A video package runs hyping Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for tonight’s main event.
WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns
We get introductions for the challenger Roman Reigns and the champion…Paul Heyman quickly cuts that off and does the proper introduction for Brock Lesnar.
The bell rings and Lesnar quickly lifts up Reigns and drives him into the corner. Reigns pushes Lesnar away and throws big right hands. Lesnar with a german suplex. Lesnar with a second and third german suplex. Reigns catches Lesnar with a Superman. Reigns with a second Superman. Lesnar quickly rolls out of the ring. Reigns jumps off the steel steps and catches Lesnar with a third Superman. Reigns tosses Lesnar back inside. Reigns clotheslines Lesnar over the top rope. Lesnar with a belly-to-belly suplex countering another Superman attempt by Reigns jumping off the steel steps. Lesnar with an overhead suplex and Reigns lands with a thud on the floor at the ringside area.
Lesnar clears off an announce table nearby and then tosses Reigns on the second announce table. Lesnar tosses Reigns back inside. Lesnar with a fourth and fifth german suplex. Lesnar lets out a loud, “Suplex City bitch!” Lesnar with another belly-to-belly to Reigns. Lesnar with a huge overhead belly-to-belly and Reigns rolls to the outside as a result. On the outside, Lesnar tosses Reigns into the barricade at ringside. Reigns sends Lesnar face first into the steel ring post. Reigns charges and spears Lesnar over the top of an announce table at ringside. Reigns tosses Lesnar back inside the ring. Reigns connects with a Superman. Lesnar is back up and Reigns levels him with a big spear.
Reigns with a second spear. Lesnar kicks out. Reigns is back up and in the corner. Reigns charges. Lesnar gets a big knee up that levels Reigns. Lesnar with an F5. Reigns kicks out. Lesnar connects with another F5, hooks the leg and Reigns again kicks out. Lesnar lets out a frustrated scream. A third F5 by Lesnar. Reigns continues to kick out. A frustrated Lesnar tosses Reigns out of the ring. Lesnar with a fourth F5 to Reigns sending him crashing through an announce table at ringside. Back inside, Lesnar connects with another release german suplex to Reigns. Lesnar with a fifth F5. Reigns again kicks out. Lesnar removes his mixed martial arts gloves. Paul Heyman is yelling at Lesnar to finish this.
Lesnar drops a flush elbow over the forehead of Reigns. Reigns is busted open. Reigns fires up. Reigns connects with two more spears! Reigns for the cover. Lesnar kicks out. Reigns is fired up. Lesnar with another F5. Lesnar gets the pinfall to retain the title!
Winner and still WWE Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar
Absolute DESTRUCTION by the #UniversalChampion.#WrestleMania @BrockLesnar pic.twitter.com/X6cvCZChx9
— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2018
It took SIX F5s, including one THROUGH the announce table…but @BrockLesnar is STILL your #UniversalChampion! #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/St3BEDXEAc
— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2018
Brock Lesnar legitimately busts Roman Reigns open, total crimson mask for Reigns, then we get Lesnar retaining, something NOBODY was calling in the build to this match, meanwhile New Orleans crowd decided to toss out a "THIS IS AWFUL" chant while a legit elbow lands #WrestleMania
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) April 9, 2018
Overall, this show was paced a lot better than last year in Orlando, the one obstacle they are going to face with these 7 hour or longer shows is the crowd just getting burnt out no matter what, overall this was a very stacked card that delivered on many levels #WrestleMania
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) April 9, 2018
What did you think of #WrestleMania 34 tonight?
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) April 9, 2018