WWE Greatest Royal Rumble: 10 Things That Must Happen

4. The Universal Title Match Is Escape Only

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Modern-day WWE Steel Cage matches have moved away from the idea that workers can win only by escaping the structure. This has stripped the gimmick of some old-school appeal. When heels would rather go for the pin/submission over simply walking out the door, they can look vicious. Or, they can come across as silly for not seizing the advantage.

In Saudi Arabia, it's time to bring back some tradition and enforce that Lesnar and Reign's match can only be won by either climbing over the cage itself or exiting through a single door.

Saudi Arabia has never seen a WWE-style Cage Match, so the atmosphere should (hopefully) be electric for something like this. It also feeds into the idea that Lesnar, a seasoned fighter inside UFC's Octagon, holds the advantage.

On Raw this coming Monday, hearing Reigns challenge Lesnar to the stip, wondering aloud why he wouldn't take it when he's been 'running away' from his job anyway, sounds about right. If nothing else, it'd give the match a different flavour to everything else on the card.

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