13 WWE Extreme Rules 2019 Impulse Reactions

7. Braun Strowman Vs. Bobby Lashley

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Braun Strowman is back on track. Typically, all it took was for the company to craft something utterly f*cking bananas for him to do, too.

Having smashed the (holy) sh*t out of each other on a recent Raw, Bobby Lashley and 'The Monster Among Men' were back at it in Philadelphia, battering one another all over the arena en route to a spectacular set piece finale in which Strowman hit his running powerslam in the crowd through a wooden construction designed to absorb their ginormous frames with the most amount of noise and nebulous bluster.

It served as a reminder of Strowman's potential at the top of the card, if that's indeed his destination following what must surely now be the end of his programme with 'The All Mighty'. On Lashley - his contributions to the company since returning last year remain uneven, but this beef-slapper (an Andy Murray original) worked wonders for him too. His stock hasn't been higher, even if this loss saw him plummet to hilarious new lows.

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