5 Reasons Lesnar vs Cena Was The Best WWE Title Match In Years

3. Brock Lesnar Resurrected The Suplex As A Lethal Maneuver

When Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero ruled WWE in 2004, it was arguably the suplex's greatest era in World Wrestling Entertainment history. With 16 suplexes delivered as the great preponderance of Brock Lesnar's offense versus John Cena, Lesnar has either re-asserted the suplex's dominance, or recalled one of WWE's most intriguing eras for one night only. Chris Benoit's waist-lock "locomotive" German suplexes fueled his "Rabid Wolverine" rise to the top, so many nights of delivering anywhere from three-to-ten consecutive suplexes to the likes of Triple H and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin key to the rise of the WCW expatriate. As well, Eddie Guerrero's "Three Amigos" of vertical suplexes were key in showcasing his technical artistry, the swiveling of the hips and picture-perfect execution always mentioned by WWE's announcers. Of the maneuvers most often used in professional wrestling, suplexes are likely the most dangerous in description and execution. The idea that one large, muscled man picks up another man and heaves him over his head or around his body and drives him full force into an unforgiving mat sounds like pure, unmitigated violence. Thankfully, Brock Lesnar re-educated the WWE Universe as to just how violent a suplex could be, with Cena's seemingly drained and lifeless body at the end of Summerslam 2014's main event proof positive of the importance of establishing how exciting and useful the suplex can be as a tool in creating intrigue in a professional wrestler.