5 reasons to believe that Seth Rollins will defeat Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship
There has been increased talk lately that Seth Rollins could be in line for a WWE Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar.
The Intercontinental champion is one of the most beloved Superstars on the entire roster right now and, judging by his recent social media posts, he considers himself to be a more worthy title holder on Raw than “The Beast”.
So, will these posts lead to a rivalry between the two men? Or is Rollins simply making these statements to promote the Intercontinental Championship as Raw’s top title while Lesnar is away from our screens?
In this article, we give five reasons to believe that “The Kingslayer” will face – and even defeat – Lesnar for the Universal title.
#5 There hasn’t been a popular Universal champion for 21 months
Looking back at the four holders of the Universal Championship so far (Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Goldberg and Brock Lesnar), only Balor was a popular champion among the majority of fans – and his reign with the title lasted just one day.
Owens was a heel who often cheated to win matches during his time as champion, while Goldberg received negative crowd reactions during his 28-day reign with the title despite being a babyface.
Over the last 13 months, a lot of fans have grown tired of seeing current Universal champion Lesnar compete in repetitive matches, and they would much rather see a full-time babyface, such as Braun Strowman or Seth Rollins, finally dethrone “The Beast”.
Out of the two fan favourites, Strowman would be a popular champion but he has already failed in three attempts to defeat Lesnar, so Rollins – Raw’s most ‘over’ Superstar since his incredible performance in a gauntlet match in February – looks to be a more likely contender right now.