Brock Lesnar in 2002
Brock Lesnar had an incredible, yet grueling run in WWE in 2002. The 2002 run Brock had is unique when you look at it closely. The particulars of this year haven't gone through much a review with a 20 year lookback. Specific to this review, we will only focus on what happened in 2002. We will not acknowledge prior training or matches that occurred in 2001. This is not to dimmish Ohio Valley Wrestling, but training in a wrestling ring is seldom a predictor of success in wrestling. Fan reactions are everything. Brock made fans react. In the first quarter of 2002, Mr. Lesnar worked several house shows in January and February. On March 18th, Brock debuted on WWE Monday Night Raw. He attacked Al Snow on this show. The crowd loved this moment and was still ready for more. This is a period of time where WWE is aggresively in a period of transition following the sale of WCW. In the second quarter of 2002, Brock had his first TV match in April, PPV debut in May, and won King of the Ring o...
