Night 1 takeaways: Brock Lesnar passes the torch to Oba Femi
CM Punk emerged victorious over Cody Rhodes in an Undisputed WWE Championship match between two superstars in the midst of their second stints with the...
Key points
- CM Punk emerged victorious over Cody Rhodes in an Undisputed WWE Championship match between two superstars in the midst of their second stints with the promotion.
- Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Oba Femi won his first Hell in a Cell match, handing former University of Minnesota wrestler Brock Lesnar his first loss inside the structure.
- Femi has had an impressive debut year in WWE, defeating Lesnar at WrestleMania in April, winning King of the Ring in June and vanquishing "The Beast" inside the Cell.
- There was one way for the Night 1 main event to end: Femi had to conquer Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell, establishing Femi as WWE's biggest force for years to come.
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CM Punk emerged victorious over Cody Rhodes in an Undisputed WWE Championship match between two superstars in the midst of their second stints with the promotion. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Oba Femi won his first Hell in a Cell match, handing former University of Minnesota wrestler Brock Lesnar his first loss inside the structure. Femi has had an impressive debut year in WWE, defeating Lesnar at WrestleMania in April, winning King of the Ring in June and vanquishing "The Beast" inside the Cell. There was one way for the Night 1 main event to end: Femi had to conquer Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell, establishing Femi as WWE's biggest force for years to come. Femi, this year's King of the Ring tournament winner, passed up on his title shot in favor of a rubber match with Lesnar. Lesnar did no such thing this time, but he got on the microphone after the match to anoint Femi as the future of the promotion and himself as the past.