Ranking and grading every Brock Lesnar SummerSlam match in history from worst to best

#2 Lesnar vs The Rock (2002)

Brock Lesnar vs The Rock

This was the match that solidified Brock Lesnar as a legitimate main-eventer. Coming into SummerSlam 2002, the Beast was on a massive roll. He had won the King Of The Ring tournament in dominating fashion before absolutely manhandling Hulk Hogan on an episode of Smackdown.

Lesnar was the fastest-rising star in the history of the company. WWE Undisputed Champion The Rock was on his way to Hollywood and would leave after SummerSlam. This caused the fans to turn on him and side with the new blood. Funny how things work around here. SummerSlam was when Brock Lesnar transformed from the Next Big Thing to The Big Thing, as his rapid rise came to a head.

We had a big-match feel for this collision between eras in the Nassau Coliseum. The Rock, who had seen it all in the WWE, against the new big star in town, Brock Lesnar. If there is anything we learnt from this, it is that Brock Lesnar is a freak of nature. But we already knew that.

The Rock gave Paul Heyman a Rock Bottom through the announce table while he traded the same move with Lesnar. It was the Beast who earned the decisive victory when he nailed the People's Champion with a devastating F5 to keep him down for the three-count.

At 25 years of age, Brock Lesnar had become the youngest ever World Champion in WWE history. He remained so until SummerSlam two years later, when a 24-year-old Randy Orton won the World Heavyweight Championship.

Grade: A