Best Brock match since 2012?

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If I had to rank them:

1. SummerSlam 2013 vs. Punk
2. Extreme Rules 2012 vs. Cena
3. 2015 Rumble vs. Cena and Seth
4. WM 33 vs. Goldberg
5. 2019 Rumble vs. Finn

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

That first Cena match is still my favorite. It's honestly one of the most surreal feelings I've ever had watching a match. It felt so different, so real. I still like Brock's matches but I wish he would go back to that style instead of spamming suplexes.

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

I've not seen most of these matches to be honest, but my god the match against Cena at Extreme Rules was fantastic. So brutal, told a story and was unlike anything else at the time.

[chazraps]

Aug 8, 2019 23:08:14 GMT -5 @kn said:

That first Cena match is still my favorite I'd say. The only ones that come close are the Bryan and Styles matches but the issue with those is that I didn't think they sold the idea that Lesnar could be beaten better. With the Cena match, Lesnar lost and yet Cena barely won. It was anyone's match and it luckily went Cena's way.

Just curious, where do you rank the Rumble 3-way?

[Ryushinku]

I'm glad the Taker 2015 cell match is getting some love in the poll.

As that's easily Taker's last quality match as well, really.

I voted for the Cena 2012 bout, but that Rumble three-way was spectacular as well.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

I go with against Cena at Extreme Rules.

They were able to portray Brock as so much of an uncaring brutal monster, that Chicago turned in the match and started cheering for Cena. It was Doomsday vs Superman, and the thought got into people's heads, "Wait, if Brock can destroy Cena, who the hell can stop Brock? Let's go, Cena! Kick his ass!"

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Aug 9, 2019 2:25:29 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Aug 8, 2019 23:08:14 GMT -5 @kn said:

That first Cena match is still my favorite I'd say. The only ones that come close are the Bryan and Styles matches but the issue with those is that I didn't think they sold the idea that Lesnar could be beaten better. With the Cena match, Lesnar lost and yet Cena barely won. It was anyone's match and it luckily went Cena's way.

Just curious, where do you rank the Rumble 3-way?

Maybe directly after that one because it was a great match to where I didn't even care if Lesnar won given it was so good. Underrated match.

[eJm]

My favourite part of the 3 way was where Seth and Cena were having a banger, Seth hits the Phoenix Splash for the first time in a bit and you see in the background Brock getting up from the stack he was buried under, sprint to the ring and f***ing kill everyone.

It was goddamn glorious.

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The only thing I've liked Brock in since he came back was watching him get squashed by Goldberg.

[Ben Wyatt]

Punk. That match was great.

My runner up was HIAC vs 'Taker. That match was way, way better than it had any right to be.

[theironyuppie]

Aug 8, 2019 21:37:46 GMT -5 DiBiase is Good said:

It’s not really a match, more two monsters spamming their biggest moves but his Mania match with Goldberg was so damn entertaining.

That’s the perfect finisher spam match.

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Aug 9, 2019 0:09:21 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

That first Cena match is still my favorite. It's honestly one of the most surreal feelings I've ever had watching a match. It felt so different, so real. I still like Brock's matches but I wish he would go back to that style instead of spamming suplexes.

Agreed completely, I marked hard for Brock's return and it wasn't until the Suplex City stuff that I started souring on him. He's frustrating to watch because he's shown he can still have a fun match without that formula, like the one vs. Balor this year.

[mcstoklasa]

Aug 9, 2019 2:53:55 GMT -5 Jedi-El of Tomorrow said:

I go with against Cena at Extreme Rules.

They were able to portray Brock as so much of an uncaring brutal monster, that Chicago turned in the match and started cheering for Cena. It was Doomsday vs Superman, and the thought got into people's heads, "Wait, if Brock can destroy Cena, who the hell can stop Brock? Let's go, Cena! Kick his ass!"

Then they stuck Brock in a fairly heatless year long program with Hunter where Brock got beat up for a lot of it. I know he's 2/3 versus Trips but he needed Heymans help and stuff.

In kayfabe I believe it was later explained away that Brock's poor showings and losses after his return was due to diverticulitis still not fully healed.

Still it was madness that in Brock's first 3 matches back he lost two of them.

No wonder they had to build him back up by crushing Taker and Cena.

[Bub (BLM)]

Aug 8, 2019 23:42:32 GMT -5 sportatorium said:

Punk by a lot. Styles & Bryan in the conversation.

Those are my picks as well. The Orton match could have been good if they didn't book Randy like a jobber.

[thegame415]

I think vs Cena at Extreme Rules was so different. It felt like a fight. It'd be remembered better if Cena didn't cut that weird promo after.

[bob]

I haven't seen some of these, or since they were live -- but of those I clearly remember I'm going with Brock vs Roman vs Rollins at Wrestlemania

[sarkerpolseng]

The best Triple Threat match ever in WWE, belongs to: Rollins, Cena, and Lesnar.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Aug 9, 2019 3:44:24 GMT -5 eJm said:

My favourite part of the 3 way was where Seth and Cena were having a banger, Seth hits the Phoenix Splash for the first time in a bit and you see in the background Brock getting up from the stack he was buried under, sprint to the ring and f***ing kill everyone.

It was goddamn glorious.

Underrated aspect of that match was the commentary, and King's reactions to everything Brock did.

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Aug 9, 2019 10:12:47 GMT -5 thegame415 said:

I think vs Cena at Extreme Rules was so different. It felt like a fight. It'd be remembered better if Cena didn't cut that weird promo after.

I've never been a Cena fan and that match had me rooting for Cena at the end, that's how much it ruled.

[Instant Classic]

I loved Punk vs Brock.