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No one can question the dominance of Brock Lesnar in the WWE. He has had a few tenures with the company and has won five WWE Championships and three Universal Championships during his illustrious career with the company.
During this time, WWE has tried to throw the meanest, strongest, largest, and toughest wrestlers at Lesnar, only for him to shoot them down and become more and more dominant. Superstars such as Big Show, Kane, The Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman, and many other massive stars have taken the fall at the hands of The Beast.
However, WWE has also paired the Superstar with a few surprising opponents during his career to give fans another side of him. Lesnar has competed with Rey Mysterio, Finn Balor, and Mr. McMahon during his career all of whom have been termed as “surprising opponents” by the company itself.
In this article, we will look at 5 surprising opponents who could wrestle Lesnar one-on-one for the first time inside the WWE ring.
#5 Matt Riddle
One of the Superstars who has been chasing a match against Brock Lesnar for a long time is none other than NXT’s Matt Riddle.
Riddle has been one of NXT’s biggest Superstars, and his calm and cool approach to things has helped him pull the fans towards him. Over the past several months, he has been very vocal about how he wants to face The Beast and possibly retire him in the process.
However, much like many other Superstars, Riddle doesn’t seem to be established enough to take on someone like Lesnar so early in his career.
Fans have been requesting WWE to have the two men go against each other, or at least let them have a spot in the ring before Lesnar retires. The 2020 Royal Rumble seemed like the perfect time to give fans what they wanted, but WWE chose Keith Lee ahead of Riddle to have a moment with The Beast in the ring before getting eliminated. Riddle only entered the Royal Rumble match after Lesnar was eliminated from the match.
It was later reported that Riddle and Lesnar had a heated exchange backstage at the event, which could lead to Lesnar asking WWE to put him in the ring with The Original Bro.
If that turns out to be the case, then fans will likely get their dream match between the two former MMA stars who are built like tanks.
#4 Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura made waves when he first signed with WWE. The Japanese Superstar was destined for great things and proved why he is regarded as one of the best in the world during his time in NXT.
After two decent reigns as the NXT Champion, fans were excited to watch the Superstar move to the ‘main roster’ and win the Royal Rumble soon after. After his loss to AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34 in a WWE Championship match, Nakamura turned heel and it all went downhill for him from thereon.
Nakamura has won the United States Championship and the Intercontinental Championship during his time on RAW and SmackDown, but he has failed to win the top title.
During his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling, he competed against Brock Lesnar in an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match which he lost after a strong showing. He then paired up with Lesnar a month later to take on the team of Akebono & Riki Choshu.
With that in mind, WWE fans are interested in watching Nakamura rise to prominence again and battle against Lesnar inside the WWE ring. If Nakamura and Lesnar continue to wrestle for the next 3 or 4 years, then a match between the two will be inevitable as one man will be holding a top title at some time while another will be the number one contender.
#3 R-Truth
WHATS UP!?
On January 13, 2020, R-Truth broke the wrestling internet by doing something no man in the RAW locker room could have ever dreamt of doing against The Beast.
During an in-ring promo involving Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, R-Truth interrupted The Beast’s advocate and vowed to enter the Royal Rumble to eliminate Heyman.
Once Heyman clarified that he won’t be part of the Rumble and instead Lesnar would be the first entrant, Truth decided to take back his words.
The Rapping Superstar found himself taken to “Sioux Falls City”, after which he lost his 24/7 Championship to an opportunistic Mojo Rawley.
After the hilarious segment came to an end, fans could not help but think of Truth eliminating Lesnar from the Royal Rumble match or the two facing each other in the ring someday. The Beast himself has been reported to have shown interest in working with Truth in a segment or two again.
If that’s the case, then no one can stop Lesnar from getting what he wants and we could well watch Lesnar and Truth compete in the ring together someday before the two retires, giving fans an interesting and comical match involving Lesnar as they’ve never seen before.
#2 Aleister Black
Aleister Black had one of the best, if not the best, run as the NXT Champion before he made the jump to RAW and SmackDown. The Superstar first partnered with Ricochet to battle in tag team matches before the two split and Black went on as a lone wolf again.
Since then, we’ve watched Black go on a lethal run where he has not lost a single match, be it on television or live events. He has taken out stars like Cesaro, Buddy Murphy, Shelton Benjamin, and Akira Tozawa with ease, and several local competitors in a matter of seconds.
Paul Heyman has been known to be big on Black, and fans expected him to be a favorite to win the 2020 Royal Rumble along with Drew McIntyre.
While Balck may bot have gotten the opportunity to face The Beast so early in his career, his striking skills and character could allow him to become the one to retire someone like Lesnar.
Black, just like Lesnar, has been extremely dominant during his WWE run, and The Dutch Destroyer could be handpicked by Lesnar himself to pass on the torch as he seems to have a promising career ahead of him.
#1 ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt
One of the biggest matches fans have been looking for is one between ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt and ‘The Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar has faced Wyatt and Luke Harper in a couple of handicap matches but never had the chance to face Wyatt or his alter-ego The Fiend one on one. Fans came pretty close to this clash during the 2019 Survivor Series as Lesnar held the WWE Championship while Wyatt held the Universal Championship, but the inclusion of NXT to the pay-per-view allowed WWE to protect this match and give all three Champions separate matches.
While both men are still holding a Championship belt, it’s only a matter of time before they end up on the same brand together and chase the same Championship belt.
If Lesnar does last in the company for another couple of years, this will be a huge match that WWE would love to cash-in on as it will generate a lot of hype and money. We could watch WWE book the two men compete against each other at a big event like WrestleMania or a Saudi Arabian pay-per-view which has now become the company’s favorite venue for dream matches.
Or will the WWE continue to protect these two men and never give us a match between them as both are too big to lose to one another?
