5 Top WWE Superstars Brock Lesnar may never face before he retires

Brock Lesnar's WWE status and future always seem uncertain. Post-2016 after he had a one-off in the UFC, rumors were floating around that he was going to jump ship. However, it seems as though Vince McMahon "threw the vault" at him (in the words of UFC President Dana White) to keep him in the company and since 2017, there has only been a small period where Brock Lesnar hasn't been the Universal or WWE Champion.

There are many dream matches for him on the roster, and Drew McIntyre had been the last one in the book. His role is among the most important in the company, but his presence is understandably limited. As a result, WWE isn't always able to put him in dream matches with new opponents, though they've done a great job of it in the last few years.

While we expect to see Lesnar in many more dream matches against new opponents in the future, here are a few superstars who we don't expect Brock Lesnar to face before he retires.

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#5. Sheamus

Sheamus

Sheamus is a Superstar who Brock Lesnar has technically faced before, but it was only in a live event. They've yet to have a televised match but one would think that the time for that has passed years ago.

Brock Lesnar returned in 2012, right when Sheamus was at his peak at the start of a six-month-long World Championship run. They haven't crossed paths since then, though it would have been a good money feud in 2012-13.

Unfortunately, they haven't had a match on TV and we fully expect it to stay that way. We can't be sure of how long Sheamus has left in WWE, but he still looks like he's better than ever. However, a Brock Lesnar match might just be out of the equation completely.

#4. Adam Cole

Adam Cole is the longest-reigning NXT Champion in the brand's history

Adam Cole has been a part of NXT for almost three years now. He's spent one-third of that time as NXT Champion, surpassing Finn Balor to become the longest-reigning NXT Champion in history.

While he's been an important figure to the Black and Gold brand, there's no denying that his time in NXT has gone on longer than it should have. One could argue that Adam Cole would have been ready for a main roster spot, but Triple H likely recognized that he wasn't needed at that point in time and utilized him in NXT instead.

There's going to be a day when he moves to RAW or SmackDown and there's also going to be a day when he becomes a main-eventer. While a match with Brock Lesnar would certainly be amazing given their size difference (and the fact that Lesnar works better with smaller competitors), but it seems like the timing will ensure that their paths will never cross in the future.

#3. Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens is a Superstar who has been calling for a match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania for years now. Like Sheamus, he's crossed paths with Brock Lesnar, but only in a live event.

As expected, he was squashed and they haven't crossed paths since. Kevin Owens has had a roller-coaster run on the main roster, with the first two years having him constantly featured in important spots and the following two years being a mix of ups and downs.

He's regained a lot of momentum in 2020 following his win over Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36. While he's always going to be in an important spot and have ups and downs through his career, a Superstar he may never cross paths with is Brock Lesnar.

While it might be disappointing to him, it seems like Brock Lesnar is a Superstar who may have many different opponents, but Kevin Owens may not be one of them.

We hope we're wrong, however, as Owens deserves to have a big WrestleMania match against Lesnar, even if he loses.

#2. King Corbin

King Corbin

In the eyes of many, King Corbin is a name who shouldn't be in the conversation as an opponent for Brock Lesnar. He was poised to be a main-eventer in 2017, but his World Championship push was squandered at the hands of Jinder Mahal and he's never advanced up the card since, minus a small United States Championship reign.

He's always been a prominent upper midcarder, but he hasn't been able to break the proverbial glass ceiling and from the way he's been positioned, he's most likely going to stay in the same spot. We could see a day where he eventually transitions into a main-eventer and has a short World Championship run, but the only interaction we can see him having with Lesnar is a segment where he gets squashed.

There are many dream matches left for Brock Lesnar to have, but King Corbin isn't one of them. He would be good as a live event opponent, but there have been rumors that WWE could be cutting down on them.

#1. Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt with Brock Lesnar on the RAW before Royal Rumble 2016

Bray Wyatt and Brock Lesnar were supposed to face off at WrestleMania 32, but Dean Ambrose's momentum saw him take that spot instead. It was a move that didn't favor Wyatt or his momentum. We anticipate that he would have lost to Lesnar anyway, but he did have a match against Lesnar that also included Brodie Lee (fka Luke Harper), but it was the latter who ended up getting squashed by Lesnar in a minute, with Wyatt taking no bumps in that encounter.

That was purposely done at Roadblock 2016, perhaps with the idea of saving a match between them for the future. We'll be the first to admit that Wyatt has the highest chance of facing Lesnar on this list, with 'The Fiend' vs Brock Lesnar being one of the most exciting match-ups that WWE can make today.

However, given that they're on two different brands and always in different paths, we feel that Lesnar vs Wyatt is one of the biggest money matches that WWE will end up missing out on.