Ranking Every Brock Lesnar SummerSlam Match - From Worst To Best

By Elliott Binks / August 9, 2016

Over the years, Brock Lesnar has put together quite the SummerSlam résumé.

This year, he headlines the show versus Randy Orton in what will be his seventh appearance at the pay-per-view. And that meeting is likely to be yet another top showing, just as every one of his preceding outings have been.

So far, each of his six matches have been either WWE Championship bouts or top-of-the-card encounters with some of the biggest names in the business. Or, in some cases, they’ve actually been a mixture of the two.

But how do those appearances compares against one another? Make no mistake, they’ve all been pretty exceptional showings, but which one can we consider the best of all?

This article looks to answer that question, as we take a stab at ranking each of Lesnar’s SummerSlam matches to determine which was the greatest.

And I know the title says we'll rank them from worst to best, but even those that are deemed to be “worse” are still pretty awesome match-ups. Also, we’ll be considering more than just the performances themselves, as many of these matches have born a historical significance that far outweighs a single display at a single show.

6. Brock Lesnar Vs. Triple H (2012)

Clocking in at number six, and therefore technically the “worst” of Lesnar’s SummerSlam matches, is his 2012 clash with Triple H.

I imagine many may scoff at the memory of this feud today, given the way it was eked out into a best-of-three series. But at the time of SummerSlam 2012, the two had never before faced off in singles action on WWE television, and so this was an incredibly fresh and, I daresay, much-anticipated feud.

The seeds for this one were sown when Lesnar was perceived to be “holding up the WWE” with his escalating contractual demands, before things took a more physical turn as the former UFC star allegedly broke Triple H’s arm, and then did the same to his buddy Shawn Michaels.

The match itself, dubbed the “perfect storm,” was a heavy-hitting affair. Lesnar would go after the Game’s arm, softening him up for the Kimura Lock, while Triple H retaliated by targeting Lesnar’s stomach on account of his history with diverticulitis. But after surviving two Pedigrees, Lesnar soon managed to lock in that Kimura, leaving Triple H with no choice but to submit and leave the arena a broken man.

This wasn’t necessarily an all-time classic, but we saw some strong storytelling and, in what was Lesnar’s first appearance at SummerSlam in nine long years, a thoroughly enjoyable contest, .