5 moments that prove SummerSlam is Brock Lesnar's yard

Modified Aug 03, 2019 06:05 GMT

#2 The Viper is put down

The spring of 2002 saw possibly the greatest batch of WWE rookies making their way to the main roster. The class consisted of the likes of Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Batista, and Randy Orton. All four Superstars went on to become multiple-time champions. By the time SummerSlam 2016 rolled around, WWE announced that Brock Lesnar will face Randy Orton at The Biggest Party of the Summer. The match was dubbed by WWE as "fifteen years in the making".

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At SummerSlam, Lesnar delivered a beating of a lifetime to Randy Orton, as a horrified crowd watched in stunned silence. The Beast didn't flinch one bit while hitting Orton with elbow shots and opening him up. Orton received ten stitches to the head soon after, and he lost the match via technical knockout.

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