25 Greatest Matches In WWE SummerSlam History

25. The Rock Versus Brock Lesnar, SummerSlam 2002

Heading into SummerSlam 2002, Brock Lesnar was a 25-year-old monster with an undefeated streak, while The Rock was the company's top superstar and the most prolific WWE Champion of all-time. Both men prepared for a war, with clip packages showing their training regimens being aired to give the bout a more legitimate feel.

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When the main event of the show came, it was indeed a war. Brock Lesnar and The Rock battled back and forth, with Brock dominating in the beginning, but Rock fighting back. When Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman got involved, Rock planted him through the announcers' table with a Rock Bottom. Unfortunately, taking Heyman out of the equation wasn't enough.

Brock managed to hit his devastating F5 finisher, defeating The Rock to become the youngest WWE Champion ever. It was a brutal war that established Brock as a top player in WWE for the rest of his career.

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