Raymond James Stadium, Tampa /
What a way to start WrestleMania! After the rain delayed the start of activities at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium for more than half an hour, the wait was worth it because the first fight was nothing more and nothing less than for the WWE Championship between two of the most imposing gladiators, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyreBut one had to give in.
Bobby Lashley came to Drew McIntyre
The biggest challenge in Lashley’s career came at the age of 44, For the first time as the highest monarch of the wrestling empire and against a rival who in the previous edition of the Showcase of the Immortals defeated in just five minutes Brock Lesnar.
A physical struggle and at times wild given the tonnage of both, punishments that would break anyone’s bone or at least leave him lying in bed for weeks. The fight was all promised, they were punished to the point of exhaustion, however McIntyre was never able to apply his Claymore Kick by MVP interference, The manager of Lashley, who with this role outside the ring was key in the victory of his protégé.
WrestleMania 37: The fight for the WWE Championship
When McIntyre seemed on his way to regaining the title after running three times DDT of the future shock, MVP distractions allowed a Bobby Lashley twice caught the Scotsman in his relentless Hurt Lock with which he has surrendered to absolutely all that he has faced.
This time, Drew did not give up, but such was the pressure exerted by the monarch that he fell unconscious on the canvas., So the referent rang the bell to accredit the victory to Lashley, who thus retained the WWE Championship.
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