Seth Rollins To Challenge Brock Lesnar For Universal Title At WWE WrestleMania 35, Updated Card
Seth Rollins has made his choice and at WrestleMania 35 he will challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title.
Rollins earned the right to choose his WrestleMania opponent by winning the Men’s Royal Rumble on Sunday night. Rollins opened Raw by stating he would take his time in making a decision, but Triple H forced him to decide between facing Lesnar or Daniel Bryan by the end of the night.
Despite Paul Heyman warning Rollins, The Kingslayer confronted The Beast on Raw. While Rollins didn’t verbally announce he would be picking Lesnar, the indication was clear. And Lesnar let Rollins know that he made the wrong decision.
.@WWERollins is going after @BrockLesnar! #Raw pic.twitter.com/oEsTTJMxl0
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2019
Lesson #1: Don’t anger The Beast. #Raw pic.twitter.com/sSlPcjuJtG
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 29, 2019
Did #UniversalChampion @BrockLesnar just make @WWERollins‘ #WrestleMania decision FOR him? #RAW pic.twitter.com/NCX3uJnzyp
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2019
Moments after Raw went off the air, the match was made official on social media.
IT’S OFFICIAL: @WWERollins will challenge #UniversalChampion @BrockLesnar at #WrestleMania 35! pic.twitter.com/eQRj95xW55
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) January 29, 2019
The beef between Rollins and Lesnar goes back to WrestleMania 31 when Rollins cashed in his Money In The Bank contract during the main event between Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Rollins hit The Stomp on Reigns to win the WWE Title, taking the belt from Lesnar without having to pin the Mayor of Suplex City. Lesnar got his rematch at Battleground 2015, but The Undertaker interfered and attacked Lesnar, causing a disqualification. The two have not crossed paths since.
Earlier in the night, Becky Lynch made her WrestleMania choice, deciding to face Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Title.
Here’s a look at the updated WrestleMania 35 card:
RAW Women’s Championship
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins
