5 Reasons why Roman Reigns unleashed a new finisher against Braun Strowman on WWE SmackDown

#2 A way to make Braun Strowman look strong even though he lost the big match

Next week on the season premiere of #SmackDown!🔹 @WWERomanReigns defends the #UniversalTitle against @BraunStrowman 🔹 #TheNewDay battles @WWESheamus, @WWECesaro and @ShinsukeN in their farewell to #SmackDown @WWEBigE @AustinCreedWins @TrueKofi pic.twitter.com/sKB47gmjjI

— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2020

One has to feel that WWE booked themselves into a bit of a corner with Braun Strowman because not only is the big man booked in a featured match on RAW against Keith Lee, he is likely to be one of the featured performers on the RAW brand in the weeks and months that follow. And yes, Braun Strowman did tap out to Roman Reigns, but he can use the excuse of not being prepared for the brand new move that The Big Dog unleashed. Moreover, as has been mentioned, he did kick out of the Roman Reigns spear, a move that has put so many away.

Listen.....that was a different @WWERomanReigns than I remember. I don't support all that extra with the chair.But shoutout to @BraunStrowman. You got slept, but that's nothing to be ashamed of. Way to fight, but I hope your recovery is good for #WWERaw.

— Massive Lee (@RealKeithLee) October 17, 2020

If you look at this tweet, a bit of damage control is being done by Keith Lee, who is putting his opponent over in a big way.

Both men realize that Braun Strowman looking vulnerable in the Season Premiere of SmackDown does diminish the hype around the big upcoming match between the two men.