ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2021'' is seen as a refreshing makeover for him by fans as they're so used seeing him being clean-shaven with a military cut for pretty much his entire appearances.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: Brock's continuous high-profile squash matches after he beat the Streak, which became progressively worse with each match. Cena? Absolutely glorious due to the CatharsisFactor. Reigns? Same.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Two most protected wrestlers in the company, the latter of whom was widely despised as a CreatorsPet, plus Seth Rollins cashed in Money in the Bank for a historic steal in the latter match.[[/labelnote]] Rollins? Well, he is playing chickenshit heel, and we're getting the rematch with 'Taker.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Rollins was just starting to transition out of playing a chickenshit heel character at the time, plus the fans got the rematches with Taker in which Brock actually lost once.[[/labelnote]] Ambrose? Okay, this is starting to get bad.[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is when everyone started seeing a pattern and flipped since Ambrose was majorly popular (arguably the most popular wrestler on the main roster) and many saw his match with Brock as a chance to permanently break into the main event, only for Brock to phone it in so that way he wouldn't get hurt for his upcoming fight at ''UFC 200''. Ambrose did eventually break into the main event and win the WWE Championship later that year, so it worked out in the end for him.[[/labelnote]] ''Orton?'' '''Oh hell no'''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Here's when people started turning in droves, since Orton was seen as the one person that could've gotten a decent match out of Brock, especially since Brock had no more distractions and it was assumed that as an older talent, Brock would have more respect for him. By this point a large part of the fandom was getting sick of Brock and his squash matches and wanted him gone.[[/labelnote]]
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: Brock's continuous high-profile squash matches after he beat the Streak, which became progressively worse with each match. Cena? Absolutely glorious due to the CatharsisFactor. Reigns? Same.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Two most protected wrestlers in the company, the latter of whom was widely despised as a CreatorsPet, plus Seth Rollins Wrestling/SethRollins cashed in Money in the Bank Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank for a historic steal in the latter match.[[/labelnote]] Rollins? Well, he is playing chickenshit heel, and we're getting the rematch with 'Taker.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Rollins was just starting to transition out of playing a chickenshit heel character at the time, plus the fans got the rematches with Taker in which Brock actually lost once.[[/labelnote]] Ambrose? Okay, this is starting to get bad.[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is when everyone started seeing a pattern and flipped since Ambrose was majorly popular (arguably the most popular wrestler on the main roster) and many saw his match with Brock as a chance to permanently break into the main event, only for Brock to phone it in so that way he wouldn't get hurt for his upcoming fight at ''UFC 200''. Ambrose did eventually break into the main event and win the WWE Championship later that year, so it worked out in the end for him.[[/labelnote]] ''Orton?'' '''Oh hell no'''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Here's when people started turning in droves, since Orton was seen as the one person that could've gotten a decent match out of Brock, especially since Brock had no more distractions and it was assumed that as an older talent, Brock would have more respect for him. By this point a large part of the fandom was getting sick of Brock and his squash matches and wanted him gone.[[/labelnote]]
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** In 2015, he F5'd a cameraman out of frustration for not getting to fight Seth Rollins, something that's usually beneath all but the lowest of heels. Stephanie [=McMahon=] responded to this by [[LaserGuidedKarma indefinitely suspending him]].
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** In 2015, he F5'd a cameraman out of frustration for not getting to fight Seth Rollins, Wrestling/SethRollins, something that's usually beneath all but the lowest of heels. Stephanie [=McMahon=] Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon responded to this by [[LaserGuidedKarma indefinitely suspending him]].
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Roman in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
* ReplacementScrappy: Ironically, he was this for Roman Reigns during his second Universal Championship reign. Whatever issues the fans had with Roman, they were all willing to put with his eventual run with the title after the sheer ArcFatigue of Lesnar's, because at least Roman would show up regularly and have good matches with the other wrestlers on the roster again, opposed to the scant three Lesnar had over the course of almost two years. When he had to relinquish it after his heartwrenching leukemia announcement and the company put it back on Lesnar, the fans were furious, and were literally counting the days until the belt landed on someone else (who turned out to be Seth Rollins).
* ReplacementScrappy: Ironically, he was this for Roman Reigns during his second Universal Championship reign. Whatever issues the fans had with Roman, they were all willing to put with his eventual run with the title after the sheer ArcFatigue of Lesnar's, because at least Roman would show up regularly and have good matches with the other wrestlers on the roster again, opposed to the scant three Lesnar had over the course of almost two years. When he had to relinquish it after his heartwrenching leukemia announcement and the company put it back on Lesnar, the fans were furious, and were literally counting the days until the belt landed on someone else (who turned out to be Seth Rollins).
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Roman Wrestling/RomanReigns in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a face Face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
* ReplacementScrappy: Ironically, he was this forRoman Reigns Wrestling/RomanReigns during his second Universal Championship reign. Whatever issues the fans had with Roman, they were all willing to put with his eventual run with the title after the sheer ArcFatigue of Lesnar's, because at least Roman would show up regularly and have good matches with the other wrestlers on the roster again, opposed to the scant three Lesnar had over the course of almost two years. When he had to relinquish it after his heartwrenching leukemia announcement and the company put it back on Lesnar, the fans were furious, and were literally counting the days until the belt landed on someone else (who turned out to be Seth Rollins).
