3 Reasons why Brock Lesnar ran away from Seth Rollins on WWE RAW

This week's episode of RAW began with quite a bang as the WWE Universal Champion opened the show with his advocate, the one and only Paul Heyman. It was good to see our part-time champion finally on RAW with WrestleMania just weeks away. Heyman then cut one of his signature promos, putting Lesnar over as the dominant force in WWE.

What we didn't see coming was Drew McIntyre of all people interrupting Brock's promo. McIntyre was the in the middle of calling out Lesnar on the mic when an incensed Seth Rollins ran out from the back and attacked him with a steel chair.

After laying out the Scotting Psychopath, Rollins turned his attention to Brock Lesnar. Instead of holding his ground like he usually does, Lesnar backed off from Rollins who charged into the ring. Lesnar chose to walk away rather than engage his WrestleMania opponent which is unusual for him. Let's take a look at the possible reasons behind Lesnar's decision to back away:

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#3 Tactical decision

Did Brock Lesnar back off from Seth Rollins to play mind games on him?

One likely reason behind Brock Lesnar backing down, which is uncharecteristic for 'The Beast', is a tactical retreat on part of Lesnar. Not only did backing off give Lesnar the mental advantage, it also gave no chance for Rollins to gain back his confidence.

The last time Lesnar and Rollins were in the ring together, Brock Lesnar hit Seth Rollns with 6 F-5s, utterly destroying him. Rollins getting in a few chair shots at Brock on RAW and forcing him to scrable would have been a huge boost to Rollins' morale and Brock may have made a wise decision by choosing to just walk away from the situation.

#2 The steel

Seth Rollins attacking McIntyre

Brock Lesnar may be one of the most dominant Superstars in WWE history but even he's made of flesh and bone and not impervious to shots from a steel chair.

Brock Lesnar backing away from Seth Rollins on RAW may just have been for the simple reason of self-preservation. Who wants to get thumped by a steel chair when you can avoid it?

#1 Fear

Rollins and Lesnar

Brock Lesnar may be the biggest bully on RAW but even he knows what Seth Rollins is capable of. I mentioned earlier that Brock Lesnar had hit Rollins with 6 F5's the last time they met. However, what I forgot to mention was the unnerved look on The Beast's face as Rollins kept asking for more.

Seeing Rollins take out Drew McIntyre with the steel chair, it wouldn't be surprising if even The Beast felt a tinge of fear as Rollins towards the ring.