5 Potential Finishes for Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley Next Week

After months of no news, Kurt Angle gave an ultimatum to the Universal Champion. He put together two triple threat matches on RAW this week. Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley emerged as the winners of their respective matches. The two bulls will battle it out next week to determine who goes on to face Lesnar.

Who will be The Beast Incarnate's next opponent? Why, it will be one of these two men. As I will explore in the following pages, it could be both of these men.

So, that brings me to the big question at hand- how will this match play out? In this article, I shall outline 5 possible scenarios for the same.

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Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts about the finish!

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#5 Bobby Lashley wins clean

This is, unfortunately, the least likely scenario of the lot

Many fans were stunned when Lashley pinned Roman Reigns clean at Extreme Rules. One of our own writers speculated that the win was only a decoy for Roman Reigns to get one up at a later date, at a more meaningful match. Lashley only pinned Reigns in a match with no stakes, so that Reigns could get his win back in a match with actual stakes.

In the unlikely event that Lashley does score a clean victory, he will go on to face Brock Lesnar in the dream match that fans have yearned for, for a long time now. It will be a battle between two men trained in Mixed Martial Arts. It will be a fabulous contest that many have yearned to see, even when both men were in different companies.

I would certainly like to see this match transpire and this is the finish I'll be hoping for. Can Lashley counter Reigns' spear into his own spear, one more time?

#4 Both men get disqualified, triple threat at SummerSlam

This is yet another match that can very well take place

Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley took each other to the limit at Extreme Rules. They put on an extremely physical contest and I can only imagine how brutal it would have been had it been an Extreme Rules match. Could both men get disqualified next week, leading to a no contest result?

If so, it could bring about a very interesting possibility for SummerSlam 2018. We could see Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar, all competing for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam in a massive Triple Threat match. Reigns could pin Lashley or vice versa, for the title to change hands for good.

The finish would be an intriguing one and would help retain Brock Lesnar's mystique until he does return again. There would be a readymade story- Brock Lesnar never really lost his title!

#3 Braun Strowman destroys both men, cashes in his contract

Could Braun Strowman lay both of the challengers out? He very well could!

Braun Strowman has been on a bit of a rampage these days. Just ask Kevin Owens about it. I can totally see him interfering in the Lashley vs. Reigns match to determine Brock Lesnar's Number 1 contender. And then, Braun Strowman could cash in his Money in the Bank contract for SummerSlam.

It would be in line with his character because he's not been booked as a coward, unlike other past winners. It would also change the landscape of WWE significantly.

#2 Brock Lesnar lays everyone out, triple threat announced?

Could the Universal Champion return at long last?

Brock Lesnar did not want to compete at SummerSlam, at least in storyline. Maybe he believes that if he takes both men down, he will not have to. And then, Kurt Angle could inform him that by interfering, he made sure that the SummerSlam match will be a Triple Threat affair.

Could we see him make a return to television, for this surprise appearance? Could we see the crowd in shock, until Angle comes out and makes the SummerSlam match? It certainly is quite an intriguing possibility, for sure.

But then again, Brock Lesnar showing up on RAW is almost always an unlikely scenario. Which brings me to the most likely possibility of all.

#1 Roman Reigns wins clean

Vince McMahon always gets what Vince McMahon wants!

I discussed this possibility in an earlier slide. What if Bobby Lashley's win was just a temporary moment for fans to feel good before Roman Reigns got his win back? Is it time for the fourth match between Reigns and Lesnar for the top prize?

Well, Reigns does have a claim to the championship! He did lose the match at the Greatest Royal Rumble under suspicious circumstances. That said, Reigns going over won't be a decision that fans may like!

This brings me to the end of this article. How do you folks think this match will go down?

Let's start speculating, guys...