5 disappointing WWE match endings

#4. Brock Lesnar vs Cain Valasquez - Crown Jewel 2019

Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez at WWE Crown Jewel 2019

When Brock Lesnar left WWE in 2004, following a much-maligned match against Goldberg at WWE WrestleMania XX, he initially decided to try his hand at American Football. However, being cut during the final round of off-season training camp by the Minnesota Vikings put a halt to those plans. Instead of turning back around and returning to the company, he decided to try his hand at MMA, and joined the UFC.

You might recall that this choice worked out pretty well for him.

While Lesnar would go on to become UFC Heavyweight Champion, he had some growing pains to get through in the beginning. After winning his first bout against Mark Hunt in 2016 (a win later ruled a no-contest after Lesnar failed a doping test), he lost his next two bouts. The second of these bouts was against another former heavyweight champ, Cain Velasquez.

Lesnar vs Velasquez 2 - the WWE version

When Velasquez appeared on the first episode of SmackDown on the Fox network and confronted Lesnar following his WWE Championship victory over Kofi Kingston, fans were anxious to see a rematch between the two fighters. That rematch became a reality when, at a press conference in Las Vegas, it was announced it would take place at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia.

When the actual match took place, however, the outcome was significantly different. Within minutes of the opening bell, Lesnar applied a Kamura Lock on Velasquez, forcing his rival to tap out immediately. And... that was it. Weeks of hype and build-up led to a match that was over faster than the time it took me to look up and make sure I was spelling "Kimura Lock" correctly.

Cain never appeared for WWE following that match, as he was released from the company during the wave of firings the company implemented following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a run as disappointing as the finish of his only WWE match.