* ReplacementScrappy: Ironically, he was this for
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** At [=SummerSlam=] 2002, the night he became the youngest WWE Champion ever, Lesnar was heavily cheered during and after the match with The Rock. This was justified though, because the fans knew Rock was leaving WWE to pursue an acting career.
** The fact that he has spent 2014 (minus appearances at the Royal Rumble and the aforementioned streak breaking) feuding with [[BaseBreakingCharacter John Cena]] certainly does a lot to make the smarks and in general male fans side with him.
** The fact that he has spent 2014 (minus appearances at the Royal Rumble and the aforementioned streak breaking) feuding with [[BaseBreakingCharacter John Cena]] certainly does a lot to make the smarks and in general male fans side with him.
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** At [=SummerSlam=] 2002, ''Wrestling/SummerSlam 2002'', the night he became the youngest WWE Champion ever, Lesnar was heavily cheered during and after the match with [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock.Rock]]. This was justified though, because the fans knew Rock was leaving WWE to pursue an acting career.
** The fact that he has spent 2014 (minus appearances at theRoyal Rumble Wrestling/RoyalRumble and the aforementioned streak breaking) feuding with [[BaseBreakingCharacter John Cena]] certainly does a lot to make the smarks and in general male fans side with him.
** The fact that he has spent 2014 (minus appearances at the
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** Not only is he [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower ungodly strong]], but he made use of a couple of moves in WWE that guys his size ''have NO business using.'' Very early in his career,[[note]]before he missed it at ''[=WrestleMania=] XIX'' and suffered a concussion as a result [[/note]] one of Lesnar's finishing moves was a '''SHOOTING STAR PRESS.''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_nIOkwInbc This is him in developmental, circa 2001.]]
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** Not only is he [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower ungodly strong]], but he made use of a couple of moves in WWE that guys his size ''have NO business using.'' Very early in his career,[[note]]before he missed it at ''[=WrestleMania=] ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XIX'' and suffered a concussion as a result [[/note]] one of Lesnar's finishing moves was a '''SHOOTING STAR PRESS.''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_nIOkwInbc This is him in developmental, circa 2001.]]
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** Lesnar's run as Universal Champion has also been poorly received, with fan reception sliding downhill directly in relation to how long Lesnar has held the title. On top of retiring Goldberg just to get the belt, Lesnar has repeatedly defended his championship against increasingly-absurd odds, with the WWE throwing fan favorites like Wrestling/SamoaJoe and Wrestling/BraunStrowman right under the bus in their effort to keep the belt on a man who more and more fans have come to see as a boring, two-note part-timer. The Strowman feud proved especially egregious - seeing Lesnar put Strowman away with ''one'' F5 at ''No Mercy 2017'' in spite of Braun ''repeatedly'' curbstomping Brock in the weeks leading up to the PPV - and more or less marked the point where the fans started turning on Lesnar again.
* UnexpectedCharacter: His sudden arrival at the end of the men's ladder match at ''Money in the Bank'' 2019 took everyone by surprise, especially since the audience had been expecting Braun Strowman. The fact he won the match shortly after arriving was even more unexpected.
* UnexpectedCharacter: His sudden arrival at the end of the men's ladder match at ''Money in the Bank'' 2019 took everyone by surprise, especially since the audience had been expecting Braun Strowman. The fact he won the match shortly after arriving was even more unexpected.
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** Lesnar's run as Universal Champion has also been poorly received, with fan reception sliding downhill directly in relation to how long Lesnar has held the title. On top of retiring Goldberg Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} just to get the belt, Lesnar has repeatedly defended his championship against increasingly-absurd odds, with the WWE throwing fan favorites like Wrestling/SamoaJoe and Wrestling/BraunStrowman right under the bus in their effort to keep the belt on a man who more and more fans have come to see as a boring, two-note part-timer. The Strowman feud proved especially egregious - seeing Lesnar put Strowman away with ''one'' F5 at ''No Mercy 2017'' in spite of Braun ''repeatedly'' curbstomping Brock in the weeks leading up to the PPV - and more or less marked the point where the fans started turning on Lesnar again.
* UnexpectedCharacter: His sudden arrival at the end of the men's ladder match at''Money in the Bank'' ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' 2019 took everyone by surprise, especially since the audience had been expecting Braun Strowman.Wrestling/BraunStrowman. The fact he won the match shortly after arriving was even more unexpected.
* UnexpectedCharacter: His sudden arrival at the end of the men's ladder match at
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: His infamous "lack of passion" for the business added to his self-described competitive streak could be viewed as a positive: As long as he's paid well, he's not going to let his ego get in the way of where he is on the card, wins/losses, and will make a huge effort within the match.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: His infamous "lack of passion" for the business added to his self-described competitive streak could be viewed as [[ConsummateProfessional a positive: positive]]: As long as he's paid well, he's not going to let his ego get in the way of where he is on the card, wins/losses, and will make a huge effort within the match.
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* RescueFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Roman in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
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* RescueFromTheScrappyHeap: RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Roman in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
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* RescueFromTheScrappyHeap: Much like Roman in 2020 with his FaceHeelTurn, Brock's 2021 return as a face delighted fans due to the switch in dynamics. Without Heyman as his mouthpiece, Brock showed more of his comedic side as well as some new found aggression from his first run. His new Viking mountain man look was also a nice change of pace.
