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Ever since his return to WWE following WrestleMania XXVIII on April 2nd, 2012, Brock Lesnar has faced many of WWE's top names. Lesnar made his much-awaited WWE return following an eight-year absence and laid out John Cena with an F5.
Following a barbaric classic with John Cena at Extreme Rules, 2012, The Beast Incarnate went on to have a series of matches with 14-time World Champion, Triple H. Following a contest at SummerSlam 2012, Brock Lesnar and The Game would go on to have two more matches at WrestleMania 29 and Extreme Rules 2013.
On the other hand, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion has had many classics with the likes of CM Punk, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Finn Balor, and Seth Rollins.
Some of The Beast Incarnate's rematches with the likes of Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Goldberg were deemed sub-par at best. However, there are many current WWE Superstars on the active roster who have faced Brock Lesnar one-on-one in singles action but did not have a memorable outing.
There have been a couple of past WWE Superstars, such as Dean Ambrose (now known as Jon Moxley), who have been critical about working with Brock Lesnar.
On the bright side, a disappointing first outing with Brock Lesnar can lead to classic rematches. For example, when The Beast Incarnate snapped The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania XXX, the match did not live up to expectations apart from the conclusion.
However, The Deadman and the former WWE Champion pulled off two great pay-per-view matches the following year during the main event of SummerSlam along with closing the show at Hell in a Cell as well.
Let's take a look at five opponents WWE should book Brock Lesnar in a rematch with.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the article belong to the writer and doesn't necessarily represent Sportskeeda's stand.
#5 Brock Lesnar vs Randy Orton
Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton broke into WWE together. Both men began their respective professional wrestling careers in WWE's former developmental system known as Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and both men made their WWE main roster debuts in 2002.
The Legend Killer enjoyed multiple World Championship reigns and main evented WrestleMania as well. Many believe Lesnar could have enjoyed similar success if not for his shock departure in 2004.
Following the former WWE Champions return in 2012, an encounter with The Viper was considered to be a dream match for The Beast Incarnate.
Four years following Brock Lesnar's return, WWE announced that he would be taking on Randy Orton at SummerSlam 2016. This match would be the first time both of them would lock horns on a PPV.
The WWE Universe were excited to witness the match they all wanted to see. However, the match went the exact opposite of how the fans envisioned.
The Beast Incarnate pretty much just tossed The Viper around and sent him through the announce table. It was not until the last few minutes that Orton bounced back and hit a middle-roped DDT and a couple of RKOs.
The climax of the match was intriguing as Orton became one of the very few to kick out of an F5. As the match was about to pick up, Brock Lesnar sliced open the side of The Viper's head with a series of elbows, and the match was ended via TKO.
Many fans hoped for more than eleven minutes for a SummerSlam main event and they were left empty-handed with a confusing finish to a rather dull match.
WWE should consider booking a rematch between these two and it could easily main event any PPV. Both men are considered to be top draws and a feud between the two former WWE Champions will be well-received by the fans as well.
Since, both men are currently on RAW, it will be easier to book the rematch as well.
#4 Brock Lesnar vs Samoa Joe
Upon Samoa Joe's arrival in WWE in 2015, the WWE Universe was hoping for the TNA original to be called up to the main roster quickly. Also, many thought the Samoan Submission Machine should have debuted on the main roster, just like fellow TNA star AJ Styles did in 2016. The former TNA World Champion won a fatal five-way match at Extreme Rules 2017 to earn a Universal Championship match against the reigning and defending Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar.
The buildup to the match at Great Balls of Fire was excellent, and it made Samoa Joe look like the legitimate threat he is to The Beast, by getting the best out him in a pull-apart brawl, along with making the Universal Champion nearly pass out to the Coquina Clutch on the Raw stage. It seemed like Brock Lesnar was more motivated than ever to work with Raw's new top star.
Before the bell rang, the challenger blindsided the champion and hurled him through the Spanish announce table with the urinage. From there, the match was one-dimensional, with Joe trying to do everything he could to force The Beast to pass out to the Coquina Clutch.
After six minutes of German Suplexes and submission spots, The Beast hoisted the Submission Specialist on his shoulders and pinned him with a single F5 to retain. Many were angered at the fact that the main event of a WWE pay-per-view went only six minutes, especially a match of this magnitude.
