Every Roman Reigns WWE Universal Title Defence Ranked In Order Of Greatness

18. Vs Cesaro (WrestleMania Backlash 2021)

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An awesome B-Show Premium Live Event defence in that the result wasn't really in doubt but the two were capable on selling you the idea for a month, Cesaro at his hottest ever as a singles star was an perfect post-WrestleMania prospect for 'The Tribal Chief'.

Frenetic before it became absolutely frantic, Reigns was fantastic at not giving a toss about 'The Swiss Superman's skills until he was suddenly falling victim to them. Any victory for the underdog was going to scan as an upset, but the quality of the offence obscured it to the last.

Roman - as has been the case more in this run than he'd ever care to admit - was as lucky as he was good. Targeting Cesaro's arm earlier in the bout helped him secure a win with a guillotine, proving his that his dominance often existed in finer margins than he'd like people to believe.

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