‘The Beast Incarnate’ has been the most dominant attraction for WWE over the years. Carving out his legacy in NCAA, WWE, and UFC, ‘The Conqueror’ is one of the biggest stars in the history of sports entertainment. Inside the ring, ‘The Beast’ is one of the most dominating athletes and displays immense skills and power.
Along with his staggering strength and destroyer attitude, Brock Lesnar also possesses great reflexes and timing in the ring.
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It’s not Thursday yet, but here’s a throwback to the first WWE Championship title he won in 2002 SummerSlam pinning down ‘The People’s Champ’ using The Rock’s own move against him, in which Lesnar kipped up at the very same moment as his opponent in a significant moment. The match was a landscape-changing event in WWE as the 25-year-old rookie dominated ‘The Great One’.
Brock Lesnar and The Rock’s Unbelievable Sync in SummerSlam 2002
Brock Lesnar‘s WWE career comes in two parts and both are exceptionally successful. Over both of those periods, he has tussled with many legends and ‘Hall of Famers’ and set records beating them. Arguably, the most shocking record he set was by being the one who made it ’21-1′ in The Deadman’s unsurmountable WrestleMania Streak.
Lesnar was always destined for greatness and he proved this by being the youngest WWE champion at the age of 25 in 2002.
During SummerSlam 2002 match, Brock Lesnar and The Rock took a moment to lay on the ring after a very aggressive start. But when the referee began counting down, both of them kipped up, powering back into the game with incredible sync. Also, the commentators expressed their surprise as such a moment evokes a rare interest.
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‘The People’s Champ was always a fan favorite in his WWE career. However, that night this wasn’t the case as fans were not so excited that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wanted to leave WWE for Hollywood.
Then-@WWE Champion @TheRock knew he had to bring the fight STRAIGHT to @BrockLesnar at #SummerSlam 2002! #WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/uBR95rT6Uh
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 6, 2017
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The Undisputed Title match in SummerSlam 2002 began with The Rock going all-in for ‘The Next Big Thing’. Further, Brock Lesnar got all the incentives from the crowd as they chanted “Let’s Go Lesnar!”. The match had many thrilling moments as these megastars put on an electrifying performance.
‘The Rock’ hit Lesnar’s manager Paul Heyman with his trademark Rock Bottom. Eventually, Brock Lesnar bested The Rock using his own medicine against him, ‘The Rock Bottom’.
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