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It has been 18 long years since Brock Lesnar made his way to WWE's main roster. He debuted on the RAW after WrestleMania 18 and destroyed a bunch of mid-carders in the process.
Lesnar quickly became one of the biggest Superstars in the company and won the WWE title by defeating The Rock at SummerSlam 2002. Over the course of his two WWE runs, Lesnar turned into the most dominant Superstar in all of WWE. He has won numerous WWE and Universal titles, and very few wrestlers have managed to put down The Beast.
Before he came up to the main roster, Lesnar spent a considerable amount of time in Ohio Valley Wrestling. In those two years, Lesnar honed his craft and learned from the very best in the business. Lesnar also competed in a string of matches and registered several losses in addition to his long list of victories.
Let's check out five WWE Superstars you won't believe defeated Lesnar at the time in singles competition.
#5 Rico
Fans might remember Rico from when he used to manage 3-Minute Warning. Rico aligned with Billy and Chuck in early 2002 but later joined Rosey and Jamal on WWE RAW. His short-lived run on the main roster would see him don an exotic-style gimmick.
His gimmick was well received by fans at the time and he won the WWE Tag Team titles with Charlie Haas. Rico was released by WWE in late 2004.
Months before he made his way to the main roster, Rico took on a young Brock Lesnar on the October 3, 2001 edition of OVW. Rico surprisingly picked up a win over Lesnar when all was said and done. Lesnar would soon get back at Rico by defeating him in a series of singles encounters.
#4 Hugh Morrus
For the ones who are unaware, Hugh Morrus was the first wrestler Goldberg defeated, kicking off his 173-match undefeated streak in WCW. The match took place on the September 22, 1997, edition of WCW Nitro.
Morrus went on to have an unsuccessful run in WWE following WCW's demise. He worked as the head trainer for WWE NXT for years on end until his eventual exit in 2015. Mere months before Lesnar was wreaking havoc on the main roster, he lost two straight matches to Morrus.
On the January 12, 2002 edition of WWE Live, Brock Lesnar lost a match to Morrus. The next night, the duo faced off again, and Lesnar failed to defeat Morrus for the second time in a row.
The two never collided again, and it's strange to learn that Lesnar has never beaten Morrus despite wrestling him on two occasions. Around two months before these back-to-back victories over Lesnar, Morrus teamed up with The Beast on Sunday Night Heat. They lost to Billy and Chuck at the event.
#3 Lance Storm
In 2000, Lance Storm left ECW and joined WCW. He quickly won the US Heavyweight title and went on to win a series of other mid-card titles. Following WCW's purchase, Storm became a WWE employee.
He was the first member of The Alliance to invade WWE, on the May 28, 2001, edition of WWE RAW. In WWE, he became Intercontinental Champion as well as a four-time Tag Team Champion.
In early 2002, Storm faced Brock Lesnar in a series of three matches on WWE Live. The bouts took place on back-to-back nights, with Storm pinning Lesnar on the first two occasions. Lesnar won the third match by pinning Storm on January 6, 2002, thus ending the short-lived rivalry.
Lesnar would soon debut on the main roster and become the youngest WWE Champion in history. He achieved this feat soon after winning the 2002 King of the Ring tournament. Storm remained a WWE mainstay until ECW One Night Stand 2005, where he defeated Chris Jericho with the help of former ECW star Justin Credible.
#2 Chris Kanyon
Debuting in WCW in the mid-90s, Chris Kanyon was a part of the promotion until it was bought off by WWE in March 2001. His WWE PPV debut came at InVasion 2001, a PPV that featured several matches pitting WWE Superstars against former WCW and ECW stars.
At the event, Kanyon teamed up with Shawn Stasiak and Hugh Morrus and the trio defeated Big Show, Albert, and Billy Gunn. Kanyon soon formed an alliance with DDP and went on to win the Tag Team titles by defeating Faarooq and Bradshaw, The A.P.A.
In late 2001, Kanyon faced Brock Lesnar on three separate occasions. The Beast managed to put Kanyon down in the first two matches, but things didn't work out as he had planned in their final match. Kanyon pinned Lesnar on the October 20, 2001, edition of WWE Live.
Kanyon was released from WWE in early 2004, after not being used on TV for a long time. He tragically passed away on April 2, 2010, leaving behind a note of apology for his family.
#1 Billy Gunn
One of the biggest Superstars to have never won a WWE title, Billy Gunn was a popular Superstar back during the Attitude Era. He as a part of D-Generation X, along with Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, and Road Dogg.
Gunn won the 1999 King of the Ring tournament by defeating X-Pac in the finals. Many speculated that this major win would lead to a big push but Gunn never got a run with the top prize.
Gunn wrestled Brock Lesnar several times before the latter made his main roster debut. On the October 22, 2001, taping of WWE Jakked, Gunn scored a pin over Lesnar. The next night on Sunday Night Heat, Gunn defeated Lesnar and managed to pin him again.
These victories were followed by two more triumphs, these being in tag team encounters. Lesnar finally defeated Gunn around three years later, when the two met on an episode of WWE SmackDown. Brock would leave WWE following his WrestleMania 20 loss to Goldberg, while Gunn remained with the company for the next few months, before being released in November 2004.
