WWE Extreme Rules 2019 - 5 points to note
Extreme Rules has come and gone and fans and critics weren't shy to let the world know what they thought of the PPV. Several championships changed hands at the event, including the Universal Championship which was won by The Beast Brock Lesnar after successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on Seth Rollins.
Once again, The Beast waited for his target to do all the work in the ring and all he had to do was march down the ring and leave with something shiny to take home. Nevertheless, Extreme Rules was a solid show and it made us want to tune into Monday Night Raw the following night.
Several Superstars left the show with new and shiny accessories around their waste and as always, WWE had the whole world talking and today, right here, we will look at the five points worth noting for Extreme Rules.
#5 WWE is not done with Brock Lesnar
Paul Heyman kept his word when he said his advocate Brock Lesnar will cash in his contract at Extreme Rules and behold! The Beast did just that. But why did WWE hand the Universal title back to Lesnar despite knowing that the WWE Universe will be against it? Well, my colleague Riju Dasgupta wrote a piece on 5 reasons why WWE chose to award the Big Red Belt to The Beast Incarnate, and you'll find it interesting.
Riju points out that this was done so that a much bigger match could take place at WWE's second-biggest event of the year, SummerSlam, between Rollins and Lesnar. While Seth Rollins was a fighting champion, he didn't have meaningful challengers for the title (except AJ Styles) and WWE needed a much bigger match for the Universal title at SummerSlam and Seth Rollins vs Baron Corbin part 10 wasn't going to cut it.
Brock Lesnar is done with UFC, so it looks like he will be committed to WWE, and as long as he does so, the ratings for Raw will continue to increase, which is a wise business move. Whether fans like Brock Lesnar or not, in the end, they always tune in to see him compete or appear in the ring.