10 Forgotten WWE Matches That Came Right Before Iconic Moments
8. Roman Reigns Vs Randy Orton - Brock Lesnar Squashes John Cena (Summerslam 2104)
Noble but fatally flawed.
That was the verdict coming out of a fairly flat first major pay-per-view singles win at SummerSlam 2014 before absolutely nobody gave a single f*ck about any wrestler ever again after Brock Lesnar brutalised John Cena in a continuation of his dramatic rebuilding.
Considering that both of these matches were designed to very specifically get one person over at the expense of the other, that was probably for the best.
'The Beast' had buried The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania and smashed the mythology of SuperCena over the course of 16 shocking minutes. Coincidentally, Roman and Randy's fairly pedestrian effort right before it only went 25 seconds longer in length, but the two viewing experiences couldn't have been further apart.
Lesnar ripped through 'The Champ' in contrast to Roman sitting out yet another chinlock before making his comeback and getting a worryingly mundane hard-fought win. Things would get worse before they'd get better with the crowds for 'The Big Dog' but at least this drab opening chapter didn't destroy his chances from the very beginning.