Brock Lesnar Puts Paul Heyman In A Predicament; Wants Roman Reigns For WWE Universal Title
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Brock Lesnar returned to WWE Friday Night SmackDown after a near two-year absence and he has Universal gold on his “Next Big” agenda. Roman Reigns and The Bloodline kicked off SmackDown in Madison Square Garden as The Head Of The Table took hold of the mic to say he owns New York City. The Usos and Heyman put their champion over further before Brock Lesnar came out to a massive reception from the NYC fans. Lesnar then asked Paul why he didn’t tell Roman that he was going to be in the building for WWE SummerSlam. That caused Reigns to steam and then left Heyman alone in the ring with Lesnar. Heyman, ever the chameleon as Pat McAfee put it, got into his old schtick as The Beast Incarnate’s advocate. Lesnar relished in the nostalgia before he told Heyman flat-out that he had five seconds to accept Brock’s challenge for the Universal Title. Heyman was hesitant to accept and it caused him to get hoisted up for an F5. Reigns came back in to deliver a Superman Punch to Brock, but Brock caught hold of him for a F5 until the Usos kicked him free. That prompted Lesnar to lariat the brothers down before sending them to Suplex City.
.@BrockLesnar is making his presence felt at @TheGarden! #SmackDown @WWERomanReigns @WWEUsos @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/WlABsDXvsT
— WWE (@WWE) September 11, 2021
Post segment, Kayla Braxton was backstage and asked Heyman about Lesnar’s challenge. Paul said that The Tribal Chief will make his decision when he’s ready to make his decision.
The Head of the Table will respond to @BrockLesnar's challenge… on his time.#SmackDown @HeymanHustle @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/ywZLkxXLGK
— WWE (@WWE) September 11, 2021
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