Day 1: Brock Lesnar Crowned As New WWE Champion

Brock Lesnar defeated Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley at Day 1 on Saturday night to become the new WWE Champion, comicbook.com reports.

“The Beast” was initially booked to face Roman Reigns at the Atlanta event, but Reigns announced earlier in the day that he had tested positive for COVID-19. This resulted in WWE inserting Lesnar into the show’s other world championship match.

After recovering from a Spear by Bobby Lashley, “The Beast” nailed E with an F5 and pinned the current champ to win the gold.

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The title gives Lesnar his ninth world championship in WWE, his sixth reign as WWE Champion and his first time with the gold since leaving WWE following WrestleMania 36. The loss ends E’s first world championship reign at 111 days.

Check out the full results from Day 1 below:

(Kickoff) Ridge Holland & Sheamus def. Cesaro & Ricochet
SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Usos def. The New Day
Drew McIntyre def. Madcap Moss
Raw Tag Team Championship: RK-Bro def. The Street Profits
Edge def. The Miz
Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch def. Liv Morgan
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar def. Big E, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Kevin Owens