Booking Brock Lesnar after Hell in a Cell
Lesnar’s unceratin future is filled with promising possibilitiesThe hardest part of having Brock Lesnar on WWE’s active roster is deciding how to book a performer who is clearly bigger and better than anyone one else at the circus.How can you take some with his size, speed and ability and realistically think his opponent will stand in a ring as his equal. This is professional wrestling. I think I’ll leave that one right there and let it simmer.The idea of Lesnar in a program with Seth Rollins for the WWE World Title worked because the belt was rightfully Lesnar’s to win. Had it been more of a squash match – where the former champion annihilated Rollins in a squash match, there would have been more believability in the invincibility of Lesnar, The Beast Incarnate.Professional wrestling has gotten away from the idea of a champion who dominates everyone. I long for the days of Vader or Bruiser Brody or Terry Gordy – wrestlers who got in the ring, crushed opponents and walked out of the arena with titles.Those memories are a long time ago.As it was written on whatculture.com, “If the WWE wants Brock Lesnar to remain a star attraction who brings viewers to Raw, they need to start utilizing him a lot more effectively than they have been as of late. As incredible as Paul Heyman is on the mic, his promos in regards to The Beast are all beginning to blur into one, and Brock standing there staring intensely into the hard camera as Heyman speaks no longer has the impact it once did.”Heyman is such a key part of the Lesnar stigma, the brutality of the best WWE has to offer. The two form arguably the best wrestler/manager combinations to ever walk into a WWE arena. You cannot have one without the other. And Lesnar might still win titles and run through the roster, but his impact would not be as great.You can believe that!“The WWE desperately needs to inject some life into Lesnar and make him an unpredictable force of nature who has the potential to do literally anything when he shows up. That way, when it’s announced that he’s set to make an appearance on Raw or a Network special, viewers will feel compelled to watch rather than being left expecting more of the same,” the online article added.No matter how he is booked – as a heel or a face champion, fans love the man who took a ride down to Suplex City.If WWE is going to use Lesnar more effectively after his program with Undertaker at Hell in a Cell, there has to be the right balance in finding feuds that make sense. Here are five wrestlers who should be considered as options when Lesnar gets back in the ring.
#1 Cesaro
The Swiss superstar is the strongest wrestler on WWE’s roster and presents a solid matchup for Lesnar. How will the throwback performer deal with Lesnar’s power?
If WWE – most notably Vince McMahon, would get over the idea of Cesaro being boring and someone who cannot sell, this would be the match I wanted to see.
Dory Funk Jr., was a former NWA World Champion, but was also a very monotone and boring performer. So was Billy Robinson and to some degree, Bruno Sammartino. Cesaro has looked solid in programs with John Cena and Kevin Owens. This could also lead to a potential title shot for the former United States Champion.
Make this happen, see what happens. The script can always be rewritten. It usually is.