Heading into the much-anticipated Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar match for Lesnar's WWE Universal Title at the "No Mercy" pay-per-view Sept. 24, I figured the bout would end one of three ways:
Either Strowman, arguably the hottest performer in the company, wins the title; there's a non-finish in which Strowman and Lesnar take each other out in a "holy sh*t" stunt; or Lesnar wins the match, but he does so in a manner that allows Strowman to keep his heat and aura of invincibility.
The one scenario I couldn't fathom is the one that actually occurred: Lesnar hit an F-5 out of nowhere to pin Strowman in less than 10 minutes. It was nearly identical to the finish of the Lesnar-Samoa Joe match at the "Great Balls of Fire" pay-per-view.
