Brock Lesnar and the 12 Best and Most Devastating F5s of His WWE Career

Brock Lesnar's F-5 is a beautifully brutal finishing move.  Often, it is the simplest wrestling moves that have the most impact.

Starting as a simple fireman's carry, the move suddenly turns violent when Lesnar whips his opponent around and has them land on their face.

When Lesnar left the WWE in 2004 and wrestled in Japan, he understandably wanted to take the move with him.  WWE owned the rights to its name (thought not its usage), and Brock was forced to rename it.

When he went to New Japan Pro Wrestling, he couldn't call the move the F-5.  Instead, he chose to rechristen it "The Verdict" as a reference to his court case against WWE over the terms of his release from the company.

John Cena's Attitude Adjustment was born from the F-5.  It wasn't that long ago that it was called the FU. This was meant as a jab to Lesnar during their first feud.

Since returning from the world of MMA, Lesnar has leaned more on the Kimura Lock than his trusty F-5.  Here's hoping he is delivering both come SummerSlam and beyond.

12. Raw 2004 on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Steve Austin started this match against Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff as the special guest referee and ended it as another victim of Brock Lesnar's brutality. 

Lesnar waited behind Austin like a lion stalking its prey. 

He spun Austin's body violently and, in Jim Ross' words, "F5ed the hell out of Stone Cold."  This led to some bad blood between the two going into Lesnar's WrestleMania XX match against Goldberg. 

Austin ended up being the special guest referee for the match, and Lesnar ended up getting booed out of the building when fans learned that Lesnar planned to leave for the NFL.   

Skip to the good stuff here or watch two non-wrestlers squirm around awkwardly. 

11. Smackdown 2002 vs. Randy Orton

In an impressive display of his uncanny strength, Brock Lesnar rolled through Randy Orton's crossbody, flipped Orton's body up unto his shoulders and subsequently smashed his face into the mat.

The ease in which Lesnar adjusted Orton's body made his opponent look like a child despite Orton being well over 200 lbs. 

Orton's sell job was top-notch, bouncing off the canvas and flopping over on his back in dramatic fashion.

10. Smackdown 2003 vs. Shannon Moore

Brock Lesnar has performed the F5 on giants like Mark Henry and Kane.  When given the chance to do the move on a guy as small as Shannon Moore, the results were phenomenal. 

Moore's body spins in the air far more times than normal.  He looks like a blond helicopter before crashing to the mat in the center of the ring.

Michael Cole calls it a double F5, but it looks as if Moore might have made two and a half, maybe three rotations.   

9. Raw 2002 vs. Matt Hardy

Paul Heyman baited Matt Hardy by going through Lita's suitcase.  Brock Lesnar was waiting for him.

Matt did his best to fight off the beast but soon found himself crashing head first into the Raw entrance ramp.  Lesnar has hit more technically sound versions of the move, but the sound of flesh hitting metal amps this one up. 

Some of Lesnar's tough guy aura is immediately erased though when he scurries out of the way of Jeff Hardy, who wielded a steel chair.

8. WrestleMania XIX vs. Kurt Angle

In a match that always be remembered for Brock Lesnar nearly snapping his neck in half on a botched Shooting Star Press, The Next Big Thing delivered three thunderous F5s to his all-time greatest opponent, Kurt Angle.

Angle managed to kick out of the first two, but the third was enough to crown Lesnar the new WWE Champion. 

Lesnar's size advantage allowed him to make Angle look small, like a crash test dummy spinning the Olympic champ with veracity into the canvas.

7. Smackdown 2002 vs. Big Show

The rivalry between these two behemoths resulted in an entertainingly vicious stretcher match and the ring collapsing beneath them.  It's no wonder then that a big bump like this gets forgotten.

After Paul Heyman betrayed Brock Lesnar, choosing instead to represent Big Show, he was forced to watch his new protégé be sent through a table.

Big Show spun awkwardly on his way through the mess of wood and wires.  Heyman's eyes widened to a comical level.

6. Smackdown 2003 vs. A-Train

From a spectator's viewpoint, this has to rank highly because of shocking and intense this F5 was.  Brock Lesnar drives the man who would later become Lord Tensai into the ground like a stake.

A-Train's torso folded over horrifically, and his neck bent before he bounced up from the impact. 

Lesnar clearly botched this move.  It's not supposed to be that violent. Falling on your face is one thing, but this bump was dangerous and could have ended A-Train/Tensai's career. 

Good luck trying to ignore John Cena's thug-laced commentary. 

5. SummerSlam Commercial vs. a Shark

One of Brock Lesnar's greatest F5s didn't result in a pin or even occur in a match.  Lesnar charged into a shark's home turf and delivered the finisher, ocean splashing all around him.

WWE usually plays up the summer theme with its SummerSlam ads.  It wasn't unusual that this ad threw in beaches, bikinis and grills and tried to make the event look fun.  The oddness began when Lesnar challenged the ocean's ultimate predator.

The shark is no Dolph Ziggler, but it sold the move well. 

4. Smackdown 2003 vs. Zach Gowen

One of the most lopsided matches in WWE history pitted the destructive monster, Brock Lesnar against Zach Gowen, a wrestler with only one leg.

Lesnar amped up the heat on him by torturing Gowen.  He tossed him around the ring and punished him with power moves and a steel chair.

With Gowen's mother screaming at ringside and Lesnar laying on the punishment long after the bell, it was hard not to feel a stinging sense of injustice, to have disgust slither along your skin.

Lesnar ended his assault with two F5s into a ring post, cracking his leg against the steel.  The two finishers were a big part of the sick feeling the match created, two cringe-worthy moves on a helpless opponent.

Skip to the F5s here if you prefer.

3. Raw 2012 vs. John Cena

Getting adult WWE fans as giddy as they were for Brock Lesnar's return is a rare and impressive feat in itself. 

John Cena asked for The Rock and got Lesnar instead.  Lesnar's exciting return was punctuated, of course, by his finisher. Cena went in for a handshake only to be tossed to the mat. 

Lesnar spun Cena in the air. Cena's green cap flew off, and his body bounced off the mat to the thrill of ever anti-Cena fan out there.  The move punctuated Lesnar's return, sending a stirring energy through the company. 

2. SummerSlam 2002 vs. the Rock

With The Rock readying for a six-month hiatus and Brock Lesnar ascending up the WWE ladder at super speed, the two stars met for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam 2002.

The F5 capped off an excellent match and earned Lesnar his first WWE Championship, making Lesnar the youngest world champion in history. 

Lesnar countered the Rock Bottom, twisted it into his own finishing move and rattled the ring with it.  The Rock sold the move magnificently, flopping to the mat dramatically and lying motionless as he awaited the pin. 

1. No Mercy 2002 vs. Undertaker

The capper to a bloodbath, a draining, brutal battle, Brock Lesnar's F5 helped him retain his WWE Championship in a now-classic Hell in a Cell match and helped further establish him as a top tier guy.

Undertaker's size helped add to the impact.  His body made a resounding thud as it hit the bloodsoaked mat.

For Lesnar to be able to not only reverse a tombstone piledriver, but to toss Taker on his shoulders with such ease, is an impressive feat of strength.  Lesnar proved his legitimacy as champion by surviving this vicious clash with a legend.

The F5 may not be remembered that well in a match with so many dramatic moments, but it was one of the most finely delivered and the most impactful in Lesnar's career.