Brock Lesnar Calling A Match.

[S'All Goodman]

Since Lesnar debuted in '02, he has been in the ring with more experienced wrestlers such as The Hardy's, Edge, The Rock, Undertaker, Big Show, Angle, Eddie, Cena, HHH, Punk & Taker.
With the exception of Cena at Backlash '03, i can't remember Lesnar being in the ring with a younger, less experienced guy.
This leads me to asking the question,
1. Has Lesnar ever called a match on the fly, in the ring? and if so, when and who against?
2. How do you think the match will be played out at Wrestlemania if Lesnar does face Roman Reigns? do you think they will go over the match and prepare before Wrestlemania? or will they call a lot of it in the ring and play off the crowd reaction?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I have no idea if he can call a match. As the main event of WrestleMania they'll leave nothing to chance.

As the match will be a hard sell you can expect a special ref to be added. Likely Steve Austin. And Austin, if required, can help lead the match.

 

[Navi]

Since Lesnar debuted in '02, he has been in the ring with more experienced wrestlers such as The Hardy's, Edge, The Rock, Undertaker, Big Show, Angle, Eddie, Cena, HHH, Punk & Taker.
With the exception of Cena at Backlash '03, i can't remember Lesnar being in the ring with a younger, less experienced guy.
This leads me to asking the question,
1. Has Lesnar ever called a match on the fly, in the ring? and if so, when and who against?
2. How do you think the match will be played out at Wrestlemania if Lesnar does face Roman Reigns? do you think they will go over the match and prepare before Wrestlemania? or will they call a lot of it in the ring and play off the crowd reaction?

That's a hard question to answer. If you look at his last match against Taker, when Taker was down and clearly out of it, Lesnar seemed at a lose end, he didn't really know what to do. He might have learned since I don't know. If this was UFC I would say yet, but being WWE it's anyone's guess.

Considering the inexperience of Reigns if that's who does end up in the match, it will have to be carefully choreographed before hand.. Or like someone has suggested, put in a special ref to keep things flowing. This is either going to be spectacular or a raging disaster. Can't see it falling anywhere else.

 

[laodaron]

That's a hard question to answer. If you look at his last match against Taker, when Taker was down and clearly out of it, Lesnar seemed at a lose end, he didn't really know what to do. He might have learned since I don't know. If this was UFC I would say yet, but being WWE it's anyone's guess.

Considering the inexperience of Reigns if that's who does end up in the match, it will have to be carefully choreographed before hand.. Or like someone has suggested, put in a special ref to keep things flowing. This is either going to be spectacular or a raging disaster. Can't see it falling anywhere else.

It's odd how two people see something, but see the exact opposite. Watching WM30, Brock v. Taker, I saw Brock Lesnar carry the entire match on his shoulders, to include carrying (literally) the Undertaker to the correct location for spots and dictating the entire thing. That was the match that made me realize that Brock was in legend status in regards to ability in the ring.

 

[Prince Vee]

That's a hard question to answer. If you look at his last match against Taker, when Taker was down and clearly out of it, Lesnar seemed at a lose end, he didn't really know what to do. He might have learned since I don't know. If this was UFC I would say yet, but being WWE it's anyone's guess.

Considering the inexperience of Reigns if that's who does end up in the match, it will have to be carefully choreographed before hand.. Or like someone has suggested, put in a special ref to keep things flowing. This is either going to be spectacular or a raging disaster. Can't see it falling anywhere else.

Yeah you got a real good point in this one. If it were UFC laying down the opponent is the ultimate aim. But yeah this is WWE and its not even Pro-Wrestling anymore its sports Entertainment.. (Don't start a new debate that I mentioned this because I still love this Sports Entertainment)

So I don't know how this match is gonna be.. I'm really worrying about this. This was my first thought after I saw an Eye-Catching Performance in the Triple threat match which was continued by an god awful Rumble match!!

 

[Jack-Hammer]

While I might be wrong, I don't think Lesnar can really call a match. Back during the early 2000s, he was fortunate enough to wrestle some of the best and most knowledgeable guys around at the time, so it wasn't an issue. In his matches against Cena, Triple H & CM Punk, Lesnar again worked with guys who know damn well how to call a match and take the lead. We saw it again last Sunday at the Royal Rumble.

