Ranking all 11 of Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship matches

#4. Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe (Great Balls of Fire)

Bringing the fire!

Brock Lesnar's reign as Universal Champion actually got off to a good start, despite his absence from television for two months following his victory at WrestleMania 33. He entered a red hot feud with Samoa Joe in June and July of 2017, and the match at the humorously named pay-per-view was equally hot.

Before the bell rang, Samoa Joe attacked Brock Lesnar, hitting him with a slam on top of the announcer's table, weakening him until he could set up for the Coquina Clutch. For a while, it looked like Joe might conquer the conqueror, but Brock Lesnar reversed the hold into an F5 to retain his title.

Joe wasn't done chasing " The Beast," however. He claimed that Lesnar had merely "escaped him," and this match was merely a preview for even better things to come.