Greeted with boos the majority of the time he stewards a top title, there's a certain magic WWE chase by perpetually returning him to the position - and it's almost always found against a smaller man.
Brock's battles with Braun Strowman, The Big Show and Kane yielded little, but the white hot electricity generated from his wars with AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Finn Bálor have powered his controversial reigns.
A dragon so nearly slayed before he busts out his deathblow F5, Lesnar sells differently. He walks, talks and acts differently, his initial confidence betrayed by the beating he's received. Only then, at his reddest and sweatiest, does he summon the respect he should have had from the start to put the smaller man down. It's breathless, it's brilliant, and long may it continue.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
