5 Times WWE tricked you into thinking Roman Reigns was winning a match

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In 2015, Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble match that guaranteed him a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship that was held by Brock Lesnar. The fans weren't very pleased that WWE's chosen one was given a shot at the WWE Championship over the very popular Daniel Bryan. To make matters worse, The Big Dog defeated the Leader of The Yes Movement at Fastlane a month before WrestleMania.

Lesnar, as usual, dominated the match with his series of German Suplexes and F5s. Midway, Roman Reigns pushed Lesnar into the ring post, cutting Lesnar on the forehead. The challenger capitalized on this moment and hit Lesnar with three Superman Punches and two consecutive Spears for a near fall. Lesnar then caught Reigns with an F5 but was unable to cover him.

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The crowd was very sure that this was Roman Reigns' crowning moment and that nothing could stop him. Until we heard Seth Rollins' music across the stadium and Mr. MITB ran down to cash in his briefcase. What followed was a Curbstomp, an F5 attempt that ended in a Spear and a final Curbstomp by Rollins on Roman Reigns to get the three count.

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Kishan is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling and has been associated with the division for 8.5 years. Even though he doesn't work at Sportskeeda on a full-time basis, writing about wrestling keeps his passion for the sport alive. He reports on important updates from wrestlers and rumors from trustworthy sources.

Kishan recalls the best match he witnessed when he was just 6 – the Hell in a Cell Match at Armageddon 2000. Watching the six men push each other to their limits and then some made him realize how incredible pro wrestling is.

He graduated as a Chemical Engineer a few years before he began his journey with Sportskeeda. A couple of years as a non-contracted writer for the website became a full-time opportunity that included managing the pro wrestling division.

Kishan's favorite wrestler is Triple H, as he can pull him into any storyline. In today's era, one can call him a Seth "Freakin" Rollins fan for the same reason. When he is not writing for Sportskeeda, Kishan works as a digital marketing professional.

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