Extreme Rules 2021: Roman Reigns retains WWE Universal title against Finn Balor

Roman Reigns successfully retained his WWE Universal Championship against ' Demon' Finn Balor at WWE Extreme Rules 2021 pay-per-view on Sunday. Universal title which was decided in an Extreme Rules match in main event saw Reigns come out on top against Balor with some help from Usos as he prolonged his title reign.

WWE Extreme Rules 2021: Did Roman Reigns win tonight?

Finn Balor dominating proceedings early on as he decided make most of 'Extreme Rules' to his advant and that included attacking  champion with a bundle of kendo sticks and a steel chair. two even brawled in crowd as well as both contestants tried ir best to gain upper hand. During matchup, ' Demon' took out a table from under ring but was stopped by 'Big Dog' and after two failed attempts, challenger succeeded in setting up table but Roman Reigns ended up slamming him through that table in middle of ring and rolled him up for a pinfall only for Balor to kick out at two.

After an intense fight, Finn Balor came very close to winning WWE Universal Championship when he landed a Shotgun Dropkick and Coup de Grace on Reigns but Usos (Jimmy & his bror Jey) played spoilsport just before three-count. t only did y interfere but also struck challenger with a double Superkick outside ring and set up a table. However, Balor fought back bravely, and just when he seemed to be gaining upper hand, he was speared by Roman Reigns through barricade.

' Demon' looked in control after delivering a dropkick to reigning champion through table which was set up by Usos and he looked to finish it with his signature Coup de Grace. Unfortunately, when he had set up ' Powerhouse' for  Coup de Grace, top rope snapped as Balor landed on his knees after having lost his balance and before he could even recover, he was speared by Roman Reigns who pinned him to retain his title. Tribal Chief's title reign has already lasted for more than 365 days.

former leader of ' Shield' has captured WWE Universal Championship from Bray Wyatt ' Fiend' in a Triple Threat Match at WWE Payback on August 30, 2020, that also featured Braun Strowman.

WWE Extreme Rules Results

Liv Morgan defeated Carmella via pinfall in a Singles match

New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) defeated Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, and Omos via pinfall in a Six-man tag team match

Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) pinned challengers   Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) to retain   WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

Charlotte Flair pinned  Alexa Bliss to retain  WWE Raw Women's Championship

Damian Priest defeated  Jeff Hardy and Sheamus via pinfall in a Triple Threat match to retain  WWE United States Championship

Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair Singles match ended in a -contest as former retained her  WWE SmackDown Women's Championship