1,000 days of the WWE Universal Championship: 3 positives and 4 negatives

#4 Positive: SummerSlam 2018 booking

Four months after the WWE Universe hijacked Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 34, Reigns defeated Bobby Lashley to become the #1 contender for Lesnar’s title at SummerSlam 2018.

With the Brooklyn fans expected to react to the match in a similar way to how the fans in New Orleans reacted at ‘Mania, WWE made a genius booking decision by having the popular Braun Strowman stand at ringside throughout the match with his Money In The Bank contract.

Instead of boos and irrelevant chants, the SummerSlam crowd could not help but get engrossed in the story of the match, especially with Strowman threatening to cash in and potentially win the Universal Championship at any moment..

In the end, Reigns picked up the victory after Lesnar threw Strowman’s briefcase up the stage area to prevent him from cashing in.

The outcome of Reigns winning the match was predictable, but the way in which “The Big Dog” finally defeated “The Beast” was brilliantly executed.