5 WWE Superstars who have beaten Brock Lesnar to win the World title: Where are they now?

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman

The current WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has cemented himself as one of the most destructive forces in all of WWE. He came up to WWE's main roster in the spring of 2002, and turned into one of the biggest WWE Superstars in history over the course of the next two years.

Lesnar left WWE on a sour note immediately after WrestleMania 20, and came back 8 years later after becoming a mainstream star courtesy his MMA stint. Ever since then, The Beast has been wreaking havoc on WWE's main roster.

He ended The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak at the 30th edition of The Show of Shows. Months later, Lesnar squashed WWE legend John Cena in the main event of SummerSlam, capturing the WWE title in the process.

Lesnar is an 8-time World Champion, and only a handful of Superstars have beaten him for the top title. Let's check out all 5 WWE Superstars who have beaten Lesnar to win the top prize.


#5 Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins won the 2019 Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Braun Strowman. He met Brock Lesnar in the opening match of WrestleMania 35. Rollins defeated Lesnar in quick fashion to capture the Universal title, and went on to have a lengthy reign. It took Rollins a low blow, followed by three Curb Stomps to pin Lesnar.

He teamed up with real-life partner Becky Lynch, to take on King Corbin and Lacey Evans at Extreme Rules 2019. After Rollins won the match, Brock Lesnar cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase to win back the Universal title.

At SummerSlam 2019, Rollins met Lesnar again in the main event. After a hard-fought match, Rollins defeated Lesnar and pinned him clean to win the Universal title again.

Currently, he is playing the role of a dastardly heel on WWE RAW, and dubs himself as "The Monday Night Messiah". Rollins is set to take on Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 36.

#4 Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero

Soon after the 2004 Royal Rumble, SmackDown General Manager Paul Heyman decided to hold a SmackDown Royal Rumble match featuring 15 Superstars from the blue show. This was done after Chris Benoit won the annual free-for-all and switched brands to compete for Triple H's World title.

The match was won by Eddie Guerrero, to the absolute shock of the fans. At WWE No Way Out 2005, Guerrero met Brock Lesnar in the main event. Lesnar had been WWE Champion for a while at that point, after he beat Kurt Angle for the same, months ago. At the Royal Rumble, Lesnar had interfered in the match and cost Goldberg an opportunity at the World title at WrestleMania 20.

Goldberg exacted revenge on Lesnar in his match with Guerrero, and hit him with a devastating spear during the closing moments of the match. Moments later, Guerrero hit Lesnar with a Frog Splash and pinned him to become WWE Champion.

This was the only World title win in Guerrero's career. He passed away due to heart failure on November 13, 2005. WWE honored his legacy by inducting him into the WWE Hall of Fame the following year.

#3 Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns

Ever since Brock Lesnar won the WWE World title at SummerSlam 2014 after squashing John Cena, fans were clamoring for someone to step up and put The Beast down. Roman Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble and faced Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania 31. Thanks to Seth Rollins' cash-in, Reigns failed to win the title.

Three years later, Reigns met Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania again, and survived five F-5s. He fell prey to the sixth F-5 though, and lost the match.

At SummerSlam 2018, Reigns secured another opportunity at Lesnar's Universal title belt. This time, The Big Dog managed to defeat Lesnar for the first time and become Universal Champion. Reigns didn't get to hold the title for long though, as he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Reigns was scheduled to face WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg at WrestleMania 36, with the latter's Universal title on the line, but The Big Dog pulled from the match recently due to safely reasons amidst the Coronavirus outbreak. This will be the first WrestleMania since Reigns' debut that he is going to miss.

#2 Big Show

Big Show
Big Show

Brock Lesnar defeated The Rock in the main event of SummerSlam 2002, thus becoming the youngest WWE Champion in history. He had bagged the opportunity at the title after winning the King of the Ring tournament. Lesnar went on to engage in a feud with The Undertaker, who was donning The American Badass persona at the time. The Beast managed to put The Deadman down inside Hell In A Cell at No Mercy 2002, thus ending the feud.

At Survivor Series, Lesnar met Big Show with the WWE title on the line. The ending to the match saw Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman betraying him and joining forces with Big Show. Heyman's betrayal led to Big Show defeating Lesnar to win the WWE title.

It's been a while since Big Show stopped appearing as an active wrestler. He made a return to RAW earlier this year, and joined forces with Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe to take on Seth Rollins and his cronies. After both factions traded wins on RAW, Big Show stopped appearing on weekly TV.

#1 Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle is one of the most dominant athletes in the history of pro-wrestling
Kurt Angle is one of the most dominant athletes in the history of pro-wrestling

At WrestleMania 19, Brock Lesnar wrestled Kurt Angle in the main event, with the WWE title on the line. Lesnar had earned the opportunity to face Angle after winning the 2003 Royal Rumble match. The finish to the match saw Lesnar hitting an F-5 on Angle to become WWE Champion for the second time in his career. Angle took a break from in-ring action following WrestleMania, due to an injury.

Months after Angle lost his WWE title to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 19, the two met again in the main event of Vengeance 2003, in a Triple Threat match that also involved Big Show. Angle came out victorious in the end and thus became the second Superstar to defeat Lesnar for the WWE title, after Big Show.

Angle wrestled his final WWE match at WrestleMania 35 last year, and was defeated by King Corbin. The WWE Hall of Famer is currently working as a backstage producer for the promotion.

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