Question #3 – Who do you think should be Brock Lesnar’s next opponent?
Jay Alletto: Well, we know Randy Orton will face Lesnar in Chicago, but on a major show, I’d have to say that Samoa Joe should be brought up before the New Year and strategically built up for Lesnar until WrestleMania. I would have Joe call him out week after week as he runs through the SmackDown LIVE roster. He can be Shane McMahon’s “guy” to fight Lesnar.
Eron Ramadanov: Personally, I’d like to see someone benefit from a feud with Brock Lesnar. I understand his drawing power and why he’s booked the way he is, but at some point, it’s time to cash in the chips and reap the rewards of building him up as an unstoppable monster. As for who to do that for, is unclear, but it should be someone that’s going to be around for a long time. That’s why my pick is Kevin Owens. As the new Universal Champion, I think an Owens vs. Lesnar feud could be a lot of fun, as Lesnar being the asskicking babyface, chasing the chicken-sh*t heel in Kevin Owens, especially if they want to lead into WrestleMania and have Owens be the one to finally slay the beast. For me though, I’ll be happy with anyone other than Shane McMahon.
Zak Fellows: It’s difficult to really pick an opponent for Lesnar since his matches and story lines inherently exist in a bubble with no long term,week to week plan. But, it does allow them to be fun on their own merits without having to worry about the next night on Raw or anything like that. I would go with Kevin Owens myself since it can be a natural clash of characters: Brock Lesnar, the wrestling prodigy taken out of college to become the World Champion, handed everything with his Raw Talent vs. Kevin Owens, the man who fought his way into the WWE, scratched and clawed to make a living for his family, even threw away friendships in his pursuit for success. Fans like both guys and it would allow Owens to show more nuisances of his specific heel traits as opposed to the typical bullying brute.
Derek Gifford: Brock SHOULD NOT be in the title picture. But I think he will, after the Royal Rumble, face whoever the WWE Universal Champion is. He should, in my opinion, face Shane McMahon from the actions that transpired at SummerSlam. Busting open his superstar and winning by TKO, then F-5ing Shane himself. That would make the most sense.
