ironworks
05-29-2012, 12:30 AM
Feed Source: Bleacher Report
April 30, 2012.
That is the last time we saw Brock Lesnar step foot inside a WWE ring. It may not seem like too long ago, but, in a way, it has been an eternity since we saw the Next Big Thing on WWE programming.
Lesnar returned to the business that first made him famous on April 2, the day after an epic WrestleMania 28 event. Fans were electric as they knew he was coming and, more importantly, they wanted to see him again. Lesnar did, in fact, return that very night, F-5'ing John Cena to make his triumphant return.
From there, Lesnar and Cena embarked on what was a very personal, very physical set of confrontations on Monday Night Raw, leading up to their Extreme Rules bout at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view from Chicago inside an electric Allstate Arena.
Before Cena and Lesnar could do battle, however, Lesnar wanted to make sure Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis knew who was running the show: Lesnar.
On the go-home show before Extreme Rules, Lesnar made a list of ridiculous demands, ranging from having his own private jet to making Raw Supershow be renamed the Raw SuperShow starring Brock Lesnar.
Laurinitis reluctantly agreed to these terms as he knew that having Brock Lesnar on any card was going to bring about much interest and excitement for any show.
At Extreme Rules, Lesnar dominated Cena for much of the contest, opening the match by using his elbows as if they were knives to cut open Cena's head, which gushed blood for much of the rest of the match.
He didn't stop there.
In fact, Lesnar was just getting started. Seeing a wounded opponent, Lesnar continued to utilize the tools he learned during his run in UFC to batter Cena, almost breaking his arm with multiple kimura locks throughout the match.
Unfortunately for Lesnar, Cena was able to capitalize off of the lone Lesnar mistake of the match: a second attempt at leaping off of the steel steps in the ring into Cena. Lesnar missed Cena and landed on the outside of the ring.
From there, Cena pulled off the upset and knocked off the animal that is Brock Lesnar.
The next night of Raw, in light of Lesnar's contract demands the week before, Chief Operating Officer Triple H came out to inform Laurinaitis and Lesnar that those demands would not be met and that his previous contract negotiations were more than fair.
Rather than accept the news and move on, Lesnar attacked Triple H, slapped on the kimura lock and broke the COO's arm, leading to him being removed from the building. The next week, Lesnar sent his manager Paul Heyman to inform the WWE Universe that he had quit and had no plans to return.
It's been nearly a month since Lesnar quit the WWE. Since that time, Laurinaitis has moved on to an even more powerful role in the WWE. Laurinaitis, the very man whom Lesnar had in the palm of his hands before his departure.
The man whom was willing to give him the world in order to keep him around. The man who made everything about Brock, which is exactly what Brock is all about.
This is why Brock Lesnar quitting the WWE was the biggest mistake of his career.
Allow me to explain. Before Triple H came in to storm on the Lesnar Party, Brock had everything he could have asked for when coming back to the WWE. He was no longer just another Superstar, but he was THE Superstar. He was the guy that could get away with anything he wanted, and he did, albeit for a short period of time.
Once Triple H informed Lesnar that his demands were not going to be met, Lesnar went a little crazy and broke his arm. With the COO of the company having a broken arm, Lesnar could easily force Triple H to give him everything he wanted, seeing as how Triple H wouldn't have any way to stop him from getting his way.
Normally, this would be a different story. However, with the COO in a vulnerable position, Brock Lesnar is the type of man who could have taken advantage of that kind of situation.
Instead, he quit.
Brock Lesnar has never been known as a man who asked for his way, rather, he has been known as a man who made sure he got his way. Whenever getting his way seemed a little harder than he had hoped, Lesnar quit.
He quit the WWE, he quit the NFL, he quit UFC, and, again, he quit the WWE. The common denominator with all that Lesnar has quit on has been whenever he was challenged, or things got a little harder for him, he quit.
By walking away from a lucrative contract, numerous headlining matches and potential reigns as world champion, Lesnar showed his weak side, something that a man of his stature really should not have.
After taking out Triple H, the COO had to be away from business for a while, leaving Laurinaitis to take further hold of the WWE, now by acquiring Big Show into his People Power stable. Had Lesnar stuck around, he would have been promoted like no other: merchandise, commercials, main events, title opportunities, the list can go on.
All of these are things Lesnar walked away from when he quit. Instead of work to get ahead, he wanted it to be handed to him, somewhat like a spoiled little baby. John Laurinaitis was willing to make him that spoiled baby. Triple H didn't, forcing Lesnar to realize it was hard work, leading him to walk away.
Sooner or later, Lesnar will realize how big of a mistake it was to walk away from the WWE for a second time and all of the opportunities that were right in front of him. Lesnar will end up kicking himself for not sticking it out for a few more weeks before he reverted back to his old, I Always Give Up ways.
Lesnar made the biggest mistake of his career by quitting the WWE when he did. Now, it's just a matter of time when he will realize it.
