Brock Lesnar Essay

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With the second biggest event of the WWE year, Summerslam, right around the corner, also comes one of the biggest and quite possible most important matches in the history of the event, Undertake vs Brock Lesnar. With that being said, there have been many showdowns at the annual blockbuster event that have had a similar big fight feel and have gone down in history as some of the best matches (and rivalries) of all time. So here are the top 10 Summerslam matches of all time
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Brock Lesnar vs John Cena: Summerslam 2014

We're kicking off this list with undoubtedly one of the most lopsided victories in the history of professional wrestling, with John Cena vs Brock Lesnar. At the time, Brock Lesnar was white hot, coming off of the biggest win of his career by defeating the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, thus ending the 21 year streak of the deadman. John Cena, had also gotten one of the biggest wins of his career by winning his almost record breaking 15th world title reign in a hotly contested Money in the Bank ladder match. So the showdown was set, The Beast Incarnate and Conquerer of the Streak Brock Lesnar vs The 15 Time
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CM Punk was on his own, after being stabbed in the back by long time friend and mentor Paul Heyman. Punk would seek revenge on Heyman, taking every chance he got to try and get his hand on him, but when you attack the client, you're gonna have to take on his beast. Paul Heyman had called his beast back to the WWE to eradicate his problem with CM Punk, but the Second City Saint wasn't going to back down from anybody. So match was set: The Best vs The Beast, CM Punk vs Brock Lesnar. This feud delivered on all levels including in ring competition, as the match was nominated for and many truly should have been, match of the year. In the end Brock Lesnar would claim the victory against Punk but one couldn't take anything away from the strong attempt that Punk

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