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Former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is one of the biggest box office attractions in the history of combat sports and sports entertainment. Throughout his career, Brock Lesnar has been shown to dominate the worlds of UFC, NJPW and WWE.
This includes multiple World Championships and multiple WrestleMania matches. Brock Lesnar has competed on 10 respective WrestleMania cards, including four separate WrestleMania main events.
Brock Lesnar's list of WrestleMania opponents reads a list of WWE Hall of Famers, legends and icons in an impressive portfolio of WrestleMania classics.
Let's take a closer look at Brock Lesnar's five best WWE WrestleMania matches.
#5 Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg (WWE WrestleMania 33)
Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg returned to WWE in 2016 to much fanfare. Promoting the WWE 2K17 video game, it was announced that Brock Lesnar would face Goldberg in a rematch of their infamous WrestleMania XX encounter.
Many expected Lesnar to comfortably defeat Goldberg in what was likely to be Goldberg's final match before retirement.
However, Goldberg shockingly squashed Brock Lesnar in under 90 seconds at Survivor Series, stunning the WWE Universe. In the months that proceeded, it became apparent Goldberg was to continue as an in-ring performer for WWE. Furthermore, it became apparent Goldberg had Brock Lesnar's number.
Goldberg once again got the better of Lesnar as he quickly eliminated The Beast during the 2017 Royal Rumble match. The following night on RAW, Brock Lesnar challenged Goldberg to a match at WrestleMania 33, which Goldberg accepted. Goldberg later won the WWE Universal Championship at Fastlane 2017, turning his match against Lesnar at WrestleMania 33 into a Universal Championship match.
Brock Lesnar was finally able to defeat Goldberg at WrestleMania 33. In a match that lasted just under five minutes, Lesar hit Goldberg with the F5 to become the WWE Universal Champion for the first time. Despite the quick nature of the match, it was very well received by the WWE Universe.
By kicking out of the Jackhammer, Brock Lesnar made history in becoming only the second person to do so during Goldberg's professional wrestling career. Furthermore, Brock Lesnar made history at WrestleMania 33 when he became the first person to ever defeat Goldberg cleanly during Goldberg's professional wrestling career.
#4 Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker (WWE WrestleMania XXX)
WWE WrestleMania XXX is arguably best known for being the event that saw The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak come to an end.
Heading into WrestleMania XXX, The Undertaker was 21-0 on the grandest stage of them all. "The Streak" had developed an identity of its own and had become mythic in the minds of many in the WWE Universe.
By 2014, most assumed The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak would never be broken. The burden and pressure of being known as the one to break "The Streak" was too much for nearly every WWE Superstar throughout history.
Therefore, when it was announced that The Undertaker would be facing Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX, many just assumed Lesnar would be the latest victim of The Phenom. But they were wrong.
In a shocking outcome, Brock Lesnar hit the third F5 of the match and defeated The Undertaker, breaking his WrestleMania undefeated streak and making history in the process. The stunned silence and shock on the faces of those in attendance remains one of the most iconic WrestleMania moments of all time.
The match itself between Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker was far from a classic. It certainly wasn't one of The Undertaker's best WrestleMania performances. However, the WrestleMania moment of "The Streak" being broken makes it one of the most iconic moments in WrestleMania and WWE history.
#3 Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins (WWE WrestleMania 35)
WWE WrestleMania 35 was an interesting period for Brock Lesnar. The Beast was the WWE Universal Champion for the majority of the time between 2017 and 2019. However, with Brock Lesnar's WWE contract set to expire after WrestleMania 35, there was a lot of discussion and rumors about Lesnar heading back to UFC.
Brock Lesnar even appeared at a UFC pay-per-view event, confronting UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, indicating a future World Championship fight between the two.
So ahead of the Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 35, many expected Lesnar to drop the title to Rollins and exit the company.
