Aug 17, 10:00 PM
OTD: Brock Lesnar shatters myths, proves less is more
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Brock Lesnar broke ground on Suplex City at John Cena’s expense in 2014. | (Photo: WWE) Brock Lesnar shattered a couple of myths on August 17, 2014, en route to another world title. In the most lopsided championship match in WWE history, Lesnar suplexed John Cena 16 times at SummerSlam to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship before a shocked crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. As fans fell silent, a small child never gave up, chanting “Let’s go, Cena,” over and over. But it was for naught. Following a second F5 from Lesnar, Cena’s body wilted as the referee counted to three, and a new champion was crowned. As Lesnar and his advocate, Paul Heyman, celebrated, WWE’s cameras panned to the crowd. Adults gasped and held their heads in horror, as if they had witnessed a tragedy. A young boy appeared to be in tears. But “The Beast” didn’t just destroy the legend of Super Cena that night. He obliterated a certain perception of what a pro wrestler should be, as he morphed into