3 Superstars who should've been Universal Champion already

The Universal Championship has had a strange time, since being introduced in the Summer of 2016.

Initially held by Finn Balor, the Demon was forced to vacate the title after just one day, being quickly picked up by Kevin Owens.

After an adequate reign, the Prizefighter dropped the title to the returning Goldberg, who quickly dropped the title to Brock Lesnar, who held the title for 504 days, losing it to his long-term nemesis Roman Reigns.

With Reigns forfeiting the title due to his Leukemia diagnosis, the belt was easy pickings for the beast, who captured the title at Crown Jewel, becoming the first man to hold the title twice.

With Lesnar's reign overshadowing all the other reigns (combined), many fans have thought about who they would rather see, or have seen hold the coveted Red-strapped title instead of the Beast.

Here are three WWE Superstars, who should've already held the Universal Championship.

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3. Braun Strowman

The most obvious choice on this list, many members of the WWE Universe consider the Monster Among Men to be the uncrowned Universal Champion.

It's not like the company haven't given Strowman plenty of shots at the gold, but for some reason, are yet to pull the trigger, instead focussing on Lesnar and Reigns.

Many even considered Strowman to be the de facto choice to replace the Big Dog, though Strowman once again came up short at Crown Jewel, losing in a matter of minutes to The Beast, thanks to the interference of Acting RAW General Manager, Baron Corbin.

With so many opportunities being squandered, one has to wonder how much patience the WWE Universe will have with these booking decisions, and if the company eventually gives the Monster Among Men a reign as champion, will it simply be a case of too little, too late?

2. Bray Wyatt

It may come as a shock to some fans, but there was a time where Bray Wyatt was a top star in WWE.

Facing the likes of John Cena, Roman Reigns and The Undertaker, Wyatt has certainly faced some of the biggest names, but has come up short against them almost every time.

It is these consistent losses that have made Wyatt an afterthought on Monday Nights, a real shame considering his talent and mic skills.

And whilst his tag-team with 'Woken' Matt Hardy was entertaining, it does seem like the company have given up any plans for the former Husky Harris.

Perhaps if he had held the Universal Championship, Wyatt would be seen as a more credible threat on RAW, instead of his current position, where he is lucky to be given airtime at all.

That said, Wyatt did briefly hold the WWE Championship, though that reign has since long been forgotten.

1.Finn Balor

Now, we all know that Finn Balor has been a Universal Champion, becoming the company's first champion, defeating Seth Rollins at Summerslam 2016.

However, due to an injury, the Irishman vacated the title a day later, returning much later, during the Lesnar era.

With the beast's having such a relaxed schedule, Balor would only get his title rematch two years after winning the gold, in a losing effort to Roman Reigns.

It's a real shame to see that someone who the company had such high hopes for before, now is massively removed from the title picture, and will seemingly stay removed, as long as Lesnar holds the gold.

Hopefully, in the near future, fans will finally be able to witness the former NXT Champion rise up once again, claim the title he so briefly held, and have an actual reign, full of entertaining matches under the era of the Demon.