10 Times WWE Stupidly Tried To Plug Gaps
6. Brock Lesnar
Shortly before he was given the Money In The Bank briefcase in a naked acknowledgement of the lack of stars below the topline in WWE, Brock Lesnar was again relied upon as an infuriating shortcut after Roman Reigns unexpectedly vacated the Universal Title in late-2018. To make matters worse, it was again Braun Strowman on the wrong end of 'The Beast's bullsh*t.
'The Monster Among Men' had been humanised in his first head-to-head with Brock a year earlier, but the two had mostly been kept separate ever since. Turned heel to give prior champion Roman somebody to feud with, his 'Dogs Of War' unit with Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler had dragged him further into the doldrums before a Saudi Arabian smash-and-grab sealed his fate.
Without Strowman to keep the belt warm until Reigns returned, Lesnar's unwelcome presence back on the card brought the sense of relief from SummerSlam to a screeching halt.
Lesnar thankfully doled out a high quotient of bangers in his shorter run with the red strap, but the break between Shield stewards thankfully concluded with Seth's semi-squash at WrestleMania 35.