Day 1 is in the history books, and Brock Lesnar is the new WWE Champion!
Lesnar was scheduled to take on Roman Reigns for the Universal Title at the pay-per-view. In an unfortunate turn of events, Reigns tested positive for COVID-19 and was pulled from the event. This led to Brock Lesnar being added to the WWE Championship match that headlined the event.
Brock Lesnar spent the better part of the match being put down by the collective efforts of Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. A devastating Spear by Bobby Lashley also did quite a lot of damage and put The Beast Incarnate out of the equation for a while.
The match's final moments saw Big E saving Lesnar from a Hurt Lock and hitting a Big Ending on Lashley. Lesnar managed to evade the Big Ending and hit a thunderous F5 on the WWE Champion. Lesnar then pinned Big E to win the sixth WWE Championship of his illustrious career.
The Beast Incarnate was determined to take Roman Reigns down at WWE Day 1 and become Universal Champion again. Little did he know that things would take a sudden turn, and he would end up competing for the WWE Title.
The Beast Incarnate seemed quite happy as he held the gold in his hands, while an irate Bobby Lashley stared at him from inside. Lesnar looked at The All Mighty with a smile on his face, and fans are hoping to see these two powerhouses collide somewhere down the line.
If the intense staredown after the match is any indication, WWE might be planning a Lesnar vs Lashley showdown at WrestleMania 38.
The All Mighty has been clamoring to fight Lesnar for a long time now, and he finally got his wish tonight. Lashley delivered as well and dominated The Beast Incarnate on more than one occasion.
How did the WWE Universe react to Brock Lesnar's victory?
As for Brock Lesnar's big victory, the WWE Universe took to Twitter to react to the same, and here are some of the most notable reactions:
Give Brock Lesnar the WWE Championship. Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania.
— JDfromNY (@JDfromNY206) January 1, 2022
Title vs Title.
End the brand split.
Let’s look at the huge negative and turn it into a positive #WWEDay1
This means there’s only one way to end this story, King @AustinCreedWins challenges Brock and wins the title off of him, avenging the New Day’s singles losses. Oh, and they’re all dressed like Spider-Man and do the No Way Home pointing thing when he wins. #BookIt https://t.co/enPa1r3vyu
— Ryan Gray (@GrayEducation) January 2, 2022
GIVE ME BOBBY LASHLEY VS BROCK LESNAR AT WRESTLEMANIA.
— Denise Salcedo (@_denisesalcedo) January 2, 2022
IN FACT I DEMAND IT LOL #WWEDAY1
I’m not mad at all. E was as great a babyface WWE Champ can get in the 2020s. You can do way worse than eating a pin from Brock Lesnar. Take it easy guys lol relax.
— Kazeem Famuyide (@Kazeem) January 2, 2022
IT'S ALL CLEAR IN MY HEAD
— Kroux (@WrestleKrouxVII) January 2, 2022
BROCK LESNAR VS BOBBY LASHLEY AT WRESTLEMANIA 38
ROMAN REIGNS VS DREW MCINTYRE AT WRESTLEMANIA 38
DO IT, WWE pic.twitter.com/u9dAy6bWQv
We’re finally getting Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley
— 𝘫𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘫 (@CountOnCarlos) January 1, 2022
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