3 Superstars who aren't ready to challenge Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship and 3 who are

Braun Strowman's first Universal Championship win was purely circumstantial. Many argued that he should have first won the title nearly three years ago when feuding against Brock Lesnar. However, the story of Braun Strowman has been that of many Superstars in the past - one where they become the hottest star in the company, only for WWE to never pull the trigger on them.

All that applied to Braun Strowman until WrestleMania 36, when he beat Goldberg to become the WWE Universal Champion. It was a title that's long eluded him, but he has finally become the face of Friday Night SmackDown.

His first feud is with Bray Wyatt, who he's set to take on at Money in the Bank 2020. We don't need to justify why Wyatt is ready since many argue that he never should have lost the Universal title in the first place.

Here are a few WWE Superstars who aren't ready and some who are:

#3. Isn't ready: Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston had the greatest run of his career between February to early October 2019 as he would rise to the top of the card and win the WWE Championship - the only title that he hadn't won.

He's now a grand slam Champion and after losing the WWE Championship to Brock Lesnar, he went right back to the tag team division. The New Day is the longest-tenured faction in WWE history and also among the most successful.

He's added two more tag team titles to his collection and from the look of things, that's exactly where he's going to be staying.

While we would love to see him challenge for the WWE title again, he isn't ready at the moment. Perhaps it's best to stay in the tag team division until he time is right.

#3. Is ready: Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan lost his Intercontinental Championship match against Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 36. Despite this, he's a Superstar who's ready to challenge for and hold the World Championship at any time.

He's been performing at the highest level for a long time now and even after his return in 2018, he has only continued to grow as a performer. It's a testament to how unique a performer Daniel Bryan is and just how ahead he is in terms of overall ability.

He was once the most beloved Superstar on the entire roster and his heel turn in 2018 saw him turn into the most hated character in the company. It's fair to assume that he was largely responsible for Kofi Kingston gaining momentum in 2019 as well.

He may not be in the most important storyline right now, but he's just one number one contender's match away from earning a title shot against Strowman.

If or when the match happens, the big man-small man dynamic between them could be fascinating to watch.

#2. Isn't ready: Sami Zayn

Sami Zayn making his entrance at WrestleMania 36

Sami Zayn is the Superstar who pinned Braun Strowman to become the Intercontinental Champion - his first title on the main roster and his second overall in WWE. It took him four years to win any title on the main roster, and it took a handicap match with help from Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro for him to finally get that.

It seems as though he could be set for a longer Intercontinental Championship reign than expected after defeating Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 36. While he has an interesting set of challengers himself, one can't help but wonder if WWE might want to run a Champion vs Champion match at a PPV or future episode of SmackDown.

Despite being Champion, Sami Zayn doesn't appear to be ready to face Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship. For that, he needs to have a meaningful run with the Intercontinental title before dropping it and challenging for the Universal Championship. He's far from ready for that, however.

#2. Is ready: John Cena

While we're aware that this match is very unlikely to happen during Braun Strowman's Universal Championship reign, it's one that we wish we could see. Strowman and Cena have faced off before on RAW before Elimination Chamber 2018, but it ended with a dusty finish, presumably due to WWE wanting to save the match for another time.

John Cena's last feud was with 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt, who he faced inside the Firefly Fun House 'match'. It wasn't so much a match as it was an extended segment, but it saw Cena put over Wyatt and vanish.

Since 2016, Cena hasn't returned much post-WrestleMania and with his increasingly busy Hollywood career (which could be on halt for now) and the current circumstances, the chances of him returning to WWE later on this year are a bit slim.

If he does return, then the best option would be for WWE to book a face vs face feud between the two. Cena is one of the greatest of all time, so he'll always be ready.

#1. Isn't ready: King Corbin

King Corbin hasn't had a whole lot of momentum, yet he's been constantly involved in storylines with Superstars for the last four years. It appears as though he was a Superstar who Vince McMahon saw as a World Champion

However, he was one of the few Superstars who failed to cash in the Money in the Bank briefcase, losing to Jinder Mahal in 2017 after John Cena cost him. He has been in a feud with Elias, one where he lost at WrestleMania 36.

Elias hasn't exactly been a top Superstar and similar to Corbin, he's lost a bit of momentum along the way. Neither has set the world on fire over the last year, though Corbin's most notable moment was his King of the Ring win last year.

He's feuded with Braun Strowman back when he was the Constable of Monday Night RAW and as expected, it wasn't a feud that grabbed a lot of attention. While WWE might want Corbin to be a legitimate opponent for Braun Strowman (even if its a filler match), he isn't ready for that spot yet.

#1. Is ready: Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns is the man who would have been the WWE Universal Champion now had he not pulled out of WrestleMania 36. He was set to face Goldberg in a "spear vs spear" match but was withdrawn from the match after rumors emerged of him falling slightly ill during the Performance Center tapings ahead of WrestleMania 36.

There was a lot of concern, as Reigns falls into the category of more vulnerable people in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he put to rest any of those rumors after revealing that his wife Galina Becker was pregnant with twins.

This likely means that Reigns is going to be out for a while longer, but we wouldn't be surprised to see him challenge for and even beat Braun Strowman to win the Universal Championship.

Reigns and Strowman had an incredible feud in 2017 - proving to be each other's best rivals. Strowman has given credit to Reigns for helping him become the performer he is today and if they were to run back their feud, there's no doubt that it would be incredible.