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#3 Was this the best-booked match of the New Era?

A great example of booking.

Everything about the Roman Reigns Vs. Braun Strowman match has been received well by the vast majority of fans and for all the right reasons. While the dynamics of this feud, in general, have been all over the place, it does fit in with WWE’s current product where heels and babyfaces aren’t what they used to be. Strowman has effectively been turned face because of his position across the ring from the most detested ‘’face’’ in the company right now, and this match all but summed it up.

While it is still too early to tell whether this was an official heel turn from Reigns, the ending of this match worked perfectly and is probably an example of some of the best booking in WWE’s modern era. A clean win for Reigns would have upset a lot of people and done nothing for Braun going forward.

A straightforward victory for Strowman and Vince could not have utilised Reigns later on this year, or next year, against Lesnar. Officially, Braun will go down as the winner but not in a way that made Roman look weak or Braun too dominant.

After the match, we got what appeared to be a 100% heel move from Reigns, driving the ambulance back into a truck with Strowman inside. If this wasn’t a heel turn, it was pretty close to one.

And what about Strowman himself? Can we call this a babyface turn? The ending really did garner a lot of babyface sympathy for the Monster Among Men, and the fact that he was back on his feet after being freed from the ambulance was a stroke of genius. You could hear the fans cheer for him as he stumbled away into the night.

But again, it is too early to tell whether he can maintain this when he moves onto his next feud. Whatever the case may be going forward, we all need to appreciate just how well put together this match was.