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Three back-to-back Claymore Kicks was all it took for Drew McIntyre to realize his lifelong dream of winning the WWE Championship. After the massive clash against Brock Lesnar in the main event of Night 2 of WrestleMania 36, the Scottish Psychopath (is he still called that?) ended the show standing tall as the new WWE Champion.
The match began with McIntyre hitting a Claymore to the Beast Incarnate, but after that, the winner of the 2020 Royal Rumble was hit with a barrage of F5s. Much to the surprise of Lesnar and his advocate, Paul Heyman, McIntyre kicked out of each of them before taking out the WWE Champion with, as I mentioned, three consecutive Claymores to win the match and the title.
It's rare to see Lesnar lose sucha high stake match and if you are wondering why WWE and Vince McMahon decided to make Drew McIntyre the WWE Champion, you've stumbled across the right article.
So, without further adieu, I present to you the five reasons for this massive victory of the Chosen One.
Be sure to let me know your thoughts and reactions in the comments section below.
#5 A deserving WrestleMania moment for McIntyre
Drew McIntyre has been one of the most improved WWE Superstars in recent memory. Before leaving the company, he was a part of 3MB - a group that was just there to be a comedy act and help everyone else get over by being their punching bags.
McIntyre was released by the company, built himself up elsewhere, and came back in 2017 as a completely new monster. After a short stint as the NXT Champion, McIntyre moved to the main roster where he had his moments of shine here and there.
It was at the Royal Rumble this year that the "Chosen One" finally got his moment to shine as he went on to win the match and challenged Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. His win tonight is indeed very special and s deserving WrestleMania moment for a Superstar who did not give up and made a huge comeback to fulfill his dream.
#4 A realistic opponent to defeat Lesnar
Brock Lesnar is not a normal human being - and he's very rightly referred to as the Beast Incarnate. Throughout his career in WWE and UFC, Lesnar has managed to defeat his opponents through his sheer will, strength and power.
To date, only a select few WWE Superstars have managed to defeat Lesnar convincingly and tonight's performance of Drew McIntyre against him was one of them. Throughout the road to WrestleMania and the build-up of their rivalry, McIntyre was presented by the company as a very realistic and credible opponent for the Beast Incarnate, so much so that, he was never an underdog entering the match tonight.
It was at the Royal Rumble where McIntyre took out Brock Lesnar, who was raining havoc in the match and had eliminated as many as thirteen Superstars. With a little assist from Ricochet, it was McIntyre's Claymore kick that led to the elimination of Lesnar from the match. As we saw tonight, it was again the very same Claymore kick which took out the Beast Incarnate as he was knocked out cold after getting hit by three consecutive Claymores.
#3 A full-time WWE Champion
It was just a couple of nights ago when the World Champions on both the brands were part-timers who only showed up for major events like WrestleMania. A little over 24 hours after, and we have two new World champions, both of whom are full-time wrestlers and the future of the company.
It was the Monster Among Men, Braun Strowman who defeated Goldberg to win the Universal Championship on Night 1 of WrestleMania 36, and tonight on Night 2, it was Drew McIntyre who took out Brock Lesnar to become the new WWE Champion.
The debate of having part-timers win the championships and take the spot of young and upcoming talent has been there for a long time. Time and again WWE would tease a stop this bad habit of theirs, only to make a part-timer champion again - like we saw at WWE Super ShowDown when Goldberg defeated The Fiend.
With the next few months being a tough time for WWE Programming - with the current pandemic and having to hold empty arena shows - the company needs their World titles to be in the hands of Superstars who can constantly show up and perform for the fans every night.
#2 Lesnar does not need a title
It's so common to see WWE fans complain about Brock Lesnar taking up the spotlight of the new generation of Superstars, and yet whenever the Beast Incarnate steps out into a WWE arena, everyone has their eyes set on what will he do?
Be it his dominant physical appearance or just the big-match feel that he brings along with him, you just can't ignore the presence of The Conqueror. Ever since ending the undefeated streak of The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX, Lesnar is on another level of stardom, reached by only a select few WWE Superstars.
In Paul Heyman's own words, Brock Lesnar is an attraction and we will continue to pay to watch him in action. He does not need the WWE Championship to get people to tune in to see him or bring crowds to the arena - his presence in itself is enough.
Even after losing the title at WrestleMania tonight, Lesnar has many mega-feuds lined for him. Be it a long-time rumored clash against Bobby Lashley or a dream match against "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Lesnar has many fresh opponents to work with after WrestleMania season.
#1 To send the fans home happy
The entire world has been going through a massive battle against the pandemic of COVID-19 and the United States of America is arguably suffering it the worst, along with Italy and Spain. Many people were not happy with WWE's decision to continue their operation even after all the restrictions being put in place by the government.
But, the company had only one goal in mind - "the show must go on". They tried everything in their power to make the best out of the situation and now that WrestleMania has concluded, we can say that they were successful in delivering a memorable and most unique edition of the Show of Shows to their fans.
The motive was clear - to make the fans forget about all their problems going around them and make them enjoy themselves in these testing times. And to achieve that, they had to end the show on a positive note and send the fans home happy. Okay, not send them back home as everyone was already in their homes, but you get my point, right?
With that, I would like to congratulate the new WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and thank the company for all their efforts to deliver WrestleMania 36.
What did you think of this weekend's WrestleMania? Head to the comments and share your thoughts!
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