Brock Lesnar does not have the greatest record at Survivor Series. He has faced some truly iconic opponents at the November PPV but has not always come out on top.

Despite losses, Lesnar has put on some instant classics at Survivor Series. One such match was his 2017 clash against the Phenomenal One, AJ Styles.

AJ Styles replaced Jinder Mahal for SS ’17

The ‘Brand Warfare’ concept of Survivor Series stood to serve up a bunch of mouth-watering matches. The Shield faced The New Day to determine the most dominant faction in WWE.

Triple H joined Team Raw to face a strong SmackDown side led by John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Randy Orton.

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However, the most eagerly awaited contest was a genuine dream match between the Beast Incarnate and the Phenomenal One. AJ Styles had just won the WWE Championship from Jinder Mahal, replacing the Modern Day Maharaja at the PPV.

This change was welcomed by literally every wrestling fan and the Champion vs Champion match became instantaneously more interesting.

Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles served up an instant classic

In a David vs Goliath type of match, Styles tried to avoid the power of Lesnar but was cornered by Brock who pummeled him. He absolutely dominated Styles with brutal knees to the gut and his signature German Suplexes. He even threw AJ Styles across the ring with a wicked belly-to-belly suplex.

Styles seemed out for the count but was able to fight back, even managing to hit Lesnar with a Pele Kick. He took the fight to the Beast until Lesnar side-stepped the Phenomenal Forearm and hit Styles with a monstrous German Suplex which turned the WWE Champion inside out.

Styles still had gas in his tank, hitting Lesnar with a picture-perfect springboard 450 Splash for a near fall. That was the first pinfall attempt of the match, 12 minutes into the brutal encounter. Styles slipped out of an F5 attempt and locked Lesnar in the Calf-Crusher which seemed destined to give Styles the win.

An exciting finish to an exhilarating match

Unfortunately for Styles, the submission was not enough to put the Beast away. Lesnar smashed Styles’ head against the mat like a basketball. It became one of the most brutal spots in WWE, despite how simple Lesnar made it look.

Lesnar went for another F5 but Styles slipped out to the apron and finally managed to hit Lesnar with the Phenomenal Forearm. The near fall that followed was one of the closest near falls ever counted by a referee, leaving the 14,000 fans inside the Toyota Center at the edge of their seats the whole time.

Lesnar managed to win the match with an astounding counter, catching Styles mid-air as he went for another Phenomenal Forearm, and nailing him with the F5. The result might have disappointed few, but the match will go down as one of the finest Survivor Series matches ever.