6. The Undertaker Makes Lesnar Look Vulnerable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIqv_DR6ij0 Did you see Brock Lesnar on Monday Night Raw when Taker came out? When most wrestlers hear the gong, and the lights go out, they retreat to the floor and overact by quivering, bug-eyed. Brock Lesnar stood resolute. The Vanilla Gorilla is generally unflappable, but even he succumbed to the intimidation. He may have felt protected by the dim lighting, but Lesnar raised his hands to his face. It was a gesture of struggling to process something, perhaps a foreign emotion: uncertainty? Dare we say it, fear? And if his initial response can be written off as nervous intensity, watch how Brock acts when he wants Taker to sign the contract. He HOLDS THE CONTRACT STEADY for him, an almost chivalrous gesture that made him look lower, and in service to The Undertaker (and all the better to stab with a pen, indeed!). As big and mean as Lesnar is, will we see him in a rare, vulnerable state in Taker's presence? What a treat for fans to witness, after Lesnar has plowed through and injured so many of WWE's monsters. We will see Lesnar pinned? It will be a striking image for sure.
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