S.J. Maximus
Championship Contender
I was in the middle of making a thread on this forum about current guys who we think would be hall of famers if the WWE ended today (which I still may eventually finish) when I came across the career of Brock Lesnar. To me, Brock Lesnar is a very interesting case when it comes to answering this question. Over the last 11 years, Brock has performed in a WWE PPV main event in 5 of them, but in only 1 of those 5 years was he ever a full-time performer for the full calendar year.
Nonetheless, Brock Lesnar was (and maybe even more now is) one of the biggest names in the WWE. He has had the look and undeniable ring ability to easily dominate the ranks of the WWE for every moment that he's been on the roster. He holds an accolade that imo may never be broken, being the youngest ever WWE Champion at the tender age of 23. He is a King of the Ring, Royal Rumble winner, and won the main event of one of the more successful WrestleMania's in history, WrestleMania XIX. He has defeated a bunch of all-time greats, from Hulk Hogan to The Rock, from Undertaker to Triple H but does he qualify to you as a WWE Hall of Famer?
In my opinion, he does not. Had he returned to the WWE full-time, I'm sure he wouldve done things from 2012-present to help solidfy his HOF status (just like Jericho did when he returned in late 2007 or HBK did in 2002) but all he has done is wrestle 4 (about to be 5) matches. I don't think any man deserves a spot in the hall of fame for 1 full year of service, no matter how many accolades he earned in that year. I'm not sure if you can tell, but I am a huge fan of Brock Lesnar, but I simply don't think he paid his dues enough or spent enough time in the WWE to be considered a hall of famer despite his massive success and mainstream popularity (especially since most of that popularity was gained in UFC).
What do you think, if WWE ended tomorrow and we had to pick out hall of famers, would The Beast be inducted?
Nonetheless, Brock Lesnar was (and maybe even more now is) one of the biggest names in the WWE. He has had the look and undeniable ring ability to easily dominate the ranks of the WWE for every moment that he's been on the roster. He holds an accolade that imo may never be broken, being the youngest ever WWE Champion at the tender age of 23. He is a King of the Ring, Royal Rumble winner, and won the main event of one of the more successful WrestleMania's in history, WrestleMania XIX. He has defeated a bunch of all-time greats, from Hulk Hogan to The Rock, from Undertaker to Triple H but does he qualify to you as a WWE Hall of Famer?
In my opinion, he does not. Had he returned to the WWE full-time, I'm sure he wouldve done things from 2012-present to help solidfy his HOF status (just like Jericho did when he returned in late 2007 or HBK did in 2002) but all he has done is wrestle 4 (about to be 5) matches. I don't think any man deserves a spot in the hall of fame for 1 full year of service, no matter how many accolades he earned in that year. I'm not sure if you can tell, but I am a huge fan of Brock Lesnar, but I simply don't think he paid his dues enough or spent enough time in the WWE to be considered a hall of famer despite his massive success and mainstream popularity (especially since most of that popularity was gained in UFC).
What do you think, if WWE ended tomorrow and we had to pick out hall of famers, would The Beast be inducted?