If WWE Was Being Honest About Brock Lesnar

WWE’s biggest prospective game-changer of a result is something fans can scarcely believe in, much less anticipate. The absolute very best we can reasonably expect from the Brock Lesnar is a pleasant surprise, and the notion of “pleasant” in the remote orbit of the Conqueror is as likely as his departure to UFC.

And who is left, in any case, to benefit from that?

Brock Lesnar, at his worst, is a force of destruction that extends beyond his onscreen act. Roman Reigns suffered badly under the force of his shoot elbows in 2018. In the same year, his one-sided win over Braun Strowman obliterated the Monster Among Men’s aura. The Beast is so far ahead of the Monster in the food chain that Strowman became an afterthought—a mortal at best.

Brock Lesnar’s uninterested approach to his WrestleMania 32 match with Dean Ambrose failed to ignite an audience expecting a spiritual sequel to Steve Austin and Bret Hart’s blood-soaked classic. Ambrose, per his appearance on Wade Keller’s podcast, was willing to die for the cause. In truth, Lesnar’s lazy shift, during which he, as the winner, wore a boo-boo face, only sparked within Ambrose a desire to leave the company.

This wasn’t an isolated incident; Lesnar’s dirty victory over CM Punk strengthened his resolve to “split”, too—and that was an exponentially more flattering and enthusiastic performance on Lesnar’s part. Post-Suplex City, the worst of Brock Lesnar alienates the talent and fans alike. As with so much else in WWE, Brock works, nominally, for an audience of one.

Contrast Brock Lesnar’s last Universal Title run with Daniel Bryan’s recent WWE Championship reign.

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