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

29. Vs Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 38)

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Not their worst match - and not even their worst WrestleMania match - but Roman Reigns Vs Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 fell so spectacularly short of lofty expectations that it exposed the death of a once-great formula and felt like the beginning of the end for 'The Tribal Chief' as a credible longstanding champion.

The latter proved misguided of course, but the former was painfully apparent. So much so that the two of them went on to cofound critics in spectacular fashion one last time later that year...but more on that elsewhere in this list.

Devoid of drama due to the predictable nature of the result - Lesnar wasn't holding both belts on his schedule, nor was Roman's lengthy stint being ended by a guy

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