WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Flops and Hits: Roman Reigns' evil plan in works, “betrayed” Brock Lesnar starts his hunt

#3 Hit at WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Brock Lesnar

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Royal Rumble 2022 was quite an eventful night for Brock Lesnar.

First, the Beast Incarnate put his WWE Championship on the line against Bobby Lashley. It’s no secret that Lesnar is brilliant inside the ring when he wants to work. Tonight was no different as he was involved in a balanced back and forth with Lashley and made additional efforts to put his opponent over with the crowd.

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Lashley looked strong when he came close to beating Brock Lesnar using a Hurt Lock. Lesnar managed to fight back, but their brawl, unfortunately, knocked out the referee.

The Beast Incarnate technically pinned Lashley as the crowd counted in the referee’s absence. Soon, we saw Roman Reigns interfere in the match and attack the former champion.

Paul Heyman also handed Roman the title that he eventually used to completely take Lesnar out of the equation. Lashley then pinned Lesnar to win the championship.

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Later in the night, Lesnar entered Men’s Royal Rumble at #30. He eliminated multiple superstars, including Randy Orton, Riddle, Shane McMahon, and Bad Bunny, before coming face to face with Drew McIntyre.

They engaged in a brief but exciting encounter before Lesnar eliminated the Scottish Warrior to punch his ticket to WrestleMania.

Brock Lesnar was undoubtedly one of the best performers tonight. The only complaint remains that he didn’t really need to win Royal Rumble to get a title match.

On the flip side, the title loss and Paul Heyman’s betrayal have established Lesnar as one of the biggest babyfaces in WWE. Brock Lesnar is now going after revenge, and there are very few sights more dangerous than a vengeful Beast.

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Edited by Debottam Saha