WWE Day 1: ex-UFC champion Brock Lesnar triumphs in Fatal 5-Way match as ‘The Beast’ wins an event he was not supposed to take part in
- The former UFC heavyweight champion was a last-minute addition to the event, after his previous opponent tested positive for Covid-19
- “The Beast” bulldozed his way through Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley to become the new champion
Brock “The Beast” Lesnar has emerged the victor of a five-man WWE championship match in the US overnight, winning an event he wasn’t even supposed to be part of.
Roman Reigns, WWE’s biggest star and cousin of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, was set to defend his WWE Universal Championship defence against former UFC champion Lesnar in Day 1’s headline attraction, but was scratched after testing positive for Covid-19.
Organisers made a snap decision to throw Lesnar into the WWE Day 1’s Fatal 4-Way for the WWE title and “The Beast” bulldozed his way through Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley to become the new champion.
The destruction began immediately as Rollins and Owens jumped Lesnar when the bell rang while Big E and Lashley tumbled outside the ring. Lesnar delivered suplex after suplex until Lashley drove Lesnar through the ropes and into the timekeeper’s area.
Rollins and Owens continued their partnership to lay waste to Lashley and Lesnar with the steel steps before Big E jumped into the fray.
