#2 It hurts RAW
With all that talent on the roster, RAW is still lagging behind SmackDown as far as fan perception of the quality of the show goes. Having a truly imposing champion like Lesnar lurking each week could really help draw fans in to see who can get the best of the Beast Incarnate.
But as most WWE fans would expect, Lesnar likely won’t be around as much as the other talent on the roster and isn’t currently slated to defend his belt at Payback later this month.
Now, the top belts certainly don’t have to be defended at every pay-per-view, but a majority of WWE pay-per-views in recent memory have had a world title match of some sort on the card.
Beyond that, SmackDown seems headed for a House of Horrors WWE Championship match between Bray Wyatt and champion Randy Orton at its next pay-per-view, Backlash. While no one is incredibly certain what that could entail, RAW could seem like its having the lesser show if its’ main title is in the woods in Canada somewhere.
