5 reasons Brock Lesnar should lose the WWE Universal Championship

Brock Lesnar is undoubtedly one of the most qualified Superstars to ever hold the WWE title. His extraordinary athleticism, presence in the ring and in the octagon makes him a highly credible Champion. However, given Lesnar's current status in the company, he shouldn't have the title, nor does he need it.

With Lesnar rumored to be competing in the UFC in the not-too-distant future, his schedule with WWE might be even lighter than it is now. Can WWE afford to have one of their main Champions not completely focused on their product?

Lesnar is due to face Reigns again at the Greatest Royal Rumble Ever in a steel cage match and it would make sense for him to drop the title here, given his status with the company and Roman Reigns inevitably being the main guy for WWE going forward.

Here are five reasons why Lesnar should not be the WWE Universal Champion.

#5 He doesn't do promos

Instead of doing promos himself, Lesnar has Paul Heyman do all his talking. Although Heyman's promo skills are up there with the best, a champion should be able to at least talk by himself every now and then. It feels lazy to not have Lesnar verbally engage with his opponents from time to time.

Lesnar's promo with Samoa Joe on Raw in July in 2017 showed that he can engage well with his opponents, but for the most part, this doesn't happen. It isn't that Lesnar is bad at talking, but more so that he'd rather have somebody else do his talking for him.

With other stars needing to be strong on the mic, it is odd that Lesnar is given a pass in this area by WWE and the fact that he only wrestles at pay-per-views should reinforce the idea that he should do more promo work in order to get the matches over.

#4 To help put over another Superstar

The German suplex is one of Lesnar's trademark moves

Other than his loss to Goldberg at SummerSlam in 2016, Lesnar has not been pinned since his loss to Triple H at WrestleMania 29 in 2013. The only other times he has suffered a loss has been in passing out, via DQ or in triple threat matches in which he wasn't involved in the pinfall.

Lesnar is overdue to drop the title to a deserving contender via pinfall or submission, rather than lose it via technicality or someone else getting pinned in a triple threat or fatal four way bout. Lesnar dropping the title in this manner could help elevate another Superstar and with a possible UFC match on the horizon, the sooner this is done the better.

With the likes of Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins all being worthy contenders, there is no shortage of potential opponents who could benefit from a victory over The Beast Incarnate.

#3 He's a part-timer

A number of Superstars down the years have worked a part-time schedule, but hardly any of them held WWE's top title. A part time athlete should primarily work as an enhancement talent for other talents and not to constantly dominate those he comes up against.

In a period where WWE needs to produce talent, having Lesnar go around crushing all his opponents makes little sense, especially when it is on a part-time basis.

With a potential UFC match rumored to be in the pipeline, The Beast will have to devote most of his time to train for the bout. To have the Universal Title on him at such a time isn't the most sensible decision.

Whilst Lesnar is clearly a valuable asset for the WWE, he won't be with the company in the long run and therefore should not be a long term WWE Champion. Lesnar is already established and could be better used working in non-title singles matches.

#2 The title has lost significance

Lesnar being Champion means we rarely see the title on Raw and therefore it has lost some significance. The Universal Title is meant to represent the holy grail, the belt that Superstars are vying for, each week on Raw. There was a time when the belt would be defended on Raw, but with Lesnar only wrestling on pay-per-views, we don't get this.

The WWE Championship, currently held by AJ Styles, has much more significance than Lesnar's title because it features weekly on SmackDown Live and since Lesnar is a part-timer, so is his title.

Having a full time star hold the belt and show up with it each week on Raw puts the spotlight on it more, and therefore makes it more significant.

#1 He doesn't need the title

Lesnar ended The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania XXX

Lesnar is certainly a credible Champion but he doesn't need the belt to prove his worth; he is an attraction by himself and can have matches without the Universal Championship.

It would make more sense to have Lesnar as the 'hunter', as opposed to the 'hunted', much like how the Goldberg was used for much of his WCW career. Lesnar doesn't need to carry a title and can still be used as a destroyer, who stars are lining up to try and beat. There could be a focus on Superstars trying to end Lesnar's undefeated streak, rather than have him hold a Championship he doesn't need.

Make no mistake, Lesnar is arguably the most credible wrestler in the world to hold Raw's #1 title but given his current status in the company, it makes no sense for him to have it and more importantly, he doesn't need it.