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Brock Lesnar's advocate, Paul Heyman, stated in no uncertain terms on this past episode of Monday Night Raw that his client would be leaving the WWE if he did not retain his title at WWE Summerslam 2017. People are split right down the middle when it comes to which side of the fence they sit on with regards to this announcement.
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Some of them are quite annoyed with the way things are going right now. Lesnar doesn't turn up every week. He barely gets through a match doing anything other than a German Suplex or five and an F-5. And, he sure as hell doesn't make it seem like he cares too much about being a fighting Universal Champion or all those people who think they have a right to their opinion.
On the other hand, there are people like me who firmly believe that Brock Lesnar should very much be the WWE Universal Champion over the course of the next few months and all the way into Wrestlemania 34 in 2018. Why? Well, that's what I'm here to tell you.
So, without any further ado, here is our list of 5 reasons why Brock Lesnar should be the WWE Universal Champion until Wrestlemania 34:
#5 Brock Lesnar doesn't leave for at least 6 months
I'll get this one out of the way. If Brock Lesnar does lose the WWE Universal Championship at WWE Summerslam 2017, I have no doubts that he will make true his advocate's words and leave the WWE...at least for a while if not forever.
There are serious rumours about a potential MMA super fight with newly crowned UFC Lightheavyweight Champion Jon Jones, and the WWE has done nothing to assuage those rumours with this recent announcement.
No matter how you look at it, the WWE needs Brock Lesnar to stick around. He has too much drawing power for the company to let him disappear and do as he damn well pleases for how many ever months.
#4 We get to see Brock Lesnar more often
Building upon my last point, no matter how much people will criticise the fact that a part-timer in Brock Lesnar is holding on to the top championship on WWE Monday Night Raw, there is no doubt that those very same people still want to see The Beast Incarnate as often as possible.
And, that's exactly what's going to happen if he holds on to the championship till Wrestlemania 34. He will appear more often with Survivor Series, the Royal Rumble, and Wrestlemania all happening within a couple of months of each other and a smattering of important pay per views in the middle of each one; Lesnar will almost certainly have to commit to more WWE dates.
And, at the end of the day, everyone wants to see more Brock Lesnar. This way, we get to see him come in and wreak some havoc on a more regular basis.
#3 The WWE Universal Championship means more
Look at the state of the WWE Championship over on Smackdown Live. Sure, it's held by a full-time wrestler in Jinder Mahal, but it doesn't even feel like the main event of its own show anymore. By contrast, look at what the title means on Monday Night Raw. It's definitely the more prestigious of the two belts at this point.
And, that's down to Brock Lesnar making it seem like a big deal. Yes, it would be nice to see the WWE Universal Championship week in and week out but that takes away from it feeling like a really really big deal.
With Lesnar only popping out with it on the big occasions, it feels like the title really means something on Monday Night Raw.
#2 It gives the upper mid-card a real chance to shine
With Brock Lesnar not around every week, the onus is on the rest of the card to pick up the slack make sure that there's a really good show on offer. The Monday Night Raw roster is filled to the brim with great talent.
The likes of Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, The Miz, and Finn Balor are upper mid-card guys at this point and this gives them an opportunity to really make a name for themselves in the absence of the big belt.
Just look at how Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman made the most of their place at the top of the card when Brock wasn't around. That's what can be achieved with the massive void that is left to be filled.
At the end of the day, we will have more wrestlers who mean so much more to the WWE Universe because of Lesnar's absence.
#1 The guy to beat Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 34 will be a made man
It doesn't matter if it's Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, or Seth Rollins. If Brock Lesnar holds onto the belt till Wrestlemania 34, any one of those guys can beat him and they become the biggest thing in the world of professional wrestling.
It establishes them for the rest of their careers as legitimate badasses. Defeating Lesnar itself is a massive achievement. But, defeating him after he's held the WWE Universal Championship for a year? That person will be an instant legend.
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