5 best Brock Lesnar moments on RAW

Brock Lesnar has long held a reputation for being both incredibly powerful and uncharacteristically agile for a man of his size. These two physical attributes have led him to be booked as one of the most powerful and dangerous forces in all of WWE, which in turn led to several great moments on RAW for “The Beast Incarnate.”

For many years, Lesnar has appeared on a part-time basis only, fully aware of how big of a star he has become. Because of this, Lesnar’s appearances on RAW have been touted as special events. Naturally, both WWE and Lesnar himself are aware of this, which has led to Lesnar participating in several spectacular moments over the years.

Below are Brock Lesnar’s five greatest moments on Monday Night RAW.

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#5 Brock F-5s Steve Austin

Few people were capable of destroying the megastar that was Steve Austin like Lesnar did

By 2004, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin had all but retired from in-ring competition but was still an important on-screen presence. At the same time, Lesnar was still a hot commodity in WWE and was feuding with RAW star Goldberg. Shenanigans ensued, and Steve Austin ended up on the receiving end of an F-5 courtesy of Brock Lesnar.

What makes this so important is that Austin barely took any bumps for anyone at all at that point because of how much damage his body had taken up to that point. Furthermore, Austin was still the biggest name in WWE at that point, so anyone that could get the upper hand over Austin was treated as a major threat and a truly credible star.

Although we never got to see the much-anticipated Lesnar-Austin one-on-one match, and even though the first Lesnar-Goldberg match was a complete failure, the sight of the rookie Lesnar standing over ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin remains one of the greatest moments in RAW history.

#4 Beating up Triple H

Brock doesn't care how powerful you are; if you're in his way, you're gonna get hurt real bad...

Triple H has long been presented as an unstoppable force in WWE, which made Lesnar’s assault on him that much more enjoyable. Lesnar attacked Triple H with unrelenting fury to set up their upcoming match at WrestleMania XXIX and refused to back down, no matter how much Triple H tried to fight him off. Lesnar ended up getting the edge in this encounter after he threw Triple H through the announce table.

Moreover, one famous photo showed Triple H on Lesnar’s shoulders about to get smashed through the table with a wet crotch. Put simply, taken into context, Lesnar had literally beat the p*ss out of Triple H, thus showing the world once again why he’s such a destructive force in WWE.

#3 His 2012 return

The audience live in attendance absolutely loved this image

The night after WrestleMania has long been considered one of the best nights of the year, in part due to the excitement and unpredictability of the crowd in attendance. The RAW after WrestleMania XXVIII was no exception, as they roared in approval at the (not so surprise) return of Brock Lesnar.

As John Cena was cutting a promo on the Rock (who had defeated him the night before), Cena was interrupted by that intimidating guitar riff that signaled the arrival of Brock Lesnar. Although some people had already started chanting Lesnar’s name before Cena was done speaking, they still gave one of the loudest pops in WWE history when Lesnar appeared on the entrance ramp.

Lesnar – who had spent eight years away from WWE pursuing other ventures – entered the ring and F-5’d John Cena, igniting a feud between them. Lesnar’s return was met with overwhelming approval and brought WWE some much-needed attention from fans that had stopped watching after Lesnar had left.

#2 F-5ing Michael Cole

Cole was so traumatized by this experience that he 'sued' Brock Lesnar afterward...

On the night after WrestleMania 31, Lesnar came to RAW furious over how he had lost his title the night before. Since the Authority had given Seth Rollins the night off, Lesnar needed someone on whom he could unleash his anger. Luckily for the fans, there was indeed someone that ended up playing the victim: Michael Cole.

RAW’s lead announcer has long been one of the most maligned and disliked figures on the show, mainly resulting from his unenthusiastic commentary and tendency to regurgitate everything told to him by Vince McMahon. This is why, even though Cole hasn’t been an on-screen character in years, he’s still someone that the audience would love to see get destroyed.

This is exactly what Lesnar did when he F-5’d Cole so hard one of Cole’s shoes fell off. The sight of Lesnar rampaging on RAW and destroying an ‘innocent’ broadcaster was one of those grand moments that made him look like an unstoppable monster without a care in the world.

#1 His brawl with the Undertaker

Thousands of pounds of humanity could not separate Brock Lesnar from the Undertaker...

In July 2015, the Undertaker made a surprise return and attacked Brock Lesnar, setting up a feud to get revenge on Lesnar for ending his WrestleMania undefeated Streak. After costing Lesnar a chance to reclaim the WWE Championship, Lesnar ran down to the ring and brawled with the Undertaker.

But this wasn’t just any brawl; this was a mammoth crowd brawl that simply wouldn’t stop as the two legendary behemoths pummeled each other without mercy. First WWE tried to send out security to try and separate the men, but they didn’t make any difference.

Then the entire roster came out to try and do the same, but they only managed to separate Lesnar and ‘Taker for a short while before they were back at it.

In one famous moment, an enraged Lesnar shouted out “I’m gonna kill you!” to ‘Taker, to which the Deadman replied, “You’re going to have to!” Without a doubt, this will go down in history as one of the greatest brawls in RAW history.