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WWE.com is currently advertising a SummerSlam rematch, pitting Brock Lesnar against John Cena at WWE Night of Champions.
Lesnar is coming off an unprecedented one-sided victory over Cena at SummerSlam, which will drum up discussion as to what Cena can possibly do to rebound in September.
Leading up to his rematch against Lesnar, Cena will likely question himself, apologize to his fans, tease retirement and maybe even lose his smile. But as WWE Creative puts the pieces of Super Cena back together, the last thing he should do is beat Lesnar.
To say WWE has something special on its hands with Lesnar and manager Paul Heyman is an understatement. Not only is Heyman doing the best work of his career, cementing himself as the greatest manager (of established stars) of all time, but Lesnar is on a roll that no WWE Superstar has enjoyed in the modern era.
Lesnar’s past two victories have been accompanied with shock, awe, disbelief and, most importantly, dominance. Lesnar’s WrestleMania and SummerSlam wins were so monumental, people have forgotten that he squashed the Big Show in the months prior. His evolution has been downright scary.
Lesnar was the youngest WWE champion of all time following his first WWE Championship win over The Rock in 2002. During that match, also at SummerSlam, Rock guided Lesnar to a good wrestling match that saw several instances of interference from Heyman.
Following Lesnar’s big win, Wade Keller of PWTorch wrote “Brock came through well in his first true big test as a headliner, and a lot of the credit goes to Rock.”
It was your standard main event wrestling match. At no time did any of it seem real.
Fast forward to SummerSlam, present day, where Lesnar’s maiming of Cena was akin to a bout sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission. I was live at Staples Center during the Cena squash, and every suplex created a strange mix of anti-Cena cheers and overarching concern.
