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Why is Brock Lesnar More "Entertaining" Than the Entire Roster

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#1 ·
The man shows up maybe 3 or 4 mondays a year and says maybe 5 sentences, leaves bodies lying all over the place, destroys tables and other things around ringside then leaves. Why is this sooooooo damn entertaining, yet the guys that are there weekly suck ass?
 
#8 ·
To me he's more entertaining than the rest because he is larger than life (something that is very rare in 2014 to begin with) AND has Elite-Tier Skills to boot, an extremely rare combination. He's basically a perverted mixture of a smarks wet dream mixed with Vinces fantasies. If you don't enjoy Lesnar ravaging his prey you have no soul.
 
#31 ·
Because Brock is fucking awesome. He's the embodiment of everything his "character" is on screen. Even though wrestling is fake, Brock is a legit bad motherfucker, and it comes across that way on screen due to the way he physically destroys people.

The complaints about him are ridiculous. You are complaining about the WWE actually handling a pro wrestler like a pro wrestler SHOULD be handled. They treat him like he is an attraction with mystique.

For instance. In the past few years we have seen similar gimmicks, dominant big man pushes, from Mark Henry and Big Show. And we've seen it from Kane a dozen times when Kane isn't being a jobber. Now, did any of these guys come across as legit badass and dominant as Brock Lesnar? No. Because all of them lack Brock Lesnar's physical presence and intensity. Believe it or not, but THAT is a talent. That is why he is so fucking good. Talking isn't his strong point. Should we hate on him because of that? No.

Brock actually causes fans to suspend their disbelief of wrestling, and feel like he's legitimately hurting people. Very few people in wrestling can make fans do anything like this. That is why Brock is entertaining, and much more so than most of the roster.
 
#111 ·
It's because Brock is a badass wrestler with a menacing presence and good booking. Even if they gave Brock's booking to someone like say, Roman Reigns, it wouldn't work nearly as well simply because Brock makes you believe it's all legit, and makes you believe the guy he's going against is fucked in a fight with him.

There aren't many wrestlers on the roster now who could pull that off. Imagine CM Punk or Daniel Bryan in that role. Could you stop yourself from bursting out laughing at how stupid that would be? Yeah, I thought not.

He probably seems more entertaining because the TYPE of wrestling and segments he's in remind you of the more manly and serious stuff that took place in the attitude era and post-attiude era. It doesn't seem geared towards a younger audience because it's not. You also need the right type of wrestlers to make it work, and Brock happens to be one of them.




There's definitely some truth to this. Ryback is one of the few people on the roster who could actually (and for awhile did) fill the same role Brock's in now. I don't expect him to be pushed though, because it's WWE we're talking about. Backstage politics seem to matter far more than anything else, including more than making themselves more money and getting higher ratings.
 
#12 ·
He's not. He has one of the dullest personalities in WWE history and his sole skill is throwing guys around, which ceases being impressive after over 20 years of watching. Hell, after 2 years of watching. He's not even that good in the ring, half the time he fucks up what he's doing, and all of his matches in this return outside of the Punk match have been either terrible (Undertaker, Triple H x3) or shouldn't qualify as a match (Cena).
 
#13 ·
He's not. He has one of the dullest personalities in WWE history and his sole skill is throwing guys around, which ceases being impressive after over 20 years of watching. Hell, after 2 years of watching. He's not even that good in the ring, half the time he fucks up what he's doing, and all of his matches in this return outside of the Punk match have been either terrible (Undertaker, Triple H x3) or shouldn't qualify as a match (Cena).
That still makes him more interesting than ADR however, given that ADR has the dullest personality in WWE history.
 
#96 · (Edited)
I've always considered Brock to be one of the least charismatic main eventers in the history of the company, actually. This main event "aura" he carries around with him is a result of the excellent booking decisions they've made throughout his career. They've done everything right with him for the most part, and his manager is one of the best talkers in the history of pro wrestling. There's nothing wrong with that at all, but he sure as hell isn't the most entertaining guy on the roster. I'll give credit where it's due and admit that I like the intensity he brings into his performances sometimes.

I've never been all that impressed by a single promo he's cut though and he hasn't delivered in the ring since his return, aside from the match with Punk last year, which was amazing. I understand why people enjoyed the one with Cena in 2012, but the pacing in that match is awful. I consider myself a fan, but I think he's one of the most overrated guys on this forum. He hasn't done much since 2012 to warrant the amount of praise he gets all the time. He was great in his prime though, so I guess most of his fan base are loyal fans who've been following his work since 2002.
 
#113 ·
I've always considered Brock to be one of the least charismatic main eventers in the history of the company, actually. This main event "aura" he carries around with him is a result of the excellent booking decisions they've made throughout his career. They've done everything right with him for the most part, and his manager is one of the best talkers in the history of pro wrestling. There's nothing wrong with that at all, but he sure as hell isn't the most entertaining guy on the roster. I'll give credit where it's due and admit that I like the intensity he brings into his performances sometimes.
Then why haven't the "booking decisions" done the same for ADR(who was a multi-time champ and is now on the unemployment line) and Jack Swagger(whom they made WWE Champ but nobody really remembers)? Well? :brock


Answer : It's more than just "Booking", man.
 
#98 ·
Brock is easily more entertaining than everyone on the roster, if he was back full time I would watch every show & I hate the WWE/Fuckboy Cena.

The next best thing is probably... I don't know, Daniel Bryan or Dean Ambrose or Roman Reigns or Randy Orton or someone else?

And I'll take Lesnar over Bryan or anyone else every day of the week.

He's so entertaining because he's a badass, his parts in these video package promos with Cena have been great. This badass, I can beat anybody persona is just awesome.
 
#9 ·
Because he's an absoulte monster, and I mean that in the good way. Anyone who can play a heel so vile that they get nearly EVERYONE in the arena to cheer on Cena of all people (like what happened at ER) is a winner in my book.

The so called 'heels' of today should take notes from this man.
 
#10 ·
Oh yeah the monster part absolutely plays into it. Not many people can squash Big Show and Mark Henry and make it believeable...in fact, only Brock Lesnar can do that. I think not even Goldberg and Undertaker can match his presence either, he is the Ultimate Intimidating Wrestler.
 
#53 · (Edited)
It's that simple.

Which is why guys like Cena, Orton, Reigns should not be performing in the ring 2-3 times a week. Sure, have them cut Promos but everyone is over exposed now a days. Back in Hogan's prime he would do a PPV, and when he would do SNME, it was a big deal. And what's really frustrating is that the WWE can have the younger takent put on the matches in the process, but choose not too. We typically get the same 10-15 guys in the ring, week in. Week out... Boring.
 
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