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AJ Styles vs Brock Lesnar was a "dream match" for wrestling fans until Survivor Series last year when the two men took on each other, representing their respective brands. The match lived up to its hype and was arguably Lesnar's best match in an otherwise lackluster Universal Title reign.
Styles took Lesnar to the limit last year and though Lesnar came out on top (for obvious reasons), Styles came out of the contest as a far more credible threat for his future opponents.
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Both having entered the other side of their 40s, their days in the WWE may be numbered and hence we might be seeing the two face-off for probably the last time ever.
As heartbreaking as it was to see Roman Reigns relinquish the Universal Championship due to his battle with Leukemia, it has opened the doors for these two men to battle one more time and if their previous encounter is anything to go by, wrestling fans worldwide may be in store for another treat.
Here are 5 potential finishes to Styles vs Lesnar II
#5 The Miz interferes; Lesnar wins
The rumor mill has been hot recently about The Miz potentially being the next challenger for AJ Styles' WWE Championship. He has been on a roll ever since he won the Intercontinental Championship the night after Wrestlemania 32 and deserves one more run at the top of the mountain.
Arguably the best heel WWE have at their disposal right now, The Miz is capable of garnering nuclear heat from fans on a weekly basis. And him costing Styles will further infuriate the crowd.
Although Lesnar doesn't really need outside interference to win a match, another clean loss to Lesnar can do a lot of harm to Styles' credibility as champion. Furthermore, interference from The Miz will also set up a mouthwatering contest between him and Styles, possibly at the Royal Rumble.
However, with Miz a part of Team Smackdown at the traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match, this might not be the route the creative team opts to take.
#4 AJ Styles wins clean
AJ Styles recently completed a year as WWE Champion. However, he has spent most of his time as champion being part of underwhelming storylines against Jinder Mahal, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, a disappointing feud against Shinsuke Nakamura (given the high standard of matches they put on in NJPW) and Rusev.
His recent feuds against Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan proved to be a saving grace to his run as champion. However, he still needs a statement victory and there can be no bigger statement than defeating Brock Lesnar clean in the middle of a WWE ring given how protected Lesnar has been throughout his run in WWE.
Though it sounds good on paper, it is a well-known fact that size does matter in WWE and Vince McMahon is unlikely to give Styles a clean victory over a much-bigger Lesnar.
The match will undoubtedly be good given the technician Styles is in the ring but probably no one expects him to win clean, unless, WWE decides to swerve us, just like they did at Survivor Series 2016.
#3 Bobby Lashley destroys Lesnar; Styles wins
Ever since Bobby Lashley returned to WWE the night after Wrestlemania 34, fans have been dying to see a contest between these two powerhouses. Lashley himself has publicly stated the desire to face Lesnar in the past, and he recently added more fuel to fire.
Once seen as a potential replacement to Lesnar in WWE, the creative team have left no stone unturned to make Lashley's current run a disappointing one. He has gone on from becoming just another of Roman Reigns' bunny to a part of Jinder Mahal's meditation sessions to a rather confusing heel turn in which he has traded victories with Finn Balor.
Lashley vs Lesnar is still a dream match for many and the best way for WWE to resurrect Lashley's career is to make him destroy Lesnar in the middle of the ring during his match with Styles, possibly even costing him the match. It will instantly establish him as one of the top dogs of the red brand.
However, Lashley's inconsistent booking and him potentially being a part of Team RAW at the traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match are the reasons why this possibility is not higher on the list.
Lesnar's future in the WWE is still unclear and if Vince Mcmahon indeed wants him to face Lashley, it's now or never.
#2 Paul Heyman distracts AJ Styles; Lesnar wins
Paul Heyman has a knack of distracting his opponents when it becomes inevitable that his client is in trouble during a match. There have been many instances of his interference during Lesnar's 2nd run with the company since 2012, such as against Triple H at Extreme Rules in 2013, against CM Punk at Summerslam 2013, and more recently against Roman Reigns at the Greatest Royal Rumble.
Styles took Lesnar to the limit during their match last year and if a similar pattern ensures this year as well, it might well force Heyman to get involved, distract Styles just for a moment, only for Lesnar to capitalize and hit an F-5 for the victory.
This makes Styles look strong even in defeat and unless WWE is planning a Styles victory, this might be one of the best ways possible to make the WWE championship look prestigious given that it has somewhat been lost in the shuffle when compared to the Universal Championship in the last year or so.
#1 Brock Lesnar wins clean
The most obvious choice! Not only in this match, but in any match involving Lesnar. He is one of the biggest draws in WWE right now and this is the reason why they manage to re-sign him everytime it is rumoured that he is leaving the company.
He has arguably been the most protected WWE superstar in history and any Brock Lesnar defeat is a big news. Given how Vince McMahon values RAW and the Universal Championship more than Smackdown and the WWE championship, it seems highly unlikely that he will book anything less than a Lesnar victory.
And given the manner Lesnar squashed Strowman recently, who by every means is one of the top stars on the red brand, all signs point to another clean Lesnar victory, possibly after a hard-fought encounter similar to the one between the two men at Survivor Series 2017.
