8 questions from WWE Summerslam 2017 we most need answering

Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman at SummerSlam 2017
Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman at SummerSlam 2017

#7 How huge is Strowman vs. Lesnar going to be?

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This could be massive.
This could be massive

Many Wrestling fans might argue that no matter how bad an undercard has been, a good main event can always save an evening. I'm not 100% convinced by this myself, but Summerslam 2017 definitely did make a good case for it.

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With the exception of the RAW Tag-team title match and Alexa vs. Banks, the night was pretty underwhelming, especially when you consider this was supposed to be the biggest pro-wrestling PPV of the summer. However, the fatal 4-way main event for the Universal Title was simply exceptional.

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Right from the very start, the crowd were into the match on a level not previously seen throughout the night. The sight of these four huge dudes throwing each other around the building was WWE at its very best.

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Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns certainly played their part, but the real stars of the night were easily Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman.

Strowman has won people in a way that deserves the highest praise. Going from just another member of the Wyatt Family before the Brand Split to a main event monster capable of going toe to toe with the Beast is such an impressive feat in this day and age of WWE and the crowd were more than happy to show their appreciation for him last night.

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In the first half of the match, Braun made Lesnar look like just another ordinary WWE Superstar, something nobody has been able to do in quite some time. Every time Roman or Joe entered the match, it felt as though they were just getting in the way.

There is something about the chemistry between Lesnar and Strowman that could potentially serve to make Vince McMahon a lot of money going forward.

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What was even more impressive about this was the way Strowman never really looked vulnerable. He brushed off attacks from both Joe and Reigns and managed to avoid Lesnar's German Suplexes.

This has set the table perfectly for Brock vs. Braun at the next PPV. Lesnar has some work to do to redeem his image, and Strowman will not be eager to finish off the job he started. Without a doubt the match of the night.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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