5 reasons why Samoa Joe is the Number 1 contender for the Universal Championship

#3 Samoa Joe is a believable opponent

Samoa Joe seems like a legitimate threat to Brock Lesnar

The fact of the matter is that most of the active roster just doesn’t seem like they can take on Brock Lesnar and believably conquer The Beast. The same is especially true for Finn Balor who is dwarfed by Lesnar. Samoa Joe may not have the most chiselled physique in the company, but he looks like a dangerous opponent for The Beast.

Heading into the match, we know for certain that Lesnar won’t walk all over Joe like he had with Cena, because of the same reason. This lends the match some credibility and keeps the fans guessing, as to the outcome of the big money match.

Vince McMahon is known to love matches between ‘the irresistible force vs. the immovable object’, as was the case with the legendary match that changed professional wrestling forever- Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant at Wrestlemania 3. This is the closest thing to that legendary contest that we can see in a modern day environment, and that’s why WWE did not hesitate to make it happen.