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Winner: Roman Reigns
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The Strowman safety valve aside, this match was genuinely better than the last two Lensar vs. Reigns matches, though that isn't saying much. The ending, however, was anticlimactic.
After Brock Lesnar was done with his beatdown on Strowman, Roman Reigns essentially caught him unawares with a spear and finally got the pinfall win. Although it was indeed a clean victory, it felt like an anticlimax and a copout to protect Lesnar. His long, torturous reign could have ended in a much more satisfying, cathartic fashion, but it was nowhere to be seen.
Reigns posed with the Universal title and the company seemingly faded to black immediately afterwards to prevent the viewing audience from hearing any boos. No pyro. No confetti. Just a quick series of poses and some credits. It was one of the lamest "coronations" in WWE history.
All that said, Roman Reigns finally got the albatross of Lesnar off his back, which can only be good for him and for Monday Night Raw. At long last, this nightmarish loop is over. Raw now has a top title on TV again, opening up the main event picture once again.
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