5 positives from Brock Lesnar's 2017 WWE run

#2 Re-establishing the dominance of the F5

It just takes one.

One of the more controversial features of modern-day WWE, and professional wrestling, in general, is how little finishing manoeuvres are now protected. In the space of a few months throughout 2017, we saw John Cena take on Roman Reigns at No Mercy, and Kenny Omega face Tetsuya Naito at the G1 Climax Final. On both occasions, fans were highly critical of how many times each superstar kicked out of the other's finisher.

The more traditional fans will argue that a finisher should be just that - a finisher. Whichever wrestler gets his or her move in first ought to win the match. This helps protect moves that are supposed to be dishabilitating and helps tell a better overall story.

One thing that Brock Lesnar has been able to do in 2017 is reestablish his own finishing move as a real force to be reckoned with. The F5 is now one of the most protected moves in the whole of wrestling, putting away the likes of Samoa Joe, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman this year alone.

It is always going to be a balancing act when it comes to protecting a superstar's move set. On the one hand, having an opponent kick out of a finisher like the F5 makes that person look like a worthy challenge to the champion, but if this is done too often by too many superstars it all becomes meaningless.

Having Lesnar defeat his opponents with just one F5 will serve to make whoever beats him look that much more special. If plans are carried through, that man will be Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 34, and like it to hate it, Roman will be the signature player for the WWE for many years to come, so we might as well start trying to buy into it.