Celebrating 5 great Luke Harper and Brodie Lee moments from WWE, AEW

3) Brodie Lee/Luke Harper wins Intercontinental gold

Brodie Lee / Luke Harper captures Intercontinental Championship gold in November 2014.

After a protracted period of treading water in WWE, the career of Brodie Lee, then known as Luke Harper, looked set to finally take off in the Fall of 2014. Having decoupled himself from the Wyatt Family, and his long-time tag parter Erick Rowan, a fruitful singles run seemed like it was on the cards.

On the November 14th edition of Monday Night Raw, Brodie Lee/Luke Harper took on Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship. At this stage, Ziggler was operating as a defiant babyface, raging against the Authority and Seth Rollins. Ahead of the Team Rollins vs. Team Cena Survivor Series battle, members of Team Cena were being put through their paces by the Authority.

As a central pillar of Cena's team, Ziggler's IC title looked in jeopardy as he took on a newly-independent Luke Harper. The pair had excellent chemistry in the ring, and after a steady back and forth battle, Harper hit Ziggler with a vicious clothesline to capture Intercontinental gold for the first and only time.

Ziggler and Harper would feud for the title in the weeks that followed, putting on a classic ladder match at the TLC PPV - a match that still resonates with fans. Ziggler's win felt marquee, and demonstrated the knack Brodie Lee had for getting the best out of his fellow performers.

Reflecting on Brodie Lee's body of work inside the squared circle, this battle with Dolph Ziggler represented a statement match that showcased his ability to put on a main event-quality contest.

In another era, Brodie Lee and Ziggler would have duplicated this performance as part of a heavyweight championship feud in the years that followed. But alas, neither performer was elevated in any meaningful way following this spectacular bout.

Albeit short in duration, Brodie Lee deserved his run as Intercontinental Champion in WWE. While constrained by his portrayal of a demented hillbilly, Brodie Lee consistently delivered in the ring, and contributed greatly to the growth of a litany of WWE Superstars.