I’m sure all of us in the Wrestling world are still buzzing over the Lesnar/Cena brawl that occurred last week on Raw. I have decided to cover not only Brock this week, but to cover his Extreme Rules opponent, John Cena, as well.
Do you remember when Cena and Lesnar had 2 matches together before their match at Extreme Rules?
Their first one happened on an episode of Smackdown in September 2002. Brock was the WWE Champion at the time and involved in a feud with the Undertaker. Cena was a newcomer still trying to find his niche in WWE. Brock ended up winning the match with an F5. The match wasn’t much, just a six minute squash to put Lesnar over as a dominant champion.
The next match was at Backlash 2003. Brock had won the WWE Title from Kurt Angle a month prior at Wrestlemania 19. Cena had already established his “Doctor of Thuganomics” gimmick and recently won an eight man tournament on Smackdown to earn his shot at the gold. Brock once again won this one with (you guessed it) The F5. To me, the match was a little better than the Smackdown one but it was still nothing to write home about, in my view.
As far as I know, the one that’s coming up at Extreme Rules will be their third known match in WWE history. Can Brock make it 3 for 3 next Sunday? or will the third time be the charm for Cena? What do you folks think? What do you think about their other two matches?
Don’t hesitate to leave your comments below and thanks for reading folks. Enjoy your day everyone and Just like the Nostalgia Critic “I remember it, so you don’t have to” Take care!
Here’s the Smackdown September 2002 match
Here’s the Backlash 2003 match
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I’m still buzzing anyway! lol.
I do remember them alright and ironically I watched then on YT again recently. It’s going to be real interesting how their upcoming match will compare to their first one. Brock now a former UFC champ. Cena now the face of the WWE.
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I hope Brock is in shape by that time.
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The new stip should make the match interesting.
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I love this angle. Maybe as much as the Cena Rock angle.
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The thing is that those matches took place when Cena was still just a rookie and Lesnar was WWE Champion. Cena is now the face of the WWE, it could still go either way but he’s got a better chance now.
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Yeah, I remember those. It should be interesting to see how they have changed over time.
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Didn’t Brock nearly kill Cena with an F5 once?
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I heard he badly injured his knee, almost forcing him out of the ring.
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They did a video package about Lesnar injuring Cena’s leg that set up this match at Backlash 2003. Is that what you’re talking about, J?
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I remember Cena getting a leg injury and rapping about it, and what Lesnar had done to him. I think it was before he came back and won the 8 man tournament?
On topic of this post, I can’t really remember the September 2002 match that well, good blast from the past!
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I can’t wait for their match, the video package of Lesnar on Raw was a bit too much for me I think, he sounds a little too far up his own ass. One has to wonder if Lesnar is WWE-ring safe?
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I hear that he is. Maybe, he’s got an itch?
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I can’t wait for this match at Extreme Rules. It should be great. I really like Lesnar’s video package on Raw and him punching Cena in the mouth never gets old, lol. I’m predicting a win for Lesnar.
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