Where: Charlotte, NC
Backstory
Brock Lesnar is in the midst of his first babyface title run after beating Kurt Angle at Wrestlemania XIX. Rather than show off Brock's great wrestling skills by putting him with talents like Eddie Guerrero or Chris Benoit, the company wanted to show that he could take down unstoppable monsters like the Big Show. Brock has freakish strength, and it's a little simpler to sell a ticket on that, so that understandable.
To get the feud hot, they established that Brock was friends with the undersized super babyface, Rey Mysterio. Big Show destroyed Mysterio at the last PPV, so now Brock is out to tell him to pick on someone his own size. This is designed to use Rey's popularity to transfer it to Brock for rbeing his savior. The match is for Brock's WWE Title, and it's a stretcher match. The first man to strap his opponent to a stretcher and wheel him over the line at ringside is the winner.
In Ring Analysis:
The Big Show enters the ring with the stretcher that he used on Rey Mysterio in his hands to remind the crowd why he's an unlikable person. Brock enters and Big Show misses an attack with the stretcher. Brock opens up with a flurry of kicks and punches, and grabs the stretcher. He then his several shots to the Big Show's back. He then hits a big one to the Big Show's head knocking him over the top rope onto the floor. I'm not so sure about going to weapons so early in the match, but the Big Show doesn't have the in ring skill to go for a main event length (20 minute) match. Shortcuts like these will be needed.
Brock goes outside to meet Big Show and continues to use the stretcher. Big show comes back and uses his brawling offense on him. Big Show sets the stretcher up against the ringpost and you can see Rey Mysterio's, Chris Benoit's, and Brock Lesnar's names on the stretcher. Ray's is crossed out because he's already been eliminated. Big Show tries to ram Brock into the stretcher, but Brock reverses. He then gets the gurney and rams it right into the Big Show's face in a stiff looking spot. After taking painful looking punishment again Show gets the advantage fairly quickly. Big Show is a such a huge monster that it's a little more acceptable for him to recover quicker than other men.
Show the presses Brock and drops him on the gurney in an impressive spot. Big Show throws Brock back into the ring but Brock comes back. The renditions from offense to defense are quite weak in this match as they just randomly trade turns being on offense. Big Show comes back again and hits a chokeslam.
He tries to put him on the gurney then his a big legdrop. He puts him on the gurney and tries to wheel him across the finish line. Brock sits up and Big show clotheslines him back down and tips the gurney over. Brock is doing his usual great job of bumping and he does a full backflip on the clothesline.
Once again with very little in the means of reason Brock punches back and starts hitting Big Show with the gurney. Brock then gets the electrical cable and begins to choke out the Big Show in a move that doesn't usually get cheers for a babyface. Brock then tries to put show on the gurney, and begins wheeling him over. Big Show is too powerful and the gurney is too small for Brock to win.
As a recurring theme, Big Show just gets back on offense with punches before Brock hits a spear on the outside. Brock then bodyslams Show onto the gurney but he bounces off. He then rams the gurney into the Big Show's gut, but Show returns the favor and sandwiches Brock between the gurney and the ringside apron. Show rams Brock several times. Show the rams Brocks' back into the ringpost. Big Show then goes back to the stretcher and begins whacking Brock over the back with it. This is a pretty brutal match as you can't fake contact like that.
In a sick looking spot, Brock rolls into the ring and recovered to shoulderblock Big Show from the ring apron to the gurney on the floor. Big Show is way too big for his body to take that type of pounding. Brock then leaves the ringside area and heads to the back. Big Show gets back in the ring and Rey Mysterio returns to attack him. The crowd is into Rey getting his revenge as it's Rey and not Brock who was a victim of the Big Show. Rey hits a 619 to the gut, but Big Show takes him down with a clothesline moments later. Big Show motions for the chokeslam that took Rey Mysterio out at the last PPV. Brock Lesnar returns with a forklift and Rey goes for a sleeper on Show. SHow takes him down, but Brock is on top of the forklift and hits a big flying crossbody. The fans are starting to get into Brock as he hits a suplex on Big Show. Brock then hits a version of his F5, and Brock starts to put hm on the forklift. Brock gets Big Show up high enough where he can't get down and then wheels him across the finish line for the victory.
Winner in 15:27: Brock Lesnar **3/4
The lack of selling and transitions bothered me a little, but this was a sport entertainment match. I feel that after taking stiff offense you need a good excuse to get the advantage again, but for this match the guys just decided to start punching when they wanted to take control. The usage of Rey Mysterio really seemed to fire up the crowd as he was super over and was the main reason for this match taking place. Brock was a beast at this point and had great moves, but he still needed the right person to reign him in for psychology and match pacing. Overall a fun match even if it wasn't a technical classic
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