The Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar is considered to be a special attraction within the WWE, and for the most part that rings true. The guy comes in once every few months and engages in what can only be described as a squash match before driving back up to his farm in Canada. Seems like a pretty sweet deal, right?
Well for Brock it is, but for us fans, we feel as if we’re being short-changed a little bit. Sure, we get an enjoyable match every once in a while, but for the most part, we aren’t getting the best version of the man who used to do some truly bizarre things for someone of his size. Seriously, go back and watch his Shooting Star Press at WrestleMania 19.
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Brock may be an older caveman now, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of juice, and it certainly doesn’t justify some of the performances we’ve had out of him over the last twelve months; yes, we’re talking about his WrestleMania 32 bout against Dean Ambrose. If you sat through that and found it even remotely enjoyable, then we feel sorry for you.
With that being said, here are five things that Brock Lesnar needs to change in WWE.
#1 Move set
Back in the day, Brock Lesnar was a real freak of nature, and he still is in the modern day – to an extent. Unfortunately, his move set has dwindled down dramatically over the last few years, and we’ve never really had an explanation as to why. If it’s being done to try and get over moves like the German suplex and the F5 then trust us, WWE, mission accomplished.
However, now is the time for Brock to show us just a little bit more because, in truth, counting up how many times someone has been taken to Suplex City is just a little bit too dull. The bouts against Goldberg were okay because we knew what to expect going in, and it was a nice commodity, but we don’t want to see that against younger talent.
Face, heel, face, heel, which is it?!
#2 The clarity of his alignment
From the moment Brock Lesnar F5ed John Cena on the night of his return all the way up until the night after WrestleMania 31, the Beast was a heel by all accounts. Then, after around nine months of being a babyface, he transitioned back to being a heel just in time to squash Dean Ambrose on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Now though, things are a little bit murky. We’re led to believe that he wants to destroy Roman Reigns, but if he ends up going against Braun Strowman, he’ll be considered the babyface. We need some clarity because if you’re going to turn up every once in a while, being a tweener with no real explanation or motivation just isn’t going to cut it.
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#3 More shows
We all know that Brock Lesnar works limited dates, but in 2015 and 2016 he seemed to experience a slight increase in his workload. They weren’t the best years of his career by any stretch of the imagination, but it was refreshing to see him come out more frequently and they were still able to maintain the “special attraction” nature of his appearances.
We need to see that continue now that he’s the Universal Champion because while his run as WWE World Heavyweight Champion was good, it wasn’t good enough. Brock needs to see off at least two or three challengers before he drops the belt, and his matches against the likes of CM Punk have proven that he’s capable of wrestling longer and more enjoyable matches.
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#4 Media appearances
Brock isn’t a fan of people, or so he likes to tell us. What we really think he means by disliking people is that he doesn’t want to engage in media appearances, as he only ever does so once in a blue moon. He’s been on Austin’s podcast, SportsCenter a couple of times, and that’s about it aside from a brief appearance on TMZ.
If Lesnar can give us more of an insight into what he’s like as a person and performer, even if it’s only for a few minutes, then fans will probably find him a lot more accessible. This would be particularly beneficial if they’re going to try and build him as a babyface going forward – say, against a heel Roman Reigns in New Orleans? We can dream.
Say something, Brock.
#5 Mic work
We all know that Paul Heyman’s current tenure in WWE serves one purpose and one purpose only: to be Brock’s mouthpiece. That’s all well and good, but we’d love to hear the Beast pipe up every once and a while if only to say a few words. People like to dump all over him when it comes to his abilities in this department, but we actually didn’t mind the segments following his 2012 return.
Now we aren’t saying we want a repeat of that, but what we are saying is that we want to hear the words coming out of Brock’s mouth every so often. Whether it be a simple “yes” to accepting a challenge or letting someone know why he wants to destroy them, it could have a significant impact on the build to his pay per view bouts.
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