| Brock was built on the Goldberg model - an awesome specimen who people don't expect to lose, a complete monster. HHH wasn't booked that way throughout his career -he found himself staring up at the lights a bunch of times as he was maturing. As his career has progressed, he's been booked as the "Cerebral Assassin" - a guy who has power but doesn't run roughshod over anyone, a guy who relies on cheating more than he does in-ring talent.
Due to HHH's long title reign and marquee status, however, it's going to be quite a surprise (well, at least theoretically), when he loses. But that won't negatively impact his position in the food chain, since he's been at the top for several years and is always considered a contender for the strap.
Brock has been rocketed into the spotlight, with a record of umpteen hundred wins and like 2 losses, for a reason - believability. Who the hell is going to beat him? The guy is a physical freak, but not like Steiner, who's more veiny than he is huge, not to mention Brock's stunning level of agility for a guy his size. If Brock was to lose to a Booker T, for instance, it'd deflate his push, whereas if HHH dropped the belt to Booker, the impact wouldn't nearly be the same - we've seen HHH pinned before, especially when the belt isn't on the line ;)
My problem w/Brock is simply this - when is he going to lose, and how is it going to fit into his gimmick? Are we looking at a guy who's going to lose about a match every year and a half? How is this going to be sustainable? Sure, he's a monster and should run roughshod over everyone, but won't that get stale as well? Then again, 'berg did it for how long and people ate it up, so go figure. But what happens when Brock turns 35 and isn't the biggest fish in the pond? Losses are going to hurt him a lot more than they hurt a guy like HHH, you know. Just a thought. |