Summerslam: Seth Rollins defeats Brock Lesnar to win Universal title

Summerslam which is touted as WWEs biggest event of the summer was held in Toronto Canada on August 11 2019 The main event saw Seth Rollins slay the beast Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Universal Championship for a second time The event also saw the return of former womens champion Trish Stratus as well as Goldberg Here is a look at all the results from the matchcardBuddy Murphy vs Apollo CrewsThis was a short match after Eric Rowan attacked Buddy Murphy from behind before the kickoff match could even begin Rowan continuously beat Murphy up which led to a disqualificationEdge returnsWhile Elias took to the ring and began playing his guitar and singing former WWE wrestler and Hall of Famer Edge made his return After making a funny face Edge hit Elias with his signature move the spearAlexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs The IIconicsAlexa Biss who turned a year older a few days ago dressed up in an attire inspired by Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear Bliss and her partner Cross managed to retain their titles with ease While Bliss took out Peyton Royce with a right hand and then hit her move Twisted Bliss Nikki Cross held back Billie KayBecky Lynch vs NatalyaBecky and Natalya friendsturnedfoes had the crowd going from the start As Natalya was in her home Canada she managed to get the crowd behind her However during the course of the match Becky Lynch won the crowd over After they both used each others respective finishing moves Becky Lynch locked Natalya with the DisArmHer to make her submit Becky managed to retain the Raw Womens titleGoldberg vs Dolph ZigglerThis match did not prove to live up to its billing While legend and Hall of Famer Goldberg made his return to the ring months after his match with The Undertaker this bout was not very impressive Goldberg then managed to take down Ziggler with a spear in a match which ended under 2 minsAJ Styles vs RicochetStyles defended his title against former United States champion Ricochet Both WWE superstars managed to deliver their technical best by performing some breathtaking stunts and moves However with interference from Styles teammates Gallows and Anderson Ricochet could not overpower his opponent Just when he went to hit Styles with a Phoenix splash Styles countered it into the Styles Clash to pin Ricochet and retain his titleBayley vs Ember MoonThe SmackDown Live womens champion managed to take down her opponent despite Ember Moon holding most of the second half of the match Bayley hit Ember with the BayleytoBelly suplex to pin her and retain her titleKevin Owens vs Shane McMahonThis match was one of the most awaited as it involved a stipulation that if Owens lost he would have to quit WWE Elias was at ringside during the match as an enforcer Owens surprised with various moves like senton and frog splash Owens hit the stunner on Shane McMahon to win the matchCharlotte Flair vs Trish StratusPipped as kind of a dream match both performers put in their best in what can be called a sort of passing the torch in WWE Trish laid it all on the line and even applied her own Figure Eight lock Stratus gave her home crowd a treat with her signature moves like Stratusfaction and the Chick Kick However it was Charlotte Flair who hit the submission move to make Trish tap outKofi Kingston vs Randy OrtonThis match was billed as a longtimecoming bout with the history between both wrestlers In the middle of their bout Orton went on to talk trash to Kingstons kids who were at ringside This got Kofi in a fit of rage who then began hitting Orton with a kendo stick with the both being counted outBray Wyatt vs Finn BalorWyatt who marked his in ring return after a while and impressed Wyatt hit the uranage on Balor and later went for the Sister Abigail however did not go ahead with it Wyat hit the mandible claw on Balor who then succumbed to it and lost the matchBrock Lesnar vs Seth RollinsHeading in with a rib injury Rollins got the crowd with his gutsy show Despite a beat down and host of suplexes Rollins managed to come back and hit an early Stomp The high point during the match was when Rollins took out Lesnar with a Frog splash from the ring onto the announcers table Rollins fought off an F5 to hit a third Stomp on Lesnar to become the new Universal championCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates