The Rock watches his final match as a full-time WWE Superstar and gives the torch to Brock Lesnar.
Twenty years ago, Brock Lesnar rose to superstardom and became the first wrestler to win 10 WWE World Championship titles. That night, he defeated The Rock, who was also an unstoppable wrestler an peak of his career. Not everyone knew that The Rock would be signed to WWE as a full-time wrestler for the last time.
He briefly returned to WWE in 2003 to match with Goldberg and Stone Cold Steve Austin, before leaving the world of professional wrestling for 7 years to team up with Mick Foley at WrestleMania XX. He returned in 2004 but his match against Brock Lesnar was the end of his full-time career with WWE, which began at Survivor Series in 1996.
The Rock opened up about his match with Brock Lesnar on Instagram:
20 years ago this week, we made history in New York and pro wrestling was never the same again ------
The Rock vs Brock Lesnar
WWE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
I always had great chemistry with Brock as he was one of the greatest pure athletes I’ve ever danced with.
We spent about 6 months wrestling around the world together, grooming Brock to become @WWE Heavyweight Champion.
It culminated to this historic SUMMER SLAM PPV where the crowd was absolutely electric.
Historic for two reasons:
#1) In wrestling terms, I “did the honors” of having Brock beat me right in the middle of the ring, 1-2-3.
Brock is new champion.
Brock is new face of WWE.#3
#2) My contract was up in WWE and I quietly - and GRATEFULLY - retired as a full time pro wrestler after an incredible (and insanely short) 6 year career.
It’s so wildly incomprehensible at times when I think back - that I only wrestled for 6 YEARS.
How crazy is that irony?
A 6 YEAR CAREER --
What a journey.
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