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Despite fan perception not being what it once was and the so-so booking that plagued the company, WWE often delivers exceptional main events for major shows. Their top stars are among the best workers and produce top-notch quality in the headline spot.
This year, WWE often relied on Roman Reigns to anchor the top of the card. His main events for the Universal Championship have been consistently great. When he wasn't there, superstars such as Bobby Lashley, Bianca Belair, and Big E held things down for the company.
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With 11 pay-per-views this year, only half of the main events can receive some praise. In this article, let's look at five memorable WWE main events of 2021.
5) Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro for the WWE Universal Championship (WWE WrestleMania Backlash)
Roman Reigns headlined seven of WWE's eleven pay-per-views in 2021. With all those main events for The Tribal Chief this year, it is easy to forget some of them. However, one such underrated contest was his clash against Cesaro at WrestleMania Backlash.
The Swiss Superman was coming off the heels of his biggest win against Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 37 Night 1. Cesaro used this momentum to propel himself to the WWE Universal Championship Match.
However, Roman Reigns gained an advantage by attacking Cesaro's weak shoulder. Despite the challenger's comeback, the Tribal Chief choked him out to end an excellent headliner on this pay-per-view.
4) Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan for the Universal Championship (WWE Fastlane 2021)
At WWE Elimination Chamber 2021, Daniel Bryan defeated five other competitors to win the titular match. But Roman Reigns gave him little time to recover by immediately starting their Universal Championship Match and beating him in mere minutes.
A month later, Reigns and Bryan clashed in a tremendous war-of-attrition that saw both men play their roles well. The former dominated his opponent with ground and pound offense, while the latter was an excellent, fiery babyface with his spirited comebacks. The Tribal Chief defeated his opponent with a guillotine choke following a steel chair shot from special enforcer Edge.
3) Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the Universal Championship (WWE SummerSlam 2021)
The biggest main event of 2021 for Roman Reigns had to be his Universal Championship Match against John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2021. Cena returned to the company at Money In The Bank to confront the Head of the Table.
The buildup to the SummerSlam match entertained fans and had them anticipating this showdown. Both men showed why they are two of the greatest big-match performers in the company's history.
It was a classic WWE main event with huge moves, memorable moments, and a great closing crescendo. Reigns retained the Universal Title with his trademark Spear to beat Cena.
2) Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat Match for the Universal Championship (WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2)
The best Roman Reigns headliner of 2021 had to be on WWE's Show of Shows. At WrestleMania 37 Night 2, the Tribal Chief defended the Universal Championship against Edge and Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat Match. The challengers earned this spot, with the former winning the 2021 Men's Royal Rumble Match and the latter winning the Elimination Chamber Match.
This proved to be Roman Reigns' biggest challenge of his title reign. The odds were against him, but the Head of the Table had Jey Uso to help him. This match was filled with many memorable moments.
Edge and Daniel Bryan applied a crossface to Roman Reigns with a steel chair leg before trading headbutts. All three men brought their A-games and shifted gears at just the right time. The Head of the Table offered up one of the iconic images of the year in the finish when he stacked both opponents up and pinned them to retain the WWE Universal Championship.
1) Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women's Championship (WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 1)
Bianca Belair won the 2021 Women's Royal Rumble Match and earned the right to face Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 37. WWE announced that this would be the main event of Night 1. This was historic as Banks and Belair became the first African-American women to headline Mania.
Sasha Banks added to her remarkable catalog of classics, doing everything she could to present the EST of WWE as an absolute megastar. Bianca Belair showcased her spectacular strength, agility, and athleticism here.
Highlights were aplenty, with Belair performing a stunning gorilla press slam while walking up the steel steps and her always fabulous 450 splashes. The hair whip of doom and its mark are synonymous with this legendary bout. Bianca defeated Sasha with the KOD to win the SmackDown Women's Title.
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