10 Most Surreal WWE Matches Ever
9. John Cena Vs. Brock Lesnar - Extreme Rules 2012
The very sight of Brock Lesnar in a WWE ring was surreal in 2012. He walked out on the company eight years earlier, made thoroughly miserable by the brutal schedule - and far surpassed his initial celebrity and purse by briefly dominating the UFC Heavyweight division in the interim.
Money talked, and thus Lesnar returned to the fold under unprecedented terms. His debut match saw him beat and bloody the man he perceived to luck out on his throne: John Cena. It was astonishing to witness such a claret-drenched, one-sided thrashing at the height of the SuperCena Era. Blood, to every other performer, was a no-no. Lesnar smeared the blood he scraped from Cena's skull over his chest, and licked it - literally lapping up the singular freedom afforded to him. We were even treated to a ludicrous sight gag in the midst of it all; Lesnar hoisted ref Charles Robinson up by his belt like a suitcase. Lesnar always does have one eye on his private plane, so it was fairly apt.
More surreal still was the finish. After absorbing very little punishment, comparatively, Lesnar - WWE's hideously expensive meal ticket - ate the pin. Over the course of 18 crazed minutes, the status quo was shattered - and depressingly restored, just as quickly.