5 Reasons why Brock Lesnar should be the face of SmackDown Live on FOX

#3 Building the next hero

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns have benefited from overcoming Brock Lesnar; The Beast could do the same for someone on SmackDown

Brock Lesnar is the defining monster heel of his generation, and on the short list of the greatest monster heels wrestling has ever seen. His size, look, strength, athleticism, and real fight credentials all make him incredibly intimidating.

Moreover, WWE’s choices around protecting him and featuring him in the ring sparingly have made him feel like an almost mythic figure in the WWE Universe.

A part of how WWE set out to use Lesnar, after he beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania 30, was as a major obstacle for Roman Reigns to overcome on the way becoming the new face of WWE. The plan worked to an extent, albeit on a longer timeline than anyone would have guessed. Seth Rollins wound up following a similar path in ultimately slaying The Beast at both WrestleMania 35 and SummerSlam.

Lesnar still has gas in his tank in the top heel role. A reign atop SmackDown over the months, if not years ahead, could set him up to put over another emerging top face. Maybe it’s a resurgent Braun Strowman or a reinvented Bobby Lashley.

Maybe it’s a huge push behind Aleister Black, or a way of getting behind an NXT call-up like Johnny Gargano or Matt Riddle. Whatever the case, Lesnar could offer the foundation for a new top face to emerge via SmackDown.