{"id":42688,"date":"2019-04-03T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T22:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=42688"},"modified":"2019-04-04T19:00:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T23:00:01","slug":"preview-wwe-universal-championship-brock-lesnar-c-vs-seth-rollins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/04\/03\/preview-wwe-universal-championship-brock-lesnar-c-vs-seth-rollins\/","title":{"rendered":"WrestleMania Preview: WWE Universal Championship – Brock Lesnar (c) vs Seth Rollins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf you designed a fighting machine it would look like Brock Lesnar.\u201d \u2013 JBL, 2015 Royal Rumble<\/em><\/h3>\n

Earlier this month Jordan Devlin<\/strong> beat the unbeatable, conquered the unconquerable, and won the unwinnable when he bested WALTER for the first time in an OTT Wrestling<\/a> ring and proving that yes, David can beat Goliath. Seth Rollins<\/strong> will attempt to do the same at WrestleMania 35<\/strong><\/em> against Brock Lesnar with the WWE Universal Title on the line in a rematch nearly four years in the making.<\/p>\n

The Lesnar-Rollins saga began at the Royal Rumble<\/strong> in Philadelphia, PA on January 25th<\/sup>, 2015. Then WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar and John Cena<\/strong> had been feuding for nearly a year after \u201cThe Beast Incarnate\u201d tore the Title away at SummerSlam<\/strong><\/em>. An F5 seconds into the match was a move Cena never recovered from. There were times it was uncomfortable to watch as Brock conquered the 15 Time Champion. During period Seth Rollins won the Money in The Bank Ladder Match and the contract for a WWE Title shot with assistance from The Authority, and his personal goon squad J&J Security. This connection proved critical when Seth was added to the Lesnar-Cena contest at Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not afraid of Brock Lesnar!\u201d Seth Rollins to Paul Heyman on RAW, January 2015.<\/em><\/h3>\n

There was no reason for Rollins to lack confidence going into the bout as he had Plan A and Plan B. Plan A was to win the title outright, and Plan B was to use the MITB contract. He justified the confidence Triple H put in him when he left The Shield and put on an aerial display not seen in a WWE ring in years, as Rollins opened up his offensive attack with variety, patience, and precision. A flying knee from the top turnbuckle broke up a Lesnar Kimura lock on Cena early in the match and made it clear that he was there to win.<\/p>\n

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As the match continued Lesnar cleared the announce table of announcers, debris, and monitors, but it back-fired and he ended up prone himself. With Cena down, Rollins took his opportunity, scaled the top turnbuckle and delivered a massive elbow taking out the WWE Champion. Cena kicked out of a \u201cCurb Stomp\u201d but undeterred Seth scaled the top rope\u00a0again and attempted a reverse falcon arrow, but a second after he landed, Lesnar came back from the dead and suplexed Rollins. A final aerial move would be costly for Seth when he jumped into a Lesnar F5 and was pinned. The Beast Incarnate survived three John Cena \u201cAttitude Adjustments\u201d and the table splash from \u201cThe Architect.\u201d Despite the setback, Rollins was still in prime position for another shot at Lesnar, but no one could have pictured where that opportunity would come.<\/p>\n