WWE WrestleMania 35: 3 reasons why the main event ended with a roll-up

WrestleMania 35 is in the history books now. The 2019 edition of the Showcase of the Immortals was the first instance where women headlined the event. The event saw the crowning of three red hot babyfaces in Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, and Becky Lynch.

While Rollins "cheated" his way to slay the Beast, Kofi Kingston had an emotional journey to the top of the WWE food chain after defeating Daniel Bryan.

Becky Lynch overcame the challenges thrown by both Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair - and even pinned Rousey to claim the victory and to take home both the RAW and SD Live Women's titles.

However, the way the match ended was not a comprehensive one. Lynch countered Rousey's armbar attempt to gain a successful roll-up pinfall. Such an ending is not usual in the main event of WrestleMania. In this list, we will take a look at a few reasons why the WrestleMania 35 main event ended with a roll-up

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#3 To protect both Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey

Rousey and Flair are two of the top female stars in WWE

Without a shadow of a doubt, one can say that Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey are two of the most protected women on the WWE roster today. WWE treats them as the top stars. So in order to protect both Rousey and Flair, WWE could have used the roll-up finish.

Neither of the two Superstars looked weak throughout the match and had some great spots. Charlotte hit a double spear, and Ronda's quick strikes were a thing of beauty. Thus, we can say that WWE has done an excellent job of protecting all three of the women involved in the match, and at the same time, gave us a quality main event.

#2 A feud down the road

Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch - A feud for the ages

Ever since Becky Lynch and the SmackDown LIVE Women's crew invaded RAW before Survivor Series 2018, the fans knew a hot feud between the two was inevitable. Their brawl segment followed by the stare down was nothing short of epic.

Most fans thought we would be getting that encounter at WrestleMania 35, but WWE added Charlotte Flair to the mix to make it a triple threat. Even though the match and build up were not bad, deep down, we all knew Charlotte had no business in this rivalry.

Thus WWE might be looking forward to building a rivalry between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey for the women's title down the road, probably for SummerSlam 2019, or even, WrestleMania 36. Since Rousey had her right shoulder in the air during the three-count, we could expect a rematch.

#1 To make the victory unpredictable

Flair, Lynch, and Rousey are known for finishing their matches using submission moves

Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair - all three women have a submission move as their finisher. While Ronda Rousey has her trusted armbar, Becky Lynch uses Dis-arm-her. Charlotte Flair inherited her father's Figure 4 Leg Lock and modified it into a new version - calling it Figure 8 Leg Lock.

Thus, the primary question was who will tap out to who during the main event? The fans expected a finish to occur only when there was a submission move applied because they have been conditioned that the match would end only in one of the three women tapping out. However, WWE pulled a smart one by rewarding Becky Lynch with a brilliant roll-up.

Even though it was not befitting to end the main event of a WrestleMania, the finish was still smart on WWE's part.