Recent feuds with the likes of Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman have shown that Lesnar is not shy of using his MMA background to his advantage in the ring.

The fact that Lesnar is also a former UFC Champion and has a background in amateur wrestling would be enough for many men to step aside and allow him to go about his business. Over the years, there have been many men both inside and outside of WWE’s ring who have been legitimately struck by the former Universal Champion.

#5. Chris Jericho

Back at SummerSlam in 2016, Brock Lesnar faced off against Randy Orton in a match that quickly turned into a bloodbath. Orton was legitimately busted open by Lesnar, who continued to deliver elbow strikes to his head in order for the match to be stopped. Lesnar was awarded the victory by TKO.

Chris Jericho and Randy Orton are close friends. At the time, Jericho was watching the match from behind the curtain and believed that Lesnar was working a shoot by attacking ‘The Viper’ in the ring.

When Lesnar made his way back through the WWE curtain, Jericho was waiting for him. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer noted that Jericho wanted to check on Orton who suffered a legitimate concussion in the match - and asked Michael Hayes if that was the agreed finish of the bout without a response.

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Lesnar got annoyed with Jericho loudly calling the finish of the match “bull****” backstage. This led to Lesnar telling Jericho to mind his own business, which spurned more questions from ‘Y2J’.

Lesnar reportedly then shoved Jericho, who then got into straight back in Lesnar’s face. Shortly afterward, Lesnar kissed Jericho on the forehead and said: “kiss me back p****.”

Jericho wasn’t backing down and was ready to fight, but Lesnar was ushered away after Triple H and Vince McMahon got in the middle of the pair. TalkSPORT reported that Jericho was the one that McMahon blamed for the altercation, apparently feeling that he should have acted more professionally.

#4. The Big Show

The Big Show has become a legend in a WWE ring over his long career, but it appears that there was a time when fellow Superstars would still play pranks on him. Matt Morgan recently joined Wrestling Inc’s podcast where he talked about his time in WWE’s developmental program.

Morgan recalled a time, back in November 2003, when JBL goaded Brock Lesnar into tackling Big Show backstage following a WWE house show. ‘The World’s Largest Athlete’ had just finished his match against JBL when Lesnar tackled him as he stepped through the curtain, something that Morgan said he later felt bad about:

Morgan explained that The Big Show was angry and quite upset after it happened since it was so unexpected, but it was soon dismissed as one of the many pranks that WWE Superstars often pull on each other.

#3. Mr. Perfect

The ‘Plane Ride From Hell’ has become one of the most infamous WWE stories in history. Regrettably, it was also a night that cost former Intercontinental Champion ‘Mr. Perfect’ Curt Hennig his job with WWE after a scuffle with Brock Lesnar.

The flight from London to New York took off back in May 2002 and both Hennig and Lesnar were on board. After a few drinks, Hennig would challenge Lesnar to an amateur wrestling match right there on the plane. Both men were confident in their amateur wrestling ability and so the contest was soon on.

Lesnar was a little more hesistant to participate than Hennig, but was goaded into the fight by others on the plane, where he was apparently easily able to take down the WWE Hall of Famer on more than one occasion.

The scuffle took a frightening turn as the two men headed towards the emergency exit door, which was when Paul Heyman and Finlay stepped in.

There are some reports that suggest that Lesnar actually picked Hennig up and slammed him into the exit door, but this story hasn’t been confirmed by any of the wrestlers who were actually on the plane at the time.

#2. Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle is an Olympic Gold medalist, so when Brock Lesnar was christened as “The Next Big Thing” in WWE and immediately seen as one of the toughest guys in the locker room shortly after his arrival, Angle decided that he wanted to put this to the test.

Even though Lesnar was able to defeat Angle to win the WWE Championship in the WrestleMania 19 main event, Angle said that he was eager to see what the outcome would be in a match between the two men that wasn’t predetermined.

This led to a shoot wrestling match between the two Superstars in the WWE locker room, a contest that Angle was able to win, as he later explained on Ring Rust Radio:

As two of the most decorated amateur wrestling stars in WWE history, Lesnar and Angle were always going to be natural rivals. It is pretty wild, though, that the pair actually mixed it up for real. Their meeting will be the stuff of locker room legend for years to come.

#1. Braun Strowman

Perhaps the most famous time that former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has ever lost his cool in the middle of a WWE match was back at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view in 2018 when he took on Kane and Braun Strowman.

Strowman was still considered a rookie in some ways when was put in the ring against Kane and Lesnar in a WWE Universal Championship match. Strowman’s relative lack of experience showed when Lesnar had to punch ‘The Monster Among Men’ in the face and tell him to slow down at the beginning of the match.

Braun hit Brock in the face with a stiff knee - and it did not take Lesnar long to respond. Lesnar delivered a hard fist to the face of Strowman, sending quite the warning.

This was something that many fans and journalists picked up on during the match, but Strowman explained to TalkSPORT that the former WWE Champion actually laughed about the incident backstage afterward.

Although the two men laughed about the situation following the match, you would think Braun might think twice about striking Lesnar for real in the future.

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