10 Things WWE Realised Way Too Late

It seems obvious, really. Brock Lesnar is a genetic freak, developed by a top secret government agency during the Cold War. He is as legitimate an athlete as WWE has ever seen, and will likely never be matched.

So why did we have to sit through all those lame attempts at finding his successor? First there was Bobby Lashley, then Jack Swagger, then Ryback; wrestlers who were billed as forces of nature, but who couldn't come close in terms of intensity in the ring.

Thankfully, WWE execs eventually came to the conclusion that the only way to reintroduce a Brock Lesnar-like figure to their product was to go out and get the man himself, which they duly did in April of 2012.

Since then, he's had his critics - and you're certainly free to argue that, after six years of the Beast Incarnate, his shtick is beginning to wear a little thin. But he's also been responsible for some of the most memorable moments over that period, and was well worth the initial financial effort to bring him back.