Top 5 Brock Lesnar moments

WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar turns 41 today. A wrestling star right from his college days, Brock went 106-5 in four years of amateur wrestling. He went on to OVW and made his WWE debut in 2002. And the rest, as they say, is history.

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Brock's success in both wrestling and MMA over the course of his career has been absolutely unprecedented. His monstrous aura is strengthened by the devastating moves he unleashes upon his opponents in the ring. He doesn't have a very varied moveset, but what he lacks in diversity, he makes up in brute force.

Since arriving on the scene in 2002, Lesnar has forged a fierce legacy. Today, in honor of his 41st birthday, let us take a look back at five of the best Brock Lesnar moments.

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#5 A Beast is born

Not very many WWE Superstars can claim of a debut as strong or as impactful as The Beast Incarnate.

True to his style, Brock Lesnar debuted in midst of a hardcore match, attacking Al Snow, Maven and Spike Dudley while being accompanied by his associate Paul Heyman.

The Beast Incarnate truly came, saw and conquered the scene, decimating those in the ring and delivering three brutal powerbombs to Spike Dudley.

Exiting to chants of ECDub, Brock Lesnar truly made a statement and left no doubt in anyone's mind that he was here to stay.

#4 Annihilating Hulkamania

Many WWE Superstars have had an impactful debut, but none have been able to sustain it as well as Brock Lesnar. After his authoritative debut, Brock was given an opportunity that most rookies can only dream of. He had a match with the Hulkster himself.

Squaring off against the biggest wrestling pop culture phenomenon, Brock not only held his own but beat him black and blue.

Looking to send a powerful message to the masses, Lesnar obliterated Hulk Hogan and rendered him unconscious with The Brock Lock.

Already in his late 40's, Hulk looked like a man well past his prime, trying to keep up with the destructive force that was Brock Lesnar.

It was as close to jobbing for another superstar as Hulk ever got. Remembering that Hulk was, at the time, the John Cena of WWE, it is even more incredible that Brock got to manhandle him this way.

Not only did Brock squash him in the most brutal way imaginable, he then went on to smear Hogan's blood onto his chest, creating a gruesome but powerful visual statement.

#3 The Big Showdown

Brock Lesnar's reputation was cemented by the 2002 Survivor Series. He had conquered every obstacle put in his path, including The Rock. His power and strength were never in question but he obliterated any lingering doubts at Madison Square Garden where he defended his WWE Championship against The Big Show. In a scarcely believable feat of strength, Brock lifted The world's largest athlete and performed an amazing F5.

Going toe-to-toe with The Big Show once and coming out on top is a feat in itself. However, Brock did it again on June 12, 2003, where he defended the WWE Championship. The match would go on to be remembered in WWE's history as the match where Lesnar landed a top rope superplex on The Big Show and their combined weight caused the ring to collapse. The match ended in a 'no-contest' though Lesnar retained not only the title but his moniker as The Beast.

#2 Destroying John Cena

John Cena is WWE's most over and sheltered superstar since Hulk Hogan. So, going into SummerSlam 2014, nobody was expecting the one-sided massacre that it turned out to be. Sure, Lesnar was hot-off-the-heels of a legendary Wrestlemania win but no one expected John Cena to be as completely and totally dominated as he was.

Lesnar would execute a whopping 16 German suplexes, with Cena offering little to no defense.

The match would end with an F-5 and shock audiences around the world.

It wasn't John Cena losing that was shocking though. He has lost matches, even though we could count them all on our fingers. It was the way he lost, that was truly shocking. He was humiliated and beaten in a manner no one has been able to beat John Cena. In Paul Heyman's words "Brock Lesnar lives by the motto, Eat, Sleep, Suplex, Repeat." We believe it, Heyman. We certainly do.

#1 Breaking the Streak

Is anyone really surprised? Could any moment in Brock Lesnar's history be as iconic or as shocking as breaking the 21-0 Wrestlemania streak of The Undertaker? The match itself wasn't a stellar one, with Taker looking aged and out of shape but this one garners the number one spot just for its shock value.

Most of us thought that Undertaker would retire with his streak still intact.

Or it would be some gravity-defying, earth-shattering moment at least.

Instead, what we got was Taker struggling to deliver both the Last Ride and the Tombstone Piledriver, not really pulling off either successfully. Beyond that, the match itself was awkwardly paced and slow, giving off the vibe that Taker shouldn't even be physically cleared to compete. In short, it was the lowest Undertaker had gone and everyone thought this would be his last match.

Regardless of how disappointing the match turned out to be, no one can take away the fact that Lesnar ended the streak. Even with a subpar match, it will always be the crowning moment in Lesnar's history.

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