WWE: Five matches that changed the business

3. Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker (HIAC – No Mercy 2002)

Brock Lesnar came into the business and took it by storm. Holding incredible credentials while coming into the business, Brock left the people speechless with his incredible raw power, his speed and his athleticism, both of which were uncommon for a guy of his size. Vince had backed Brock from the beginning, with him winning the King of the Ring, the Royal Rumble and the WWE Championship when he was just 25, making him the youngest WWE Champion in the history of the WWE. When Brock seemed to have won it all, he wasn’t quite the biggest name of the business the way Vince wanted him to be. He had defeated the likes of Hogan and Rock, but he still wasn’t at the helm of the business. Something was missing, something that would make him a monster, something that would put his name among the greats of the business. That something was a win against the biggest name in the industry, The Undertaker.

The Undertaker has always helped the younger guys. He is perhaps the only legend who has always put the business ahead of his needs and what was good for him. Then came the time when Brock went toe to toe with The Undertaker, in a feud which made Brock invincible in the WWE. The storyline involved Brock breaking Taker’s hand, and trash talking his then wife who was also pregnant. Come the match, it became the launch pad for Brock’s future as THE man in the WWE, and was also his greatest feud in his short stay in the WWE. This also showed why Taker is the yard stick in the business. The match in itself was off the hook, and the win established Brock as the top dog in the industry, which was also explained in his DVD.

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