10 Impulse Reactions Following WWE WrestleMania 33
7. Universal Praise
The perfect end in the perfect manner at the perfect time. WWE deserves a lot of credit for the immaculate story of Bill Goldberg's 2016/17 return.
His loss of the title here was clearly at the right moment. Tired of his limited displays, the murmurs of distaste from weeks gone by became outright boos at WrestleMania, which matched perfectly with the company's decision to finally let Brock Lesnar get his victory over Big Bill.
In under five minutes but over two, the contest was timed out flawlessly, with Goldberg still not having to move beyond his Spear/Jackhammer offence and Brock similarly never leaving his comfort zone of suplexes and F5's to ultimately dethrone the champion.
That's almost certainly it for Goldberg now, who can disappear back to his inordinate wealth and wait for the phone to ring for occasional paydays and a likely Hall of Fame spot in years to come.
For Lesnar, it's marked a reinvention of sorts, with a much-needed fallibility enveloping his aura and likely adjusting the dynamic of his future title defences.
If rumours of more dates for 'The Beast' are to be believed, it's possible he'll consider revisiting some of the varied and impactful offence he used to unleash before his original UFC exit. His title matches will be far better for it.