Cain Velasquez made his WWE in-ring debut when he took on Brock Lesnar for the first time inside of the squared circle.
The former UFC Heavyweight champion wasn’t able to conquer the WWE Champion in one of the biggest matches held at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This was a quick match that only lasted about two minutes. The finish saw Velasquez drop him with a head kick and Cain swarmed him with strikes on the ground. Lesnar locked in the kimura and Velasquez tapped out. Post-match, Rey Mysterio attacked Lesnar with a chair after a brief brawl.
This marked the second time that they competed against each other as they previously fought under the banner of the UFC.
Velasquez defeated Lesnar by TKO to win the UFC Heavyweight Title at the UFC 221 pay-per-view in 2010.
This match was reported about a few weeks prior to Velasquez making his WWE television debut and signing lucrative, multi-year deal with WWE.
It will be interesting to see when Velasquez makes his next WWE appearance as it was reported prior to him signing with the company that he needed to undergo knee surgery.
WWE set up this match back on the Friday Night SmackDown premiere episode just days after Lesnar attacked Rey Mysterio and his son on Monday Night RAW. On SmackDown, the former UFC star attacked Lesnar after he won the WWE Title from Kofi Kingston.
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