Author: Justin Barrasso / Source: SI.com
- Hulk Hogan was backstage at Extreme Rules, but he stole all the wrestling-related headlines throughout the day on Sunday.
The Extreme Rules pay per view capped off a memorable day in wrestling history that began with the news that Hulk Hogan will be reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame.
The day finished with Extreme Rules, which was a show that featured losses by Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, and Braun Strowman, as well as marked a fifth consecutive pay per view where WWE champion AJ Styles did not main event the show.
Extreme Rules included a new storyline about Universal champion Brock Lesnar, saw the return of Randy Orton, and continued the descent of Asuka, who lost again to Carmella and has lost considerable luster following her undefeated streak.
Here are the results:
·The B-Team defeated “Woken” Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt for the Raw tag team titles
·Finn Balor defeated Baron Corbin
·Carmella defeated Asuka to remain SmackDown women’s champion
·Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jeff Hardy in six seconds to win the United States title
·Kevin Owens defeated Braun Strowman in a steel cage match
·The Bludgeon Brothers retained their SmackDown tag team titles by defeating Daniel Bryan and Kane
·Bobby Lashley pinned Roman Reigns
·Alexa Bliss defended her Raw women’s title over Nia Jax
·AJ Styles remained WWE champion with his win over Rusev
·Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins in a 30-minute Iron Man match in sudden-death overtime
And here are my takeaways from the show…
1. All signs point to Brock Lesnar defending the Universal championship at SummerSlam against Bobby Lashley, with the possibility also remaining that Roman Reigns will be included to make the match a triple threat.
Raw general manager Kurt Angle gave the storyline explanation that Lesnar has chosen not to defend his title, but unless he agrees to terms on a title defense, he will be stripped of the Universal title.
Lesnar is not scheduled to appear on Raw this week, which means viewers will instead be treated to appointment-viewing as Paul Heyman speaks on the champ’s behalf. Lesnar is expected to drop the title at SummerSlam, and a singles match with Lashley makes the most sense considering he just defeated Reigns at Extreme Rules in a highly competitive match that was among the most entertaining on the card.
The match once again displayed Reigns’s ability to carry a compelling match. Considering Lesnar’s preference to work triple threat matches, especially in light of preparing for an upcoming UFC heavyweight title fight against Daniel Cormier, it would come as little surprise if Reigns is added to the SummerSlam main event.
2. Hulk Hogan did not appear at Extreme Rules, but he stole all the wrestling-related headlines throughout the day on Sunday with the…
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