Monday, 15 September 2014

Building A Beast

Right now Brock Lesnar is the most dominant force in WWE. FACT. He beat Undertakers streak (which if kayfabe is to be believed is the most sought after goal other than the wwewhc at wrestlemania) and then beat the face of the company, John Cena, upon his return match. Now while this is all well and good WWE will need to keep his momentum going or the pay off when Brock is finally beat will be lackluster to say the least. Let's take a look into how we would book Lesnar as dominant going forward. 

1. Competition

In order to remain a dominant champion Brock Lesnar needs to have viable opponents who can challenge him and look believable while doing so. None of this fantasy booking of Bryan vs Lesnar upon his return or Dolph vs Lesnar. It just doesnt work. Now, if rumour is to be believed then Big Show could be Lesnars next viable opponent. Many people still think of Big Show as a monster who was wasted away by suffering too many face/heel turns and especially after the whole crying situation. Big Show is currently in a program with Harper and Rowan and if WWE really want to make Show look imposing again they will have him beat both guys on his own. I warn you in advance that over the coming months you WILL see some of the smaller guys that you all chant for get beaten. THIS IS NOT BURIALS ITS JUST BUSINESS. 
After Show you have Mark Henry who still has unfinished business with Lesnar. Again, if they want Henry to look strong have him beat Rusev and go on the war path by opening up the hall of pain to anyone and everyone. If Henry beats Rusev then he has just got the crowd behind him, he has beaten someone who hasnt been pinned and he gets to face a bigger named opponent. Hell make it his retirement feud. 
Kane is also an option. Yes. He is. Think of it this way. Lesnar beats all those that HHH throws at him and then he decides he can leave. This breaks contracts and HHH gets pissed so he struggles to find anyone willing to step up to the plate except for Orton, Kane and Reigns. HHH doesn't want Reigns involved due to the fact he "dislikes" him, Orton could feud with Lesnar first and then Kane can be built to want revenge for HHH and for Taker. The story is there and all "monstrous" guys are viable candidates for a Lesnar opponent. IF WWE WANTS TO MAKE MONSTERS THEY WILL USE THESE GIANTS IN ORDER TO MAKE BROCK LOOK BIGGER. All it takes is one month and a video package from quite possibly the best promo/production guys on the planet and they will have the average fan believe that these men could be challengers. Lesnar could even retire Kane. It works and gives new space on the roster.
I would also say that each challenger should only be allowed one match and one rematch. 

2. Story line

While Lesnar does not need to be on RAW every week there still needs to be some form of mention of him. The pretaped videos are great and they are really showing Lesnar at his best but they wont work forever as the fans today get bored far too easily. In order to make these feuds meaning full they need to make sure they have strong plots that push the main event and not just "hey! LESNAR! I CAN BEAT YOU!" I suggest the following storylines (let me know your thoughts on twitter as to which you would want to see best)

  • Orton vs Lesnar - never happened on the main roster and would be fresh
  • Henry vs Lesnar - redemption/retirement angle
  • Show vs Lesnar - redemption angle for royal rumble
  • A Returning Kurt Angle vs Lesnar - great throwback to a previous feud
  • Sheamus vs Lesnar - a huge brawl/HIAC match.
There needs to be a mixture of matches as well to ensure that Brock isnt just going to show that he can suplex every guy that comes at him. I really wish they had given Cena/Lesnar at NOC an I Quit stipulation. By adding gimmicks to every couple of matches it shows that Brock is dominant in every sense of the word. 

3. A twist

If the plan truly is to have someone go over Lesnar at Wrestlemania 31 then there needs to be some kind of twist that gets the fans to stop cheering for Brock. Going into NOC this week I can say 75% of the crowd will cheer for Brock. THIS NEEDS TO STOP. Brock needs to be a heel. No arguements. Just a straight up heel. Maybe have Brock tease that he may go back to UFC with the title or that he may just refuse to wrestle because he feels his opponent beneath them and thus making the audience lose out. My favourite option would be to have Brock turn on Heyman and then go into business for himself. Give Heyman to someone who needs him. Brock doesnt need to say anything to get heel heat. His actions can do it so why not give Heyman to someone who needs it and then have Brock just destroy everything and everyone until he gets his way. 

Lets re-cap 
  • Whatever happens over the course of the next 6 months Brock Lesnar needs to remain undefeated if they plan on having a huge pay off at mania.
  • Lesnar needs to be a heel. Not a tweener but a heel
  • The matches he is involved with need to have big fight feels
  • There needs to be genuine threats to Brock or at least in the eyes of the casual fan
  • Each challenger needs to be given 2 PPVs max
Oh and last but not least. Lesnar needs to be untouchable. Only in his last few months as champ should there be some kind of weakness shown on this behemoth. This would add new dynamics to matches and teach Brock what its like to feel like he is the hunted and not the hunter. This weekend at NOC will determine how strong they want Brock to look. I dont expect the match to go longer than 15 minutes and I suspect Brock comes out on top. 

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