WWE Extreme Rules: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

The Good - Roman Reigns vs Bobby Lashley

Roman Reigns puts Bobby Lashley in a headlock at Extreme Rules

Roman Reigns vs Bobby Lashley was the first quality wrestling match of the entire evening. The two Superstars put on a good bout that started out with some mat wrestling and ended with some very aggressive brawling.

Considering these two were up against a hostile audience, they should arguably be given a ribbon for the way they performed. They made the match interesting and grabbed interest out of an audience that simply had none. Reigns brutalized Lashley early on, throwing him outside of the ring in unforgiving fashion. All 280 pounds of Bobby Lashley came crashing down onto his own shoulder as he hit the floor outside of the ring with a sickening thud.

.@fightbobby sent for a brutal ride over the top rope! @WWERomanReigns #ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/J0gPaPsmuj

— WWE (@WWE) July 16, 2018

Eventually Lashley would shake off Reigns' assault and execute one of the most beautiful vertical suplexes ever seen on a WWE pay-per-view. Lashley would then take his assault outside the ring and suplex a disoriented Reigns onto the announcer's table.

The #BigDog is DOWN! @WWERomanReigns @fightbobby #ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/OXQEmIjKAd

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 16, 2018

The match ended in shocking fashion. As Reigns was about to his his finishing Spear on an apparently incapacitated Lashley, he was instead hit by a Bobby Lashley Spear out of nowhere. Lashley capitalized for the pinfall victory.

The match had a big fight feel from the get go, which says a lot about the two men and the intestinal fortitude they each share. Given the current Universal Championship picture it was unclear what either were actually fighting for. Still, even under those dire circumstances Lashley and Reigns were able to perform wonderfully and put on a WrestleMania quality bout.