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Brock Lesnar was the wrong guy to make Face of WWE from 2002-2003

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#1 · (Edited)
On the March 18, 2002 WWF Raw, a green rookie, Brock Lesnar, debuts with Paul Heyman during a Hardcore title match, and doesn't even go for the Hardcore title, later in the months terrorizes The Hardy Boyz & lita, RVD.

Wins King of The Ring where the stipulation is the winner of KOTR, not only is King of The Ring but faces the WWE Undisputed champion at Summerslam 2002.

Leading into Summerslam, Brock Lesnar beat down Hulk Hogan severely, replusively wiping Hogan's blood on his chest.

At Summerslam, August 2002, green rookie Brock Lesnar beats The Most Popular Superstar in Wrestling, the Face of the WWF/WWE since 1998, The Rock for the WWE Undisputed Championship.

Where The Rock leaves, leaving a diluted product and lower ratings, and Brock Lesnar leaves to Smackdown and makes the WWE Championship exclusive to Smackdown.

Brock Lesnar then in October 2002, severely beats down fan favorite The Undertaker.

1 Month later, Brock Lesnar is turned face, and WWE expects him to be a cheered moral babyface after all the evil he did against Fan Favorites(Rock, Undertaker) without regret...

:ha

he then goes on to win the Royal Rumble in 2003 and main event Wrestlemania 19 with Kurt Angle, beating him for the title, only 1 year on the roster and a low drawing Wrestlemania 19.

Vince Mcmahon only pushed him for his athletic background and look, Brock Lesnar lacked mic skills and was green. they had so many people to choose from to be face of the company, their roster was stacked from the WCW acquisition.

I don't understand what Paul Heyman was thinking booking the show like this, that era is extremely overrated. WWE was in rough times from 2002-2012.
 
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#39 · (Edited)
He had a monster wrestling background before WWE so it was believable to have the rocket strapped on him. Plus the monster push from a decade ago worked out well when he came back

I like to think that Brock initially told Vince he had bigger plans than the WWE ie NFL and MMA and Vince liked the idea of giving him a huge push even though Brock was just there to get his name out there and make some quick money
 
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