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During his first WWE run, Brock Lesnar was the quintessential powerhouse wrestler and his move set was built to inflict misery upon his torments. Spinebusters, backbreakers, powerbombs, and suplexes, Lesnar was proficient in delivering all of those high-impact moves, and then some. It worked for Lesnar, and he had no problem throwing his opponents around, from Rey Mysterio to the Big Show himself.
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Upon his second WWE run, Lesnar was a completely different character, and this was reflected in his new move set. The former UFC champion was no longer delivering spinebusters and powerbombs. Instead, he relied on his fists and MMA skills. He also added a submission to his moveset, namely, the kimura lock.
Brock Lesnar Used The Brock Lock Submission During His First WWE Run
Brock has never really won a UFC fight via a kimura lock, but it looked debilitating and nasty and so it became a part of his arsenal. The powerhouse now had a submission move to break people, but this was not his first signature submission move. In his first run with WWE, Brock Lesnar was making opponents tap out with the Brock Lock.
Lesnar introduced this submission maneuver towards the end of his first run. By fall of 2003, Lesnar was having trouble coping with the numerous submission losses, particularly to Kurt Angle. He also had to endure fans constantly chanting “You tapped out” whenever he was on camera. On an episode of SmackDown, Brock opened up the show and challenged the fans to keep the chants ready because this time it would be Lesnar making people tap out.
Later on in the night, during the main event, Lesnar targeted the knee of his opponent, and after trashing it with a steel chair, he showcased his new submission move. He wrapped the knee of his opponent around his neck and crushed it, leading to the announcers freaking out about how gruesome the new submission was. Within a couple of moments, his challenger passed out due to the pain and Lesnar was declared the victor of the match. This was the debut of the Brock Lock
The next week, Lesnar came out smiling and dared the fans to repeat the chant again. This led to Rey Mysterio coming out, looking to challenge for the world title. Lesnar granted him a match, promising that if Mysterio beat him then next week he would put his title on the line.
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Brock Lesnar Stopped Using The Brock Lock Abruptly
During the match, the champion dominated as usual, eventually catching Mysterio with a brutal looking powerbomb before he applied the Brock Lock again. Mysterio tapped out. Two weeks and two brutal submission victories. It's a pity Lesnar barely used the move after.
For some reason, despite a good amount of importance being placed on the new move, Lesnar just stopped using it. After the match with Mysterio, he did make a few people tap out, but it was never anything too relevant. Maybe Brock didn’t like the move, or maybe he just did not care. All things considered, the company should have brought this up when Lensar was feuding with Kurt Angle. Ankle lock versus Brock lock would have been something to see.
Outside WWE, the Brock lock is known as the stretch muffler. Even some WWE wrestlers, such as Big E, have used it a bunch of times but Lesnar made it looked even more brutal than usual. Before mangling arms, Lesnar was crippling legs, but he stopped the move out of nowhere and never used it again.