If Samoa Joe is cleared to have another match, a twenty-minute rematch with The Beast would be a great way to right that wrong.
#3 Brock Lesnar vs Ricochet
Brock Lesnar is known to work better with smaller opponents who are usually under six feet tall; so, a singles match with someone as talented as Ricochet should have been a perfect David and Goliath story to tell. But, the WWE Universe was given a squash match that lasted just over a minute, with the WWE Champion dishing out a couple of German Suplexes along with an F5 to retain the title.
This felt like a complete house show match for the WWE Universe, and it's a shame because these two could have told a fantastic story.
It was rumored that Vince McMahon had a change of heart when it came to the former NXT standout, and insisted on giving Lesnar an easy payday leading up to his collision with Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36.
Unfortunately for Ricochet, he has not been the same creatively since this match with The Beast. If there was an alternate universe, the former Prince Puma should have had a push on RAW, following this match.
Imagine if WWE told Brock Lesnar and Ricochet to go fifteen minutes and tell a good story? In fact, a rematch with The Beast could get Ricochet back on track and take him back to where he should rightfully be on the card.
#2 Brock Lesnar vs Rey Mysterio
In late 2019, Brock Lesnar and Rey Mysterio had quite the underrated feud. If you remove the match with Cain Velasquez, the buildup to the impending match at Survivor Series was close to perfection. There was a perfect story to be told of a father defending his son, no matter the danger that lies ahead.
On the September 30th, 2019 episode of Raw, Brock Lesnar took out Rey Mysterio with an F5 and then proceeded to attack Rey Mysterio's son, Dominik, laying him out as well in the process. Rey Mysterio played the grizzled veteran in the perfect manner, as The Ultimate Underdog became more aggressive than ever before, using a metal pipe to temporarily tame The Beast, along with seeking vengeance for the multiple attacks on his son.
Throughout the match, it seemed that the WWE Champion was motivated. He was selling each shot from the Master of the 619, whether it was from a pipe, chair, punch, kick, or even a 619 itself. Right as the match was getting to be a really good one, Brock Lesnar caught Rey Mysterio in mid-air and pinned him with an F5.
However, the sequence with Rey and Dominik hitting a dual 619 and nearly pinning Lesnar, which was an excellent moment, but the match should have at least gone another five to ten minutes. If the match had gone much longer, there would have been no need for another rematch. For seven minutes, the match was fine, but many were expecting The Beast to have his third consectuve Survivor Series classic against a smaller opponent.
Ultimately, the match was not bad at all, but it was extremely short, and they should have been able to show off their chemistry, like they had in 2002 and 2003.
Since Rey Mysterio has not lost a step in the ring, rebooking a clash between The Biggest Little Man and Paul Heyman's client would be a smotth transition, and the WWE Universe will be invested.
#1 Brock Lesnar vs Finn Balor
By the time the 2019 Royal Rumble pay-per-view was happening, it almost seemed like a Brock Lesnar vs Finn Balor match should have happened way before 2019's edition of the Rumble.
The Beast was running out of challengers for the Universal Championship, and there were only three logical options for Brock to defend Raw's top prize against - Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, and Finn Balor.
Following his shoulder injury that resulted in a torn labrum at SummerSlam 2016, the new Raw superstar was forced to vacate his newly won Universal Championship to go recover. As the former NXT Champion returned, he was lost in the shuffle and fluctuated between the upper mid card and main event scene, but never received a Universal Championship rematch until the Raw following SummerSlam in 2018. Two years later to the date he was injured, Finn Balor finally received his rematch, but came up short.
Leading up to the 2019 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Finn Balor was seen as a main eventer as he pinned John Cena in a fatal four-way match to become number one contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship.
The Beast and Balor told a great story with the eight minutes they were given, and Brock did some of his best selling of his career in this match. However, like a recurring theme, this match was hurt by the lack of time given.
Though both men showed they had tremendous chemistry with one another, and told a story that the Universal Champion was so desperate to keep his title, that he could not get up and nearly had to break the challenger's arm to fend him off was a bit of a downer.
Imagine if the former Intercontental Champion reverts to The Demon to challenge Brock Lesnar for a rematch with another ten minutes added to the match? The WWE Universe would be in for a guaranteed treat.
