3 WWE Superstars Brock Lesnar squashed and 4 he faced for 25+ minutes

Whether you like or loathe Brock Lesnar’s WWE matches, “The Beast” will go down in history as one of the most successful Superstars of his generation.

During his first run with WWE between 2002 and 2004, Brock Lesnar – or “The Next Big Thing”, as he was known at the time – often competed in pay-per-view main events that lasted longer than 15 minutes.

When he returned in 2012, the former UFC star’s first five matches back with WWE lasted at least 17 minutes, including his comeback match against John Cena at the 2012 Extreme Rules PPV.

However, in recent years, Brock Lesnar has developed a reputation for himself as somebody who has “squashed” (defeated in quick fashion) other WWE Superstars, damaging their credibility in the process.

In this article, let’s take a look at both of Brock Lesnar’s WWE runs to count down three Superstars that he squashed, as well as four who competed against him in matches that lasted at least 25 minutes.

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#7 Brock Lesnar faced CM Punk for 25+ minutes

SummerSlam 2013 ended with Randy Orton’s dramatic Money in the Bank cash-in after Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship, but the event is also fondly remembered for the match between Brock Lesnar and CM Punk.

The No Disqualification encounter, which was billed as “The Best versus The Beast”, saw Brock Lesnar pick up the victory in 25 minutes and 19 seconds after he hit an F-5 on his opponent onto a steel chair.

This match turned out to be even longer than the Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H match at WrestleMania 29 (23 minutes and 58 seconds).

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#6 Brock Lesnar squashed Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston has the unfortunate privilege of being the only person in this list who was squashed by Brock Lesnar on two occasions.

Brock Lesnar’s most memorable match with The New Day member came on the first episode of SmackDown on FOX in October 2019. Kingston, the WWE Champion at the time, had conquered the likes of Randy Orton, Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens during his six-month title reign, but he was quickly squashed by “The Beast” in a match that lasted just seven seconds.

Four years earlier, WWE held a live special in Tokyo, Japan – Beast In The East – which saw Brock Lesnar pin Kingston in 2 minutes and 58 seconds. Although this match lasted a lot longer than the WWE Championship encounter, it was still one of the biggest squashes of 2015.

#5 Brock Lesnar faced Kurt Angle for 25+ minutes

Whenever the legendary 2003 WWE SmackDown rivalry between Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle is brought up, people often mention the WrestleMania 19 main event and the failed Shooting Star Press that “The Next Big Thing” tried to execute towards the end of the match.

The two Superstars competed in five one-on-one matches against each other between March 2003 and September 2003, with Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania 19 triumph being the obvious highlight.

While that match lasted 21 minutes and 7 seconds, their longest one-on-one battle took place on an episode of SmackDown in September 2003 when Brock Lesnar regained the WWE Championship from Angle in a dramatic 60-minute Ironman match.

With Brock Lesnar leading 5-4, he cheated with 30 seconds left on the clock by obscuring the referee’s line of sight before connecting with a low-blow on his tired opponent.

Angle attempted an ankle lock with 15 seconds remaining but Brock Lesnar withstood the pressure and held on until the seconds finally ticked down, meaning he won the WWE Championship.

#4 Brock Lesnar squashed Ricochet

One of the most memorable moments of the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble saw Drew McIntyre eliminate Brock Lesnar with a Claymore Kick after Ricochet weakened “The Beast” with a low-blow.

The following week, Ricochet defeated Bobby Lashley and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat match on RAW to set up a WWE Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the Super ShowDown event in Saudi Arabia.

WWE had already planted the seeds for a marquee match between Brock Lesnar and McIntyre at WrestleMania 36, which meant Ricochet’s chances of causing an upset against his much larger opponent were slim-to-none.

Unfortunately for “The One and Only”, while Brock Lesnar’s matches against opponents of a similar size (Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles, for example) lasted over 15 minutes, the Super ShowDown encounter turned out to be a rare WWE Championship squash match.

Ricochet attempted a dropkick within the first few seconds but Brock Lesnar easily brushed him aside. The former UFC star followed up with three German suplexes and an F-5 to win the match inside just 90 seconds.

#3 Brock Lesnar faced Eddie Guerrero for 25+ minutes

Brock Lesnar’s first WWE run ended in acrimonious circumstances when he fought another departing Superstar, Goldberg, in front of a Madison Square Garden crowd that created a hostile atmosphere for both men.

That night, needless to say, was not a particularly good one for Brock Lesnar, but the same could not be said for the match that he competed in on the previous month’s pay-per-view, No Way Out 2004.

In what turned out to be Brock Lesnar’s last truly classic match in WWE for eight years, “The Next Big Thing” lost the WWE Championship to Eddie Guerrero in an entertaining encounter that lasted 29 minutes and 55 seconds.

The finish to the match saw Goldberg interfere and hit Brock Lesnar with a spear. Guerrero then countered an F-5 into a DDT onto the WWE Championship, and he followed up with his famous frog splash to record the biggest victory of his career.

Brock Lesnar has received plaudits for his matches against smaller opponents like Rey Mysterio and Daniel Bryan in recent years, but it will take something special to beat his epic battle with Guerrero.

#2 Brock Lesnar squashed Cain Velasquez

As soon as Cain Velasquez declared an interest in pro wrestling, rumors soon began that he could join WWE and work with the man who he once defeated for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, Brock Lesnar.

Velasquez, who had previously trained at WWE’s Performance Center, competed in two matches for Mexican promotion AAA in August-September 2019 before officially signing with WWE in October.

With Rey Mysterio by his side, he immediately targeted Brock Lesnar on the first episode of SmackDown on FOX, setting up a WWE Championship match between the two men at the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.

The nine-years-in-the-making rematch had a lot of hype surrounding it – so much so that, along with Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury, it even had its own press conference – but the match turned out to be one of the least competitive of Brock Lesnar’s WWE career.

“The Beast” locked in the Kimura Lock on Velasquez, who submitted after just 2 minutes and 10 seconds, before hitting his rival with an F-5 onto a steel chair.

The storyline continued with Rey Mysterio facing Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series, but Velasquez’s injury problems prevented him from returning to WWE television before he was given his release in April 2020.

#1 Brock Lesnar faced The Undertaker for 25+ minutes

Brock Lesnar’s first WWE match lasting 25+ minutes came at the No Mercy pay-per-view in 2002 when he retained his WWE Championship against The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match that lasted 27 minutes and 15 seconds.

Almost 12 years later, the two men renewed their rivalry when they went head-to-head at WrestleMania 30 in what turned out to be one of the most talked-about WWE matches of all time.

The physical match, which lasted 25 minutes and 12 seconds, saw Brock Lesnar become the first person to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania, bringing an end to his 21-match winning streak at the iconic event.

Unfortunately for The Undertaker, he suffered a concussion during the match and he cannot remember anything that happened on the day of WrestleMania after 3.30 pm.

The Undertaker collapsed as soon as he arrived in the backstage area after the match, which makes it even more impressive that the two men were still able to produce a 25-minute performance.