3 reasons why the Royal Rumble Universal Championship Triple threat match is a bad idea

It's time for the 2018 Royal Rumble and we can already feel the excitement brewing among the fans as they are waiting to see which Superstar will be the one to win the 30-man battle royale and go on to face either the WWE Champion or the Universal Champion at Wrestlemania 34.

But let's keep that aside for the moment and concentrate on the Universal Championship triple threat match where the champion, Brock Lesnar, puts his title on the line against Kane and Braun Strowman.

Many of us were expecting Finn Balor to face Lesnar for the championship at the Royal Rumble, but that wasn't to be case.

The rumour mill states that the reason behind Finn Balor not being Brock Lesnar's opponent for the championship is because Vince McMahon does not feel that the former Universal champion is not over with the fans.

WWE may have their fair share of reasons why the triple threat match is good for business, but I have the following three reasons to say why this match will not live up to the hype.

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#3 Kane does not need to be in championship pursuit at this stage of his career

Kane is running for the office of the Mayor of Knox County

It's not an overstatement if one says there will be no Undertaker without Kane. The Big Red Machine has had a legendary two-decade long career with the largest wrestling promotion in the world. After having various gimmicks in his initial stages in the company, he debuted as the demonic brother of the Undertaker, the sight of him ripping through the doors of the hell in a cell was chilling to watch and was the start of a legendary career for the 7 foot giant.

Over the years, Kane has won multiple championships in the WWE and cemented his place as a future Hall of Famer.

Kane now works only a limited schedule and he made it clear that he has political ambitions and announced his official campaign to run for the office of the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.

With that said, there is little or no sense in having Kane in the Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble as it is clear that he will not be a full-time player for the WWE going forward.

#2 It will reduce Braun Strowman's momentum even further

We already know that Strowman is not winning the title at the rumble.

Braun Strowman is one of the reasons to tune into Monday Night Raw each and every week The guy has done really well to increase his stock in the WWE after having to start his career as a rosebud. The Monster Among Men, in the past few months, had impressive matches with Superstars like Roman Reigns, Big Show and Brock Lesnar, to name a few, and he certainly deserves to become the Universal Champion at some point in the future.

Strowman's last universal Championship match at No Mercy saw the giant fall to Lesnar, clean. It is clear that the WWE does not want anyone to kick out of the F5 until the main event of Wrestlemania 34, to make it look like a big deal, and Strowman is a victim of that decision as he had to lay down for the three count after taking just one F5.

It was earlier reported that an advertisement for the upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view featuring him as the Universal champion was floating around the internet, leading to speculation that Strowman will be walking out of the Royal Rumble as the new champion. But it was later revealed to be only a fan-made advertisement.

If Braun is to fail in capturing the Universal Championship again, it will lower his momentum in being a legitimate threat to the title in the future.

#1 It does not draw the same amount of excitement as the WWE Championship match

This does not draw any interest towards the show at all

The world championship match should be the focal point of any event, but in this case, it is already overshadowed by the 30 men Royal Rumble match. At least the match should've been equal with that of the WWE Championship match. Te last thing we wanted to see is to have three big men throwing each other in and around the ring.

The WWE Championship match, on the other hand, is being well handled and the way the story is being told automatically draws the attention of the fans towards the program.

With the current champion making only limited appearances, it would've been fair if the WWE had chalked out a better build up towards the match than what we are seeing right now. This would be wasting one of the few matches that Brock Lesnar has to offer in his part-time- schedule.

If Vince McMahon thinks Finn Balor is not over enough to be in the Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble, he can very well see that the best alternative that he came up with has indeed failed to get over with the WWE universe and certainly does not draw any interest towards the show.

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