Randy orton vs brock lesnar 2016 summerslam

The SummerSlam main event started out fast and furious, but came to a screeching halt as Lesnar annihilated Orton. Brooklyn, N. It very well was set up to be possibly the best SummerSlam ever since its move to four hours, including a two-hour preshow. And the card certainly looked stacked enough to do so.

Skip to main content. It only took about 15 minutes to turn into a nightmare when Lesnar pounded his opponent into a gory mess, earning a near-unprecedented TKO victory over The Apex Predator before destroying an authority figure to cap off his assault. The shocking ruling by WWE officials was a merciful conclusion to what was easily the most impressive instance of snake extermination since St. Lesnar made it clear early on he had abandoned all pretense of defeating Orton, opting instead to conquer him in the most medieval sense of the word. Orton knew going into the match that his outta-nowhere equalizer of the RKO would be his only hope. Unfortunately for him, the wind was sucked from his sails when an early attempt at the move fell flat, literally, as Lesnar simply stepped backwards and shoved Orton to the mat from midair the second The Viper sprang up to hit it.

Lesnar bloodied Orton and eventually the match had to be called. It's unclear how much of the match was scripted, and how much was Lesnar going off on his own. The Ringer's Bill Simmons found the action bizarre:. Lesnar just went UFC on Orton and broke his head open with multiple elbows and kept hitting him and they stopped it and it was super weird. ESPN's Arash Markazi noted how the fans reacted to the ending, as well as speculating about the bloody ending:.

Many may remember the iconic matches that WWE has had over the years. But only a handful recall the chilling encounter between Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar. In the build-up to this match, Lesnar had vanquished every Superstar that crossed his path. The last man standing- Randy Orton.