Its obvious that WWE had big plans for Brock Lesnar when he debuted, but even the biggest optimist had to be a little surprised how quickly hed be elevated up the card. Lesnar had barely been on the WWE main roster for two months when he was matched up against one of the industrys biggest stars, Ric Flair. The Beast would face the Nature Boy on an episode of Raw in July 2002, defeating him in less than 10 minutes.But a couple days before, Brock and Flair squared off at Madison Square Garden in a match that Lesnar also won. It certainly wouldnt be the last time Lesnar would beat a future WWE Hall of Famer, but it was one of the biggest names he defeated in MSG. Incidentally, two months after beating Flair in MSG, Brock defeated the Rock for the WWE Undisputed Championship just 30 miles east at the Nassau Coliseum.