Published 17:37 IST, December 2nd 2019
WWE: 5 incredible records which were broken in 2019 as the year draws to a close
2019 has been an eventful year in the history of wrestling and is coming to an end in a matter of weeks. Let us take a look at the top 5 WWE broken records.
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2019, which has been an eventful year in history of professional wrestling, is coming to an end in a matter of weeks. A lot of changes were made in professional wrestling this year. Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes is w EVP and a legit wrestler in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). WWE has brought back shades of Attitude Era and former Champion CM Punk w works for a WWE show on FOX. Apart from all this excitement, several records were broken by WWE Superstars. Let us take a look at top five WWE records that were broken in 2019.
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Brock Lesnar bags most number of Universal Championship titles
Brock Lesnar cashed in his Money in Bank contract on Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules event in 2019, picking up an easy victory against him. It was Brock Lesnar's record-making third Universal Championship victory as first two came in against Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 and Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel 2018. inaugural Universal title was won by Finn Balor as became first-ever champion at SummerSlam in 2016.
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Becky Lynch takes down Ronda Rousey
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch won a triple threat match at WrestleMania 35 to win RAW and SmackDown Live Women's Championship titles. That ended Ronda Rousey’s reign record of 231 days. Recently, Lynch surpassed Rousey’s reign and is w longest reigning RAW Women’s champion.
Longest-reigning NXT UK Champion
Pete Dunne began longest ever reign of being NXT UK champion, having won it for first time back in 2017 at NXT TakeOver Chicago. Meanwhile, this year, his longest reign of whopping 685 days came to an end as he was defeated by Walter at NXT Takeover New York. This one's certainly a record that won't be broken for a long time to come.
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Seth Rollins: Triple-double champion
Seth Rollins became first-ever superstar to be a three-time double champion. re have been wrestlers who have held two titles at same time but Seth Rollins has done this thrice, building a record. Rollins edged past John Cena in a Winner-Takes-All match, bagging WWE World title and US title at SummerSlam 2015. Last year, he was holding Tag team title with Dean Ambrose and Intercontinental title. Meanwhile, in 2019, Rollins won Universal title from Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam 2019 and won RAW Tag Team titles with Braun Strowman to make a record.
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A 51-Man Battle Royal
In Saudi Arabia last year, 50 WWE Superstars competed in a Greatest Royal Rumble match with Braun Strowman winning free-for-all in end. WWE broke record of number of superstars participating at WWE Super ShowDown 2019. It was a 51-Man Battle Royal as NXT superstar Mansoor won match by eliminating Elias.
Watch wildest Royal Rumble match showdowns in WWE including Brock Lesnar clashes
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17:30 IST, December 2nd 2019