Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Really glad to see that Extreme Rules love. The other day, people were talking about Brock Lesnar's best matches since he came back, plenty of mentions for the Summerslam match with Cena, and the one with Punk a year previous, but nothing for the big return bout. That was as brutal a match as humanly possible in the modern era, and as a massive fan of Lesnar and not being one of Cena's (since 2008 anyway), I was practically creaming myself over the devastation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I reckon, given enough time, I could come up with a strong argument for Lesnar/Cena at Extreme Rules being the greatest match of all time. Fuck me, it's superb. Â I'd back it. Can't think of a match I've ever enjoyed more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 1, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) It was quite great. It was so unlike any match they'd done. The blood really helped as well. The heel just destroyed the babyface from the opening bell. Probably what I hated about the Triple H vs Brock matches. There's no way he should have put HHH over, in hindsight. The top babyface works against Lesnar all the time as if he hasn't got much of a chance. I dont think Cena's wrestled him once where he wasn't on the floor from the opening bell. Seeing Lesnar get put in headlocks and having his legs worked over like he's Henry Godwinn is a massive disconnect compared to every Lesnar match since then. Edited February 1, 2015 by IANdrewDiceClay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted February 1, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 1, 2015 Cena vs Lesnar at Extreme Rules is one of my all time favourites too. Instant classic, I remember being absolutely stunned by the brutality of it and the story they tell throughout the match is unbeatable. Cena proved why he really is the man, while even in defeat Brock looked like the biggest monster the business has ever seen. It was pretty special how Cena earned the respect of that Chicago crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The extreme rules match is also special because it was so unexpected. Now we know what the Brock match template, but I remember watching it at the time thinking it was pure mental. Such a change of pace, especially considering Cena had just been involved with the Rock. Â I'll obviously prefer the Punk match, but that first match back was a real classic for Brock and Cena. It's a shame they wasted so many shit matches with HHH really. If Sheamus could have been built up enough they could have had a great battle, Orton could have had an intense fight with him and watching Brock throw around Bryan would be great. Â I also really would have liked to see what Ambrose and Brock could do together, that would have been a great dynamic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Linus Posted February 2, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2015 I just remembered that XPW was a thing. Though I did like Homeless Jimmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Something that just popped into my head- the point has been made before that John Cena's run on top of WWE has been longer than Rock or Austin, but looking at their careers as a whole- Cena has actually had a longer career than Stone Cold! Â Austin: 1989-2003 Cena: 1999-2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 2, 2015 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2015 Something that just popped into my head- the point has been made before that John Cena's run on top of WWE has been longer than Rock or Austin, but looking at their careers as a whole- Cena has actually had a longer career than Stone Cold! Â Austin: 1989-2003 Cena: 1999-2015 Owen Hart's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted February 2, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2015 John Cena is only a couple of year from being the top guy longer than all of Austin's career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 2, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2015 I just remembered that XPW was a thing. Though I did like Homeless Jimmy. Â The only things I remember about XPW are the shoeing they got when they tried to invade Heat Wave 2000, and the lawsuit that Black and Lizzy Borden faced in about 2003 when I still gave a shit about practically every indy in existence. And that The Messiah worked there, and those guys broke into his house and tried to cut his knob off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted February 2, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2015 They cut his thumb off didnt they? Â Whenever XPW gets mentioned I have to youtube Angel falling off things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznor Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Something that just popped into my head- the point has been made before that John Cena's run on top of WWE has been longer than Rock or Austin, but looking at their careers as a whole- Cena has actually had a longer career than Stone Cold! Â Austin: 1989-2003 Cena: 1999-2015 It's impressive how quickly Austin appeared to grasp the whole wrestling game. Even in his earliest days in WCW in 1991, you'd have had him down as a seasoned veteran. There can't be many guys who reached such a decent level in such a short space of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTXRussomark Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Kurt Angle surpasses everyone in that respect. He was on TV after a year (and already working to a fairly high level) and was World champion within 2 years despite the main event roster being more stacked than at any point in history.  Austin isn't far behind him though. For years I just assumed he had been around throughout the 80's like all the other guys around during that period. The WCW talent roster at the time was incredible though, so he couldn't have asked for a better group of guys to learn from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) How long was Brock in OVW before coming to the main roster? Once he got there he won the title 4 months later, a meteoric rise the top Edited February 2, 2015 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 He'd been in OVW about 18 months before he debuted on Raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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