5 Times WWE superstar Brock Lesnar botched a big move

Lesnar vs Cena at Extreme Rules 2012Brock Lesnar is considered to be one of the best wrestlers in WWE history. He isn’t as technically-sound as Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Finn Balor or CM Punk, but Lesnar has consistently carried feuds with his wrestling prowess and demonstrative attitude.Lesnar’s physique isn’t the only thing that puts him over the top with the WWE Universe, but rather his wrestling skill. He’s faced off against Kurt Angle, CM Punk and John Cena. Two of those opponents were in the last three years, but they were the best showcases of wrestling in his history.Even though Lesnar has had his fair share of success, it hasn’t been all good times. Lesnar has botched as well. Generally, every wrestler makes mistakes. Even the greats like Punk or Benoit botched in their careers. Unlike Eva Marie, not every botch is blatant. Throughout his storied history as a WWE superstar, Lesnar’s botches have been as impactful as his successes in the industry.Here are five botches in Brock Lesnar’s WWE career as the first one isn’t necessarily a botch, but rather a move that shouldn’t have been used in the first place. This one instance made one of Lesnar’s signature moves look flat.

#1 Brock Lesnar\'s Kimura Lock

Brock Lesnar wasn’t just an NCAA Heavyweight champion and a WWE champion. The Beast Incarnate made an impact in the UFC too.

Within five fights into his UFC career, Lesnar became the UFC Heavyweight champion. He defeated Frank Mir at UFC 100 to reclaim his belt and continued to dominate his opponents. Until his ultimate loss to Cain Velasquez, Lesnar was fighting with diverticulitis. 

That said, Lesnar should’ve retained the skills from his UFC days. During his comeback post-2012, he used the Kimura Lock as a signature manoeuvre. During this clip, Lesnar was in a match against Mark Henry. Lesnar put Henry into the Kimura Lock, but it was lazily applied and the arm never bent back, even slightly. Just like Stone Cold complaining that Cena doesn’t lock the arm during his “STF” submission hold, Lesnar needed to apply it harder.