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Brock Shocks the Staples Center

By John Napolitano

The Los Angeles Staples Center witnessed history in the form Brock Lesnar conquering the 15-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena for the strap this past Sunday at Summerslam.

Never before have we seen the utter decimation of the ever-resilient John Cena on a grand stage in the fashion that took place on August 17th. The incoming champ and face of the WWE, John Cena, generated literally no offense in his losing effort against the “Beast Incarnate.” The new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and torchbearer for the company, Brock Lesnar, is partial to limited television appearances and ludicrous paychecks, which completely contradicts the role of the champion. Therefore, we should expect a dramatic redefinition of the WWE World Heavyweight Champion’s role and worth within World Wrestling Entertainment.

The former champion, John Cena’s immediate creative direction will be quite interesting considering he has never been annihilated in such a manner by anyone in his illustrious career. Instances of John Cena losing cleanly are few and far between, so anytime the “Leader of the Cenation” has to rationalize his sheer inadequacy results in cutting edge content.

It has become apparent that the WWE Creative Team is looking to march into Santa Clara, California, for WrestleMania 31 with Brock Lesnar as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. That would entail a seven-month championship reign with limited appearances and the problematic task of maintaining relevancy with the WWE Universe. Regardless of how World Wrestling Entertainment prepares to tread the next 223 days until WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar will undoubtedly propel the roof off of Levi’s Stadium with whomever he tangles.

Summerslam also featured superb matches between Randy Orton and Roman Reigns, along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. These explosive rivalries will carry the WWE into the latter half of 2014 and create bona fide stars along the way. With the changing of the Divas, Intercontinental and WWE World Heavyweight Championships, enthralling matches from start to finish and great storylines to boot, Summerslam 2014 is a legitimate contender for one of the greatest Summerslams of all-time.