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Brock Lesnar defeated Braun Strowman in a squash match at WWE Crown Jewel to become a 2-time Universal Champion. The Beast has continued to stay as a part-time superstar despite holding the top championship of the company. He is not scheduled to defend the title until the Royal Rumble pay per view in January, 2019. Paul Heyman's client is speculated to hold the championship until at least WrestleMania 35.
In my opinion, it was one of the most baffling decisions to have Lesnar win the title once again since he had earlier held the championship for 504 days while his Universal title defenses did not even exceed 20. This would have surely disappointed the superstars in the RAW locker room since many of them deserve to be the champion. Nevertheless, the prime question now is who will be the one to dethrone Brock Lesnar.
A plethora of fans are predicting Lars Sullivan to be the next Universal Champion but it would be too early for the NXT graduate to win RAW's top title. Seth Rollins who has history with Brock Lesnar should be the one to win the title next and here are 5 reasons why the Architect should win the belt -
#1 RAW's viewership numbers have reached a record low
RAW has become too monotonous to watch with the same types of storylines running on the show over the past few weeks. Brock Lesnar's constant absence from the show is one of the biggest reasons behind it.
The Creative team do not have their main title on the show and thus have to book filler storylines until Lesnar returns. It's been many months since we had a RAW episode which averaged more than 3 million viewers. With Seth Rollins as the champion, the viewership numbers could really bounce back.
#2 Seth Rollins can make the Universal Championship the workhorse title of RAW
Seth Rollins had made the Intercontinental Championship even more prestigious than the Universal Championship during his first reign with the belt. The fans were excited to see which superstar would challenge Rollins next.
The Architect had defended the championship on almost every continent of the planet and against every superstar who stepped up. The list of Rollins' opponents includes The Miz, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Mojo Rawley, Jinder Mahal, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens and Elias.
This shows that the top tier superstars received a title shot and attained more relevance. Rollins can do the same with the Universal Championship and help improve the title's history. He can issue an open challenge every Monday Night and the WWE Creative could also pull off a shocker by having the title change hands on a random RAW episode just like they did with the Intercontinental title.
#3 It's been a long time since a crowd favorite held the title
One of the key reasons why the fans hate the Universal Championship is that they have never ever cheered for the Universal Champion.
While Roman Reigns received cheers from the WWE Universe he was jeered equally as well. And how much ever the WWE Universe tries to love the current Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, his absenteeism brings back the hatred for him.
Seth Rollins could really become the first Universal Champion who would be cheered by the WWE Universe. Rollins is one of the most loved characters on screen and receives deafening 'Burn It Down' chants while entering the arena.
The Architect has a huge fan following and has the ability to generate merchandise sales along with boosting the ticket sales and thus would even help WWE in generating more revenue as the Universal Champion.
#4 Seth Rollins' first reign as the WWE Champion had ended abruptly and the Kingslayer never had a fitting end to it
Seth Rollins had successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase in order to win his first WWE World Championship. The former S.H.I.E.L.D member had a lengthy reign with the championship where he feuded with the likes of Brock Lesnar, Kane, John Cena and also his former S.H.I.E.L.D brothers. An untimely injury at a Live Event had led to Rollins' reign end abruptly and the Architect has never received a good world title reign ever since.
He had won the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at the Money in the Bank PPV in 2016 but lost it inside 10 minutes as Dean Ambrose cashed in his MITB contract to steal the title.
Also, at WWE Battleground he was not the one who ate the pin while Triple H's interference cost him the Universal Title. Seth Rollins has never been in the main event scene since August 2016 and it's high time the 2-time WWE Champion returns to the top of the mountain.
#5 Seth Rollins is the only superstar who can replace Roman Reigns as the face of RAW
Roman Reigns had to relinquish the Universal Championship due to Leukaemia which led to the lack of a top babyface superstar on RAW. Though the roster has the likes of Finn Balor, Elias, Braun Strowman and No Way Jose nobody matches the charisma and popularity of Seth Rollins.
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If there's one superstar who can take over the position of Roman Reigns on RAW it is Seth Rollins. He has the ability to draw crowds, the stamina to work multiple matches in a night and also has credible mic skills. Rollins is the perfect option to be the next Universal Champion.
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