10 WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Impulse Reactions
2. Escape Clause
Roman Reigns' cage match loss to Brock Lesnar wasn't the dignity-robbing display the company rushed through at WrestleMania, but 'The Big Dog' took another dangerous step toward previous alliterative golden boy Lex Luger's 'choker' tag thanks to another high profile defeat.
The pair had a better match than their 'Show Of Shows' bloodbath, but the finish again removed a golden opportunity to anoint Roman as WWE's peak performer on the same evening Champion-elect Braun Strowman again shone.
It's becoming trickier to discern the end game with the former Shield star at this point. Positioned against Samoa Joe at next Sunday's Backlash, Reigns potentially won't get near the strap again without beating the 'Samoan Submission Machine', but then the company are left with two full-time losers at a very pricey part-timer's expense.
Weaker than the cable ties that feebly gave way after one spear, Roman's aura hasn't just been dulled or diminished under the glare of 'The Beast'. It's been completely extinguished.