WWE fans are divided over Roman Reigns' historic victory at WrestleMania 38
The main event of WrestleMania 38 Night Two saw Roman Reigns beat Brock Lesnar to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
The Tribal Chief and The Beast Incarnate put their Universal and WWE Championships on the line in a high-stakes Winner Takes All match. The two champions were involved in a brutal feud over the last few months, which ended with Reigns finally beating Brock Lesnar at The Grandest Stage of Them All.
Both superstars kickstarted the match on a solid note and looked equally dominant throughout the bout. The match's turning point came when the referee was accidentally knocked out. Roman Reigns capitalized on the moment by hitting Lesnar with a low blow and hitting his opponent with the Universal title. Despite the cheap shot, he couldn't pin The Beast Incarnate.
Later, Brock Lesnar turned things around by applying the Kimura Lock on the Tribal Chief. A concerned Paul Heyman rushed to Reigns and motivated him to keep fighting while subtly helping him reach the ropes.
The match ended with a bizarre finish as it appeared that the final moments were rushed. The final blows of the match were extremely fast, and so was the last count. All said and done, Reigns is now the Undisputed Champion, while Lesnar's future remains uncertain following his defeat.
WWE fans react to Roman Reigns' victory at WrestleMania 38
This was the sixth time Roman Reigns competed in the WrestleMania main event, and it was also the first time he defeated Brock Lesnar at The Grandest Stage of Them All. Despite multiple illegal offenses in the match, Reigns' final pinfall was clean.
Here are some of the reactions on Twitter to his victory at The Show of Shows:
Roman Reigns just gave us 2 of the most badass endings to WrestleMania of all time back to back https://t.co/RXSGfbOOVe
It’s undeniable now. Roman Reigns has cemented his legacy as the greatest world champion the WWE has ever had in the last few years. #WrestleMania https://t.co/LAFhp2z0XG
YEAH BABY!! DOUBLE CHAMP!! @WWERomanReigns https://t.co/oTeOFe6HcM
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#Wrestlemania
Roman Reigns has officially beaten Brock Lesnar and has became both the WWE Champion and Universal Champion
Everybody acknowledge this man.🙏🏽☝️🔥 #Wrestlemania https://t.co/6vG7SCEaT1
Roman Reigns won back to back WrestleManias, in the main event, as a World Champion.
581 days and counting.
We're witnessing history wether you like it or not.
#WrestleMania https://t.co/G2hvrsXg17
Celebrating 581 days of greatness and domination at the highest level!
The greatest to ever do it and he ain’t done yet! Roman Reigns 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/mCl9Sp88Lw
ROMAN REIGNS IS THE UNIFIED CHAMPION!!!! DAMN WHAT A MATCH #WrestleMania
ain’t no one spoiling my night … Roman Reigns is two title champion FOR THE FIRST TIME in his career and he beat Brock Lesnar… the #RomanEmpire has closure and that man has earned every lil thing he has!
😂ain’t no one spoiling my night … Roman Reigns is two title champion FOR THE FIRST TIME in his career and he beat Brock Lesnar… the #RomanEmpire has closure and that man has earned every lil thing he has! https://t.co/YMjE6dTqRP
The tribal chief, Roman Reigns stands head and shoulders above the rest, getting a rare clean & decisive win over Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38. Reigns has now Unified the Universal & WWE Championship belts.
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You can tell how happy Roman Reigns is at this moment .. He Smashed pinned Brock Lesnar at #WrestleMania, Retained his Universal title and became The Unified Champion 👏👏 https://t.co/p3c3mhNOay
While several fans celebrated Roman Reigns' historic victory at WrestleMania, others did not share the same enthusiasm. Few believe that Lesnar should have won, but others criticized the overall main event.
Brock Lesnar is so explosive & dominant you literally see them throw the match in order for him to lose. His wins make all the sense in the world. His losses make 0 sense. Respect to Roman but no. #WrestleMania https://t.co/nUgnH3GVrw
@WWE @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle was this "the biggest match" in the history? 🤡
@GTDevillier @WWE @WWERomanReigns @BrockLesnar @HeymanHustle And I’ll yawn knowing that a lame Wrestler holds the title
@WWERomanReigns @WWE @HeymanHustle @WWEUsos Most boring champion of all time
The problem is who will actually defeat Roman Reigns now? WWE has backed themselves into a corner. #WrestleMania
Roman Reigns gettin the win after a spear. Similar to other matches they've had where it's a bunch of the same big moves over and over. It worked though, the crowd was into it the whole time #WrestleMania
Roman Reigns unifies The WWE Champion & The Universal Champion. That’s it, show ended with Roman holding both titles. No Dwayne Johnson. This match was basically the same thing from their previous matches since WM31.
The Biggest #WrestleMania Mach All Time? Not even close.
For them saying this was the biggest match in #WrestleMania history, it was not even the best match we have ever seen between Brock Lesnar & Roman Reigns.
Regardless of the reception, one can't deny that Reigns has now cemented himself as one of the greatest champions in WWE history. It will be interesting to see what's next for the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.