Four Reasons Why Seth Rollins Must Lose To Brock Lesnar At WrestleMania 35

Whether The WWE Universe likes it or not, Brock Lesnar retaining The Universal title at WrestleMania 35 is best for business. Of course, fans are going to chime in about Lesnar being a part-time champion and how he doesn't even respect the belt he currently holds, but they can't deny the monumental benefits that having Lesnar as champion yields.

Again, this doesn't mean it will be a popular decision among fans by any means, especially since it will likely mean more of the same, but the company absolutely needs Lesnar as the champion for the foreseeable future. Beyond that, they need the mainstream attention that having Lesnar as champion holds.

With that being said and WrestleMania 35 right around the corner, here are four reasons why Brock Lesnar will retain The Universal title at this year's show of shows. As always be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below and also be sure to tell us who you think should win The Universal title at WrestleMania 35.

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#4 Rollins winning isn't believable

Can Seth Rollins slay The Beast at WrestleMania 35?

Let's be honest here.

Seth Rollins somehow overcoming Brock Lesnar's heelish onslaught and slaying the beast at WrestleMania 35 isn't at all believable and will do more to hurt Lesnar than to help Rollins. In fact, Rollins is in that rare position right now that he could probably come up short against the beast and still gain massive respect from The WWE Universe in the process.

In the end, Rollins just isn't the right size to make a win over Lesnar even look remotely believable. Beyond that, it will take a level of cartoonish booking that won't feel organic to The WWE Universe and won't really get Rollins's title reign off to the start that it needs.

#3 Mainstream attention

Brock Lesnar's mainstream appeal is something WWE can't afford to lose right now!

Another thing The WWE Universe needs to be honest about is the fact that Brock Lesnar as Universal champion brings about a certain kind of mainstream attention. Unfortunately for fans, WWE seems to value that mainstream attention a lot more than they probably should and will continue to do so until the well runs dry.

With that being said however, its impossible to deny that Lesnar's amateur wrestling background and subsequent UFC career, yields a certain level of mainstream attention from media companies that helps WWE get its product out there to more viewers. If nothing else, Lesnar is one of the only reasons why casual sports fans know about pro wrestling right now.

Of course, that's probably not the way fans want it to be and they probably also want Rollins as their new champion, but The Kingslayer has no mainstream appeal to him, which will be hard to work with. Beyond that, Lesnar is reportedly on the cusps of returning to UFC at some point, thus opening the door to cross promotion between WWE and UFC.

#2 Lesnar's contract status

WWE can't afford to lose Brock Lesnar to AEW!

Brock Lesnar's contract will supposedly be up later this year and while most of The WWE Universe would just say good riddance, its obvious that The WWE and Vince McMahon don't feel the same way. In fact, WWE might be really worried about losing Lesnar to UFC or even AEW, which is why they will likely pull out all the stops to keep The Beast in WWE.

Interestingly enough, WWE has been in this position with Brock Lesnar before and ultimately caved to his demands once they were sure they couldn't get Roman Reigns over as a babyface in WrestleMania 32. With that being said, the same thing could probably happen here, especially with WWE's deal with Fox Sports right around the corner, and they have already proven that they are willing to offer him anything to stay.

In the end, that means Lesnar will likely be hoisting up The Universal title match after his bout with Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35 and will continue to do so until either the company sours on Lesnar or finds someone else they are willing to take a chance on. Either way, it doesn't really look like either of those two things will happen anytime soon, which likely means a win for Lesnar!

#1 Fox Sports deal

What role will Fox Sports play in the decision to keep Brock Lesnar as champion?

Fox Sports is offering WWE a lot of money to air their content on the popular sports network and the company is going to need to bring its A game in order to make the partnership last. In fact, WWE is reportedly already under pressure from Fox to make the company's content edgier and that will likely involve Lesnar.

Beyond that, there were hints dropped this week that Lesnar would likely be making the jump from Monday Night Raw to Smackdown Live, which also means that The Beast is in the company's long term plans. If nothing else, Lesnar brings instant legitimacy WWE's programming on Fox and is one of the big stars that the broadcast network will expect when Smackdown Live airs in October.

With all that in mind, Lesnar losing the title so close to moving to Smackdown Live doesn't make sense and will only diminish his star power heading into the partnership. Unfortunately for The WWE, that's not something they can really afford to do at this point in time and need to keep Lesnar's momentum rolling for as long as possible.