After WrestleMania 35 was opened by host Alexa Bliss and WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, Paul Heyman interrupted and declared Brock Lesnar wished to open the show with his Universal Championship defense as he was not fighting in the scheduled main event.
This meant that Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins' Universal Championship match opened the show in front of a red-hot crowd of 82, 265 fans. The match lasted all of 180 seconds with Seth Rollins hitting Lesnar with a low blow while the referee was incapacitated, followed by 3 curbstomps for the shockingly fast victory to become the new WWE Universal Champion.
Although the match was incredibly short, it generated a phenomenal reaction from the WWE Universe in attendance and started off WrestleMania 35 in the best way possible.
#2 Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (WWE WrestleMania 31)
WWE WrestleMania 31 is one of the best WrestleMania events in recent history. Despite the questionable build-up to the event, the show is often best remembered for the shocking outcome of the main event.
Heading into the show, Brock Lesnar was set to defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against the 2015 Royal Rumble Winner Roman Reigns.
However, Roman Reigns' rise to the top in WWE had significantly polarized the WWE Universe. Reigns' 2015 Royal Rumble victory was met with loud boos inside the arena, in addition to boycotts on social media which threatened to cancel WWE Network subscriptions and cancel WrestleMania 31 tickets.
Fans refused to get behind Roman Reigns prior to WrestleMania, feeling uncomfortable with being "forced" to like a character that had the corporate WWE machine behind it.
Nevertheless, WWE persisted and booked the Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns main event for WrestleMania 31. Lesnar was also expected to drop the title to Reigns as Brock Lesnar's WWE contract was set to expire after WrestleMania 31. However, just days before the event it was announced Brock Lesnar had signed a multi-year extension to his WWE contract. This placed the outcome of the WrestleMania 31 main event into question.
After a tremendous physical back and forth match, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns were both prone in the middle of the ring. Suddenly, Seth Rollins' entrance music played, with the former Shield member sprinting down to the ring. To the WWE Universe's excitement, Seth Rollins officially cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, making the match a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
After becoming the first WWE Superstar in history to cash in the Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania, Rollins hit Roman Reigns with a curbstomp to become the World Heavyweight Champion for the first time. WWE commentator Michael Cole would iconically describe Rollins' victory as "the heist of the century" in an incredible WrestleMania moment.
#1 Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle (WWE WrestleMania XIX)
WWE WrestleMania XIX saw one of the most memorable and terrifying moments in WrestleMania history in its main event.
After dropping the WWE Championship to The Big Show at Survivor Series in 2002, Brock Lesnar turned babyface for the first time in his career. This was followed by Lesnar winning the 2003 Royal Rumble match, setting up a WrestleMania XIX showdown with the new WWE Champion Kurt Angle at the event.
However, there were significant issues heading into the event. Kurt Angle sustained a broken neck prior to WrestleMania, leading to doubts that Angle would even be able to compete in the advertised match against Brock Lesnar. Nevertheless, Kurt Angle was able to get cleared by his doctor and faced off against Lesnar in the closing match of the show. This would mark the first WrestleMania main event for both Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle.
The WrestleMania XIX bout was a fantastic match that highlighted both superstars' amateur wrestling backgrounds. However, the match is arguably best remembered for what happened in its closing moments. Brock Lesnar surprisingly climbed to the top rope and attempted to hit Kurt Angle with a Shooting Star Press. Lesnar had successfully utilized the move on several occasions during his time in WWE's developmental territory, OVW.
Unfortunately for Lesnar, he hesitated slightly which caused him to botch the move and land completely on his head and neck. This caused the young superstar to legitimately suffer a serious concussion. Kurt Angle was forced to think on his feet as this was the planned finish for the match and he needed to have surgery on his already broken neck.
Angle improvised and told Brock Lesnar to hit him with an F5. Lesnar did, which allowed him to win the match and recapture the WWE Championship once more. Despite being best known for the botched Shooting Star Press, the match was truly worthy of main eventing WrestleMania and provided excellent entertainment.