April 30, 2012.
That is the last time we saw Brock Lesnar step foot inside a WWE ring. It may not seem like too long ago, but, in a way, it has been an eternity since we saw the Next Big Thing on WWE programming.
Lesnar returned to the business that first made him famous on April 2, the day after an epic WrestleMania 28 event. Fans were electric as they knew he was coming and, more importantly, they wanted to see him again. Lesnar did, in fact, return that very night, F-5'ing John Cena to make his triumphant return.
From there, Lesnar and Cena embarked on what was a very personal, very physical set of confrontations on Monday Night Raw, leading up to their Extreme Rules bout at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view from Chicago inside an electric Allstate Arena.
Before Cena and Lesnar could do battle, however, Lesnar wanted to make sure Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis knew who was running the show: Lesnar.
On the go-home show before Extreme Rules, Lesnar made a list of ridiculous demands, ranging from having his own private jet to making Raw Supershow be renamed the Raw SuperShow starring Brock Lesnar.
Laurinitis reluctantly agreed to these terms as he knew that having Brock Lesnar on any card was going to bring about much interest and excitement for any show.
At Extreme Rules, Lesnar dominated Cena for much of the contest, opening the match by using his elbows as if they were knives to cut open Cena's head, which gushed blood for much of the rest of the match.
He didn't stop there.
In fact, Lesnar was just getting started. Seeing a wounded opponent, Lesnar continued to utilize the tools he learned during his run in UFC to batter Cena, almost breaking his arm with multiple kimura locks throughout the match.
Unfortunately for Lesnar, Cena was able to capitalize off of the lone Lesnar mistake of the match: a second attempt at leaping off of the steel steps in the ring into Cena. Lesnar missed Cena and landed on the outside of the ring.
From there, Cena pulled off the upset and knocked off the animal that is Brock Lesnar.
The next night of Raw, in light of Lesnar's contract demands the week before, Chief Operating Officer Triple H came out to inform Laurinaitis and Lesnar that those demands would not be met and that his previous contract negotiations were more than fair.
Rather than accept the news and move on, Lesnar attacked Triple H, slapped on the kimura lock and broke the COO's arm, leading to him being removed from the building. The next week, Lesnar sent his manager Paul Heyman to inform the WWE Universe that he had quit and had no plans to return.
It's been nearly a month since Lesnar quit the WWE. Since that time, Laurinaitis has moved on to an even more powerful role in the WWE. Laurinaitis, the very man whom Lesnar had in the palm of his hands before his departure.
The man whom was willing to give him the world in order to keep him around. The man who made everything about Brock, which is exactly what Brock is all about.
This is why Brock Lesnar quitting the WWE was the biggest mistake of his career.
Allow me to explain. Before Triple H came in to storm on the Lesnar Party, Brock had everything he could have asked for when coming back to the WWE. He was no longer just another Superstar, but he was THE Superstar. He was the guy that could get away with anything he wanted, and he did, albeit for a short period of time.
Once Triple H informed Lesnar that his demands were not going to be met, Lesnar went a little crazy and broke his arm. With the COO of the company having a broken arm, Lesnar could easily force Triple H to give him everything he wanted, seeing as how Triple H wouldn't have any way to stop him from getting his way.
Normally, this would be a different story. However, with the COO in a vulnerable position, Brock Lesnar is the type of man who could have taken advantage of that kind of situation.
Instead, he quit.
Brock Lesnar has never been known as a man who asked for his way, rather, he has been known as a man who made sure he got his way. Whenever getting his way seemed a little harder than he had hoped, Lesnar quit.
He quit the WWE, he quit the NFL, he quit UFC, and, again, he quit the WWE. The common denominator with all that Lesnar has quit on has been whenever he was challenged, or things got a little harder for him, he quit.
By walking away from a lucrative contract, numerous headlining matches and potential reigns as world champion, Lesnar showed his weak side, something that a man of his stature really should not have.
After taking out Triple H, the COO had to be away from business for a while, leaving Laurinaitis to take further hold of the WWE, now by acquiring Big Show into his People Power stable. Had Lesnar stuck around, he would have been promoted like no other: merchandise, commercials, main events, title opportunities, the list can go on.
All of these are things Lesnar walked away from when he quit. Instead of work to get ahead, he wanted it to be handed to him, somewhat like a spoiled little baby. John Laurinaitis was willing to make him that spoiled baby. Triple H didn't, forcing Lesnar to realize it was hard work, leading him to walk away.
Sooner or later, Lesnar will realize how big of a mistake it was to walk away from the WWE for a second time and all of the opportunities that were right in front of him. Lesnar will end up kicking himself for not sticking it out for a few more weeks before he reverted back to his old, I Always Give Up ways.
Lesnar made the biggest mistake of his career by quitting the WWE when he did. Now, it's just a matter of time when he will realize it.