Roman Reigns Sets the Tone for SummerSlam on RAW

In order to officially preview SummerSlam's Fatal 4-Way, WWE gave us a bit of a sampler platter [...]

By Jack Snodgrass

In order to officially preview SummerSlam's Fatal 4-Way, WWE gave us a bit of a sampler platter tonight. And per usual, Roman Reigns ate all of the potato skins.

Tonight's Triple Threat Match accomplished what it needed to by displaying how physical SummerSlam will be. That, and it reiterated that WWE may actually need a bigger ring for the August event. After a bruising contest, Roman Reigns hit Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe with his set of finishers and pinned the Samoan Submission Machine for the win.

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The big win for The Big Dog will keep him hot as WWE marches to SummerSlam. But tonight's biggest story comes from Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman who vowed to leave WWE if they do not leave SummerSlam with the Universal Championship. This turns an already unpredictable main event into pure chaos.

So who's the favorite? Right now there isn't one. All four men make for reasonable choices of a champion. Rumors have had Lesnar keeping the belt until WrestleMania 34 where he would have his fateful fight against Reigns.

Reigns won't be an underdog in any WWE match until at least 2024. With Lesnar, such an off and on champion, Vince McMahon and Co. could be eager to hand the belt to the stable Reigns. Tonight's win on RAW only strengthens the case for Reigns.

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Strowman, for his part, has never been hotter and by the time SummerSlam comes around he may be undeniable. Fans love this guy, as they should. He's truly a rare talent.

Joe makes for the Cinderella in all of this. His June rivalry with Brock Lesnar may end up being the feud of the year. The journeyman has climbed the ranks faster than anyone could have predicted and he could swell in popularity by SummerSlam.

This makes for quite the old school showcase of monsters that made WWE what it is today. There may not be enough canvas in the ring to support a match between those four behemoths. WWE has us guessing, and that's when wrestling is at its finest.

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