Seth Rollins Crushes Brock Lesnar To Win WWE Universal Title

The Architect ends Brock's reign in opener.

Seth Rollins WWE WrestleMania 35
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WrestleMania 35 kicked off to an absolutely electric start, as Paul Heyman marched down to the ring to announce that if he and his client weren't main eventing the show, then they damn well weren't going to stick around for the whole sodding thing.

As a consequence, proceedings spectacular commenced with Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship defence opposite Seth Rollins. The Beast blindsided the challenger before the bell could even be rung, brutally hurling Rollins through a cardboard table panel (it looked more painful than it sounds).

When the match began in earnest, Brock sent Seth straight to Suplex City, and business seemed to be as usual. That was until Rollins caught Lesnar with a low-blow. The pendulum now swung in his balance, Rollins hit the champ with three impactful Curb Stomps and that, as they say, was that. Three seconds later, and we had a new Universal Champion!

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