My man Brock just proved he is the beast and the best

[Aids Johnson]

Who knew Brock's skin was so sensitive?

 

[Lockard 23]

I will never understand why people go apeshit for Brock Lesnar. I didn't understand it when he first debuted, and sure as hell don't understand it now.

His promos are horrible and usually half-assed. It's always obvious he needs Heyman to win. Him trying to act like he was going to tap to Punk's submissions was almost embarassing.

He looks like an absolute beast who could literally kill you if you ended up in a fight with him, so he definitely carries a lot of credibility with him as a character, athlete and performer in the ring. He was/is rather awesome in the squared circle and he's a freak of nature to be as athletic as he is for a guy his size (he once did a shooting star press off the top rope. He botched it, but still.) He isn't the best on the mic, but when he talks only sparingly and even then says very few words (his last two promos were the first time he's spoken aloud in a year, for example), then his words mean a lot more.

It's the fault of the booking as far as Heyman needing to bail Brock out of trouble in the ring. That's just WWE putting their 'superstars' over a guy whose biggest claim to fame was being UFC champion and being the biggest attraction in UFC history. Him coming right in and jobbing to Cena right off the bat was obviously their way of saying WWE>UFC. I didn't have a problem with him acting like he was on the verge of tapping to Punk's Anaconda Vice though, it helped build suspense and drama into the match. It also emphasized the strengths that a guy like Punk could use on the larger Brock, by showing that if he could just get him down into a submission hold and slap it on tight, he could maybe defeat him.

 

[Cloud]

Apart from Punk as without Heyman Brock was beat so shhhhhhh.

 

[victor kwon]

He looks like an absolute beast who could literally kill you if you ended up in a fight with him, so he definitely carries a lot of credibility with him as a character, athlete and performer in the ring. He was/is rather awesome in the squared circle and he's a freak of nature to be as athletic as he is for a guy his size (he once did a shooting star press off the top rope. He botched it, but still.) He isn't the best on the mic, but when he talks only sparingly and even then says very few words (his last two promos were the first time he's spoken aloud in a year, for example), then his words mean a lot more.

It's the fault of the booking as far as Heyman needing to bail Brock out of trouble in the ring. That's just WWE putting their 'superstars' over a guy whose biggest claim to fame was being UFC champion and being the biggest attraction in UFC history. Him coming right in and jobbing to Cena right off the bat was obviously their way of saying WWE>UFC. I didn't have a problem with him acting like he was on the verge of tapping to Punk's Anaconda Vice though, it helped build suspense and drama into the match. It also emphasized the strengths that a guy like Punk could use on the larger Brock, by showing that if he could just get him down into a submission hold and slap it on tight, he could maybe defeat him.

You make good points. But honestly, if physique counted that much these days then there would certainly be a lot more people getting behind built people like Ryback.

My issue isn't that he isn't physically capable, because he is. I just don't understand how a guy w/ very poor mic skills and not an original personality by any stretch has so many people behind him (especially as a heel)? I can't think of many supestars in the WWE, past or present, who could pull that off.

 

[Trip in the Head]

The match was great IMO. Not a fan of Brock, but what a physical specimen. I loved when he shoulder tackled the stairs Punk was holding to get at Punk. Dented the shit out of those stairs. And the Kimura on Punk looked horrible. His arm was all backwards and shit. :

 

[Lockard 23]

You make good points. But honestly, if physique counted that much these days then there would certainly be a lot more people getting behind built people like Ryback.

My issue isn't that he isn't physically capable, because he is. I just don't understand how a guy w/ very poor mic skills and not an original personality by any stretch has so many people behind him (especially as a heel)? I can't think of many supestars in the WWE, past or present, who could pull that off.

Well, some people have a certain "oomph" about them that attracts people to them in some way. That's a big thing that separates why people like some and dislike others. (This includes actors and such.) Aside from his (mostly) poor mic skills, I think Brock is the total package in terms of look, size, athleticism and ring skills. Jeff Hardy was an even worse speaker IMO but he was hugely popular as a singles star and his verbal skills still sucked in 2008/2009 when he was at his hottest.

 

[BrockLesnarFanForLife]

Sad to hear that my man Brock will not be around til next year now gonna miss him so much

 

[Shadie T]

Im gonna enjoy these few months without him :bitw: