Roman Reigns has finally ascended to the upper echelon of the WWE. The Tribal Chief had an explosive encounter with Brock Lesnar at Night 2 of WrestleMania 38. Both competitors left it all in the ring, but in the end, it was the Head of the Table who left AT&T Stadium with both of the Top Prizes in WWE.
UNDISPUTED WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION#WrestleMania @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/3dNmN8hdpv
— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2022
Reigns promise he would smash Lesnar at WrestleMania 38
When The Tribal Chief arrived at WrestleMania Raw last week, he promised one thing; he would smash Brock Lesnar. Roman said that Lesnar might not take this match at more than face value, but to him, it was personal.
The Beast spilled his blood at WrestleMania 34 and made it personal, and so Roman moved the chess pieces and changed the game on its head. He took Lesnar’s Advocate and made him his Wise Man. He conquered Lesnar’s Universal Championship record just to prove his point. And now, he has conquered the man himself.
Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to become the Unified World Champion of WWE
The Main Event of WrestleMania 38 was a spectacle. Before the match began, Paul Heyman cut off Mike Rome’s introduction spot to introduce Roman himself. So Brock Lesnar cut off Mike as well, to do his own personal intro!
The gloves are coming off at #WrestleMania!#RomanVsBrock @BrockLesnar @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/xcBTFm0X9z
— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2022
Lesnar and Reigns took the WWE main event formula and turned it up to 20. This match had it all; drama, tension, physicality, everything packed into 12 explosive minutes. Roman put Lesnar through a barricade.
Through the barricade! #WrestleMania #RomanVsBrock @WWERomanReigns @BrockLesnar @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/TYJvEqzVBF
— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2022
Lesnar took him to Suplex City.
We’re taking a trip to Suplex City at #WrestleMania 38!#RomanVsBrock #TeamBrock @BrockLesnar @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/C3elMCMKCM
— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2022
It was fairly evenly-matched, and towards the end, it looked like Brock would create yet another seminal WrestleMania moment in the vein of his victory over The Undertaker. He locked in the Kimura, and kept it cinched, but his former Advocate became the cause of his eventual downfall. Roman Reigns ended Night 2 of WrestleMania 38 with a decisive win over The Beast, getting him with the 5th spear of the night.
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 pic.twitter.com/LAFhp2z0XG
— P E R C • P H A R A O H ★ (@TranquiloSZN) April 4, 2022
It was a historic moment for The Tribal Chief and his entire Bloodline. Roman Reigns in now the only person in WWE history to have unified the WWE Championship and the Universal Championship. And as he adds yet another chapter in his family’s storied legacy, a challenger seems to be waiting for him in the wings. Because after all; wrestling doesn’t have just one royal family…