10 takeaways from WWE Royal Rumble 2019

Seth Rollins is going to Wrestlemania 35
Seth Rollins is going to Wrestlemania 35

#6. Brock Lesnar will be sticking around WWE for at least a while longer

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Brock Lesnar forces Finn Balor to tap out at the Rumble
Brock Lesnar forces Finn Balor to tap out at the Rumble

It seems like every year or so, the same thing happens; Brock Lesnar's contract comes toward its conclusion, and instantly fans, journalists, and critics all start talking about how the Beast Incarnate is on his way out of WWE.

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And yet, every single time it seems like Brock Lesnar winds up hanging on to the Universal title and sticking around for longer than anyone hoped or dreamed of. We can tell a lot of things from Lesnar's successful title defense, and the way in which he was booked.

For one thing, WWE is continuing to push Lesnar as a dominant, nigh unstoppable force. They added in the caveat of his frequent bouts of diverticulitis, which led some to believe Finn Balor had a hope of dethroning the champ. Two curious things happened during and after the match.

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One, Lesnar won with an MMA style kimura arm lock, reinforcing his combat sports champion status, and after the match, WWE chose to show a clip wherein Lesnar chucked his WWE Universal title at Vince McMahon after WrestleMania 34.

WWE never does anything without a good reason, and it seems like they have plans for Lesnar's character at least until WrestleMania 35.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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