5 reasons why Braun Strowman isn't winning the WWE Universal title

#4 Brock Lesnar's new contract with the WWE

Brock Lesnar is one of the biggest hurdles Braun Strowman faces in his path to the WWE Universal Championship

Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com recently revealed that Brock Lesnar "secretly" agreed to a new deal with the WWE. In fact, the belief is that after Roman Reigns' public announcement -- addressing his leukemia diagnosis and break from in-ring competition -- Lesnar and WWE are said to have reached a deal, whereby The Beast Incarnate will work multiple dates for the WWE.

However, perhaps the biggest detail which caught my eye in the aforementioned report, was that Lesnar's new WWE contract runs up to April of 2019, all the way to WrestleMania 35! Furthermore, Lesnar's UFC 235 fight on March 2nd, 2019, for Daniel Cormier's UFC Heavyweight Championship, is apparently unlikely to feature Lesnar, and may instead have Cormier's arch nemesis Jon Jones take Lesnar's spot in the fight.

What this means for us, the WWE Universe, is that Lesnar is probably set to be involved in the Universal Title picture in the months to come. Besides, with Lesnar just having successfully defended his Universal Championship against Strowman at Crown Jewel on November 2nd, the WWE is unlikely to have The Monster challenge The Beast anytime soon...