10 WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Impulse Reactions
2. Gut Punch
A fiery little fight between Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Finn Bálor ended in super-smart fashion when an increasingly desperate 'Beast' countered his game Challenger's Coup De Grâce close call for the submission win.
Yet again, Brock seemed incredibly keen to give everything to the cause whilst in there with somebody who never really stood a chance of winning. Had Bálor gambled on his demonic darkside, there may yet have been hope for even more smiling Irish eyes, but Lesnar's ability to answer every one of Finn's relentless assaults put paid to 'David's dreams against 'Goliath'.
This time, anyway.
Post-match, anyway. Brock suplexed the sh*t out of his fallen foe after the bell, implying at very least that he was p*ssed off to have been p*ssed on so profoundly by the inaugural titleholder before he turned the tide. It stands to reason that he'd want to leave an extra mark, but it's not normally something he bothers himself over.
Was this leaving more on the table than meets the eye? The Rumble winner can challenge on either brand - this now seems infinitely preferable just to give The Demon one last go at stopping the unstoppable.