WWE Hot Take: Why You Will End Up Loving Brock Lesnar vs. Omos at WrestleMania 39

Fans met WWE confirming Brock Lesnar would take on Omos at WrestleMania 39 with what seemed like universal disgust—or, even worse, indifference.

That's a big part of the reason the matchup will have fans loving it. We also tend to forget an important thing annually this time of year: WrestleMania is about spectacles.

This won't simply be a case of low expectations making fans say "sure that wasn't so bad," either. The matchup accomplishes many things at once that have flown far under the proverbial radar.

At face value, sure, WWE using Lesnar to take on the relatively unpopular Omos feels like a bad matchup. For some, it might even be scary to think this could be one of Lesnar's final Mania matches outright considering he's 45 years old.

It might smack incredibly disappointing for those fans hoping WWE would use this year's Lesnar match as a way to put over somebody like Gunther or insert preferred Superstar here.

But this is a spectacle. Not everything has to have massive long-term ramifications for the Superstars involved, the fans, titles and everyone else. It can just be a fun thing. Fans have been loving Lesnar for that very reason over the last few years. Remember the tractor at SummerSlam? We know fans do. Those spectacle moments live on forever.

This is WrestleMania. Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan. Mr. T. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Johnny Knoxville. Bad Bunny. That's not to say Lesnar-Omos will reach those heights, but it certainly hits on the spectacle requirement of the show.

And for hardcore fans really tuned into everything about the product, this is a good use of the spectacle slot Mania demands. It's no secret Triple H wants a smaller card this year, so the fact it's going to be a legend and upside-minded wrestler instead of outside celebrities or something similar is a positive.

For fans pounding the table that everything needs to have long-term meaning, it will certainly have that impact on Omos, too. This is it—this will decide the future of the company's biggest giant. If he flops in a quick-hitter like this against one of the best workers and sellers ever, there's no coming back from it. But if it goes well, and Lesnar fighting a 7'3" giant should, he'll be a made man.

Omos has seemed green in the ring at times, but some fans might undersell how hard it is to keep up with modern wrestling at 7'3" and 403 pounds. He's had impressive moments, too, like his spots in the Royal Rumble. Pairing him with Lesnar in a slower slugfest might just be a recipe for success.

Funnily enough, Lesnar has been a sore subject for fans in recent years because WWE wasn't doing something like this. There were constant (very justified!) complaints about him being a part-time champion, and then endlessly, needlessly being in the title scene. Fans wanted him away from the top programs and moments, especially with the company leaning on his encounters with Roman Reigns at the expense of others.

So here it is. Lesnar isn't fighting Gunther, who might need a slow burn anyway. That can happen later at something like SummerSlam. He apparently said "no thanks" to a feud with Bray Wyatt, according to Wrestling Observer Radio's Dave Meltzer (h/t Cageside Seats' Cain A. Knight). One can envision Lesnar no-selling the supernatural stuff and really putting an end to Wyatt's middling current run, right?

According to Meltzer (h/t Cageside Seats' Randall Ortman), Lesnar had an opportunity to say "no thanks" to a feud with Omos, too—but he didn't.

And Lesnar's not near any titles. He wasn't awkwardly shoved into the Bloodline story at the expense of Sami Zayn. WWE didn't panic after The Rock became a no-go. It stuck to its storytelling guns and gave Lesnar something else. Does this happen with Vince McMahon still in firm control of creative? Maybe not, so it feels like another win for the new creative leadership and another signal to fans.

Lesnar-Omos is largely WWE listening to those critiques and still working within the framework of WrestleMania. If nothing else, fans who will hate it no matter what can rest easy knowing it will probably open one of the two nights of Mania and have a quick conclusion, so much so the entrances take longer than the match itself.

For everyone else, there are some subtle positives to the matchup akin to somebody wiping sweat from a forehead. As an added bonus, it's a spectacle match that could really propel a 28-year-old giant with upside while creating one of those so-called WrestleMania moments.