Ranking every WWE pay-per-view main event from 2017 - Part 1

#7 No Mercy – Brock Lesnar(c) vs Braun Strowman (Universal Championship)

The Beast Incarnate conquers the Monster Among Men

After the encounters, Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar had at SummerSlam and on Monday Night Raw, many fans expected the match between the Monster Among Men and the Beast Incarnate to be more destructive and intense bout than Lesnar’s match with Goldberg at WrestleMania 33.

The buildup to the match portrayed Strowman as Lesnar’s biggest challenge ever, but the match at No Mercy failed to make Strowman as dominant as he was perceived.

The first minute of the match was very intense and saw Strowman no-sell a German Suplex and hit a Running Powerslam for a near fall, but the match started to lose steam once Lesnar locked in the Kimura Lock. Strowman would land two more Running Powerslams for a near fall, but the Beast Incarnate would retain the Universal Championship after one underwhelming F-5.

A match that was billed as a clash of titans ended up being a plain match to the dismay of many.