Opinion: Brock Lesnar Should Never Wrestle in WWE Again

Last weekend at “SummerSlam,” Brock Lesnar unleashed a fury of hell on Randy Orton at the conclusion of their match, and caused a substantial amount of blood to come from “The Viper’s” forehead. The amount that was poured out onto the canvas so was so much, that the referee had no choice but to stop the match, and award “The Beast” the victory, by TKO.

The match was surrounded in controversy, as many people on social media were confused on whether this was the planned finish or not. It was previously reported that although Lesnar winning via some sort of knockout was the original finish, many believed that he took it too far, and attacked Orton with more force than was intended.

Although this was the planned finish, it had also been reported that Orton did not know this until he arrived at the arena that day, and that only a few people knew exactly how everything was going to go down.

All of that aside, one fact remains true. Lesnar’s aggressive approach to the match was extremely dangerous for many reasons. Not only could he have caused serious long-term professional and personal health problems for Orton, but the blood that was spilled could have contained bloodborne pathogens, which could have caused devastating health issues for anyone that may have come in contact with it.

Combine that with the fact Lesnar’s piss-poor attitude about the company, and you have a recipe for future disasters to occur. Putting all of these facts together has had me come up with one conclusion.

Brock Lesnar should never wrestle another match in a WWE ring.

I waited about a week to write this piece, because I wanted to let my emotions cool down, and see all of the reports that surfaced following “SummerSlam.” After his match with Orton had concluded, I had very strong feelings that Lesnar should have been fired right there on the spot.

After letting cooler heads prevail, and looking at this from all possible angles, I can’t see any reason why Lesnar deserves to compete in WWE ever again.

If you think about it, almost every single one of his matches since he as returned to the company has either been an absolute annihilation of his opponent, or has required excessive weapons or blood to sell the match. If it takes an approach goes beyond WWE’s “PG” rating to sell what Lesnar does, how does that tie into the overall product that you are giving to your fans and your shareholders?

Also, I’ve heard that Lesnar has free reign from Vince McMahon to pretty much do whatever he wants, both inside and outside of the ring. This includes cussing on any promo that he cuts, both live or scripted, and drawing blood any time that he competes. Combine that with the exorbitant amount of money that he is receiving from WWE, along with his “I don’t give a crap” attitude about the company, and you have a recipe for incredibly low morale amongst the locker room.

WWE is not UFC, and UFC is not WWE. I have a feeling that both Vince and Lesnar are trying to cross promote the two brands, but it is a very different product, with a very different fan base for each. Lesnar’s style of fighting in the Octagon is not what WWE is all about, according to the corporate website, which reads: “WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms.”

How is drawing blood and cursing up a storm considered family friendly entertainment?

I get that Lesnar is a big draw in the sports world. I get that he has a certain amount of dates and matches left on his contract. And I get that he is the most legitimate competitor to step foot in a WWE ring in the last 5 years.

But any performer, whose main objective is to make it look like they are legitimately hurting people anytime they compete, is a liability to the people that they work with, as well as WWE. There is absolutely no excuse for the company to put out the finish that they did at “SummerSlam.” I don’t care that it was a work; it was heinous, uncalled for, and completely inappropriate.

Orton required 10 staples in his head to seal up the wound. That should not happen, unless it was a complete accent.

Lesnar is overpaid, his style doesn’t fit with what WWE is trying to do, and he creates a bad example for all of the men and women in the locker room who bust their ass day in and day out, trying to make it in the business.

The Brock Lesnar experiment has run its course. It was great for a while, but the company simply does not need him anymore.

Pay him what he is owed on his contract, and let him go. I truly believe, in my heart of hearts, that this course of action would be best for all parties involved, and would be best for business.

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