10 Truly 'Once in a Lifetime' Matches On TV in WWE History

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The "Once in a Lifetime" Rock vs Cena match

#5 Brock Lesnar vs The Rock - SummerSlam 2002

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As mentioned earlier, Brock Lesnar challenged the WWE Champion at SummerSlam 2002. The Champion just happened to be The Rock. The two faced off at SummerSlam in an epic match. The duo had to follow Shawn Michaels' return to in-ring action after 4 years and they delivered. They went 15 minutes after which Lesnar was put over as a proper main event level talent by The Rock.

The match started with Lesnar dominating using big power moves on The Rock. But The Rock started to counter with submission holds and striking moves. The Rock tried to use his experience against the more powerful Lesnar but The Next Big Thing was just too strong for him. After failing to land a People's Elbow, Lesnar countered a Rock Bottom attempt into an F5 and pinned The Rock to become the youngest WWE Champion in history.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad
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