In the match, Brock Lesnar unleashed a vicious assault on Zach Gowen, eventually introducing a steel chair into the equation and proceeding to strike Gowen in the head with it, forcing the referee to disqualify Lesnar. This action, along with the aforementioned blading, caused Gowen to then bleed profusely from his forehead.

Despite desperate pleas from Gowen’s mother urging Lesnar to stop, “The Beast Incarnate” wasn’t quite finished yet. After nailing Gowen with a chair, he positioned him on his shoulders and rammed his leg into the steel ring post, twice. Gowen was later moved onto a stretcher.

While the visuals looked absolutely vile, Gowen reassures fans that Lesnar took extra precautions in handling him during their match. For that, he is forever grateful.

“When are we going to start talking about Brock Lesnar as one of the top five WWE superstars of all time?” Gowen asked. “He doesn’t ever get brought up in the discussion. I love Brock Lesnar. He took care of me that night when he didn’t have to. Everything he did looked absolutely, insanely brutal, but it was safe. I was out partying the rest of that night after I showered and got my head stitched up, so, thank you, Brock.”

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