I think a strong example of Lesnar possibly not being able to call a match was during his WrestleMania XXX match against The Undertaker. Taker got hurt pretty early one match and was clearly out of it at various points, a concussion will likely do that to someone, and Lesnar looked like a little lost babe in the woods. You could see that he was extremely hesitant during the match, often resorting to the most basic of basics like kicking/stomping on Taker. It just struck me that Lesnar was out of his depth, Taker was the one calling the match and with Taker being half loopy, Lesnar simply didn't know what to do.

 

[S'All Goodman]

Which leads me to another question, will Lesnar be willing to put in the time and put together a match with Reigns and call it spot for spot beforehand?

 

[Blade]

I think it will have to be a Savage vs. Steamboat situation where everything is figured out beforehand. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, look at how highly rated that aforementioned match is.

If Brock and Reigns can sit down for a couple hours before the show with Triple H or someone, and just figure it all out, I think they'll be okay. I mean, the bookers aren't stupid enough to give Reigns vs. Lesnar 30 minutes. It'll be 20 minutes of in-ring action tops. And that's all they really need.

And at the end of the day, it's really not rocket science. Lesnar dominates with Suplexes, Reigns makes a few attempted comebacks before finally building momentum. Lesnar kicks out of a Spear, Reigns kicks out of an F5 or two. Maybe a table spot. They'll be okay, it just has to be better than Rock vs Cena 2.

 

[FromGlasgow]

Is it actually possible for fans to know who called the Brock and Taker match? Unless the answer actually came straight from either Brock or Taker I would imagine anyone who claims they know to be either lying or dillusional.

 

[Navi]

Is it actually possible for fans to know who called the Brock and Taker match? Unless the answer actually came straight from either Brock or Taker I would imagine anyone who claims they know to be either lying or dillusional.

Considering I'm neither one of the two, and just looking at it from an outside perspective and using some critical thinking and process of elimination, I have come up with the following.

The Undertaker has had how many years in this business, almost a quarter century. He's basically fought in almost every kind of match you can think of, and some you probably have forgotten about. And against pretty much the whole roster for that quarter of a century.

If I'm looking at a match between someone of the Undertaker's experience and the limited, yes I said limited wrestling experience of Brock Lesnar, who would I pick to call the match. I'm afraid to say that Undertaker would win out everytime in that decision.

Lesnar is a hard core fighter, and not someone I'd want to be in the ring with if he is at a loose end. Taker got hurt last year, and as JH said, Lesnar was lost after that. It was really a horrible match, and the ref should have called it as soon as he saw Taker couldn't continue. It also might have saved Taker from being injured to the extent that he was, but I'm afraid the damage happened early.

 

[rmp0012002]

Today's wrestlers don't get the ring work like the older generation who were wrestling every night and learning how to change things up when needed. The WWE is so micromanaged to the second that everything is scripted and once you work that way for so long it's hard to just change to calling it on your own when you haven't done it. With Brock not doing very much actual ring work as champion and Roman not having the experience yet I'm sure for the most part it will be mapped out before hand. They do a lot of power moves so it's easier to write out but the WWE really needs this match to go over well.

 

[Thejock83]

*Sigh* Just look up the ending of the Royal Rumble 3-way for the easiest example, when Lesnar is about to German Rollins and tells him to "flip" and Ta-Da! Rollins does a back flip on to his feet.

This just in - Brock Lesnar is a World Class Professional Wrestler and actually KNOWS what he's doing!

 

[Kidpolean]

Um this thread is ridiculous.

What do you mean by "call a match"? are you referring to calling certain spots? Because yes Brock can do that or he wouldn't be allowed in a wwe ring.
Do you mean calling an entire match by himself while his opponent stares into space like a freakin zombie? Well I doubt he would ever have to do that but yeah im sure he could. Calling a match is a team effort.

 

[S'All Goodman]

I wouldn't have made this thread if it was 'ridiculous' and i also wasn't trying to say Brock Lesnar couldn't call a match, i'm a huge fan. What i meant was, how would they go about putting this match together. That is different than calling one high spot or a counter, this is laying out the match and telling a story in the ring, performing moves and selling when it makes sense.
All i was trying to ask was, is Brock Lesnar capable of doing this with a much younger, less experienced guy? and how will he (or the agents assigned to the match) go about this match.
Will it be on the fly, in the ring with a finish and a couple of spots in place, or will it be mapped out move for move?