Between WrestleMania 30 and 31, nobody could deny that Brock Lesnar was the beast his advocate Paul Heyman claimed he was. From ending The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak to handing John Cena the most one-sided beating of his career at SummerSlam, Lesnar was portrayed as nothing short of superhuman. The finish to WrestleMania 31 was worked in a way that allowed Lesnar to still appear strong, as WWE wanted the WWE Championship to change hands without ruining a valuable asset, but the past few months of booking have completely eroded any belief that Lesnar is the toughest man alive. From being eliminated easily in the Royal Rumble with no backlash and being used as fodder in the Fastlane Triple Threat, it's hard to take Lesnar seriously as a Beast. After all, if Lesnar wanted to win the WWE Championship, his kayfabe self could have easily done so if he is capable of doing what he did to 'Taker and Cena. With WrestleMania 32 on the horizon, Brock Lesnar's status has been demoted from beast to generic tough guy. Pitted against Dean Ambrose at the company's largest event of the year, it's safe to say most fans will be siding with his opponent, and if Lesnar falls to Ambrose, even the generic tough guy status will be hard to claim.
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