Brock Lesnar was still as popular as ever going into No Way Out, and his opponent for the evening was Eddie Guerrero, whose popularity was rising quickly at the time. While some fans knew that Lesnars match with Goldberg couldnt possibly be a title match, and thus Lesnar would be losing his battle with Eddie, it was still genuinely shocking to see Eddie defeat the Beast Brock Lesnar cleanly in the middle of the ring. While some might argue that Goldbergs interference in the match makes it an unclean finish, Eddie didnt immediately defeat Lesnar after Goldbergs involvement. Lesnar recovered, and still managed to hoist Guerrero onto his shoulder for an attempted F-5. It was Eddie and Eddie alone that reversed that F-5 into a DDT and connected with a Frog Splash to defeat Lesnar. Eddies surprise win over Lesnar was one of the most emotionally-satisfying moments of that period. Eddie had long toiled and struggled throughout his wrestling career to make it to the top, and now he was WWE Champion. While some people mightve been expecting Guerrero to win, it was still surprising to see this powerhouse of an athlete lose to a much smaller wrestler like Eddie.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
