10 Interesting WWE Facts About Brock Lesnar In Madison Square Garden
6. Toppling A Legend
Its obvious that WWE had big plans for Brock Lesnar when he debuted, but even the biggest optimist had to be a little surprised how quickly hed be elevated up the card. Lesnar had barely been on the WWE main roster for two months when he was matched up against one of the industrys biggest stars, Ric Flair. The Beast would face the Nature Boy on an episode of Raw in July 2002, defeating him in less than 10 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f5TVXj0-4E But a couple days before, Brock and Flair squared off at Madison Square Garden in a match that Lesnar also won. It certainly wouldnt be the last time Lesnar would beat a future WWE Hall of Famer, but it was one of the biggest names he defeated in MSG. Incidentally, two months after beating Flair in MSG, Brock defeated the Rock for the WWE Undisputed Championship just 30 miles east at the Nassau Coliseum.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
