10 Absolutely Incredible Wrestling Comparisons
6. Brock Lesnar: Beast Incarnate And Promotion Indictment
Brock Lesnar is a part-time attraction.
He appeared on television far more often than he usually does when working his latest programme with Roman Reigns, but he f*cked off after WrestleMania, as he is wont to do.
Brock Lesnar returned as a part-time attraction on April 2, 2012, and has now passed his decade anniversary. This in itself will age you badly, but a comparison here will add an extra few wrinkles to your fackin' boat race.
In what is perhaps the single biggest indictment of WWE's inability to create needle-moving stars - look at those Clash At The Castle pre-sale numbers, look at the difference between the WrestleMania 32 and 38 attendances, look at practically every other metric of the company's popularity - Brock Lesnar has lasted longer in the undisputed tippy-top star spot than all but one full-time act Vince McMahon (Jr., not Sr.) positioned in the role.
Triple H doesn't really count - he's headlined a million 'Manias, yes, but was never a true leading man, more of a bridge between Steve Austin and John Cena. The same is true of the Undertaker, who was a special attraction placed in the very top spot when Vince had nobody else at the given time.
Think about Vince's real, all-the-way-in headliners - the men he built his entire promotion around.
There's Hulk Hogan (nine years), Bret Hart (five), Steve Austin (five), The Rock (three-four), Roman Reigns (eight).
Lesnar, as a part-timer who can only be arsed selectively, has only been outlasted as Vince's #1 guy by John Cena (12).