5 reasons why Vince McMahon will never make Braun Strowman Universal Champion

It's safe to say that 2019 hasn't exactly been Braun Strowman's year, especially given the trajectory his career had taken in 2017 and 2018. It's crazy because 2019 was supposed to start off with Braun Strowman challenging for the Universal Championship against Brock Lesnar.

He was then taken out of the equation and had his title opportunity stripped after he flipped over Vince McMahon's limo, giving Finn Balor the opportunity instead. He fell short as the runner-up in the 2019 Royal Rumble and after that, not much was done with him.

He entered the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal for the second time in three years - but this time, he actually won it. Not that it means much and his year going from bad to worse was cemented when he was replaced at Money in the Bank at the last minute after losing a match to Sami Zayn.

The one common factor throughout is that Vince McMahon was always hesitant to pull the trigger on Strowman, even when he had multiple opportunities to become Universal Champion while he was hot. However, that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Here's why Strowman will never become Universal Champion.

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#5. Doesn't have the same momentum as before

Braun Strowman doesn't have the same momentum as before

One of the reasons why WWE might not feel the need to pull the trigger on Strowman is that he doesn't have the same momentum as before. It's a real shame, because 2017 was basically Strowman's breakout year.

He was hotter than ever before and it was the perfect time to put the Universal title on him. He was beginning to be called the "Greatest Big Man in WWE history", but now, it's unlikely that it's going to be the case and it's unlikely if he'll ever be that hot again.

#4. He feels that Strowman doesn't "need" to win a championship

Is Braun Strowman a character that doesn't need a title?

There are only a handful of superstars who are larger-than-life and have characters that never really require any titles. Going back in time, some characters for example, include Roddy Piper, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and even The Undertaker, though the latter found a lot of championship success.

Bray Wyatt felt that way to some extent as well and Vince McMahon likely feels that Braun Strowman belongs in that category. Being a massive superstar physically, he may feel that Strowman is an attraction in itself and doesn't necessarily need to hold the World Championship or Universal Championship to feel special.

Unfortunately, what he doesn't realize is that by missing out on multiple opportunities to crown Strowman, he has severly affected his momentum. Strowman needs a big title win at some point in the near future, otherwise he'll continue to suffer.

#3. He uses Strowman to elevate other superstars

Braun Strowman has been used to elevate other stars

Braun Strowman at one point was the second most pushed full-time superstar in the company. However, it was clear that whenever the time had come for him to be put in a big match against a top star, he would be the one doing the favours.

McMahon likely feels that Strowman is the perfect superstar to use to elevate other stars - particularly the likes of Roman Reigns. After all, Roman Reigns was the first to pin him clean right before he went on to face The Undertaker.

Even Brock Lesnar ran through Braun Strowman during his first reign as Universal Champion, with the objective ultimately being to get Roman Reigns over. It is true that Strowman has wins over Roman Reigns, but overall, it's crystal clear that he's the monster that superstars have to get through to become bigger stars.

#2. The roster continues to get stacked with talent

Ricochet is just one of many superstars on the growing WWE roster

The WWE roster is the strongest that it's ever been. Even with the current crop of NXT superstars, we're yet to see some of the biggest call-ups. The fact of the matter is that the roster continues to grow and so does the competition.

Unfortunately for superstars like Braun Strowman, this is eventually going to mean more screen-time for them and lesser for him, unless something really big happens. Moreover, if the pattern of his career continues, then he'll likely be fed to the next major superstar that's getting pushed.

With the growth in competition and high-level competitors, there are going to be even lesser main event slots that get taken up. Hopefully, Strowman can find a way to get back in the fray and hang with the ever-growing roster of WWE.

#1. He has a history of doing a bad job with "big men"

Braun Strowman didn't have a big chance to begin with

When you go back in WWE history and think of all the great "giants" or "big men", the reality is that you can only really look to one superstar who made his legacy immortal - Andre The Giant.

While there are superstars like Kane and The Undertaker who have made their name as "big men", Strowman belongs to the "giant" category, one that Vince McMahon has historically done a bad job with.

Even if you think of a legend like The Big Show, you have to admit the reality that he was one of the worst booked characters in the modern era. Other superstars of such stature like The Great Khali and Giant Gonzalez shouldn't even be mentioned.

The point is that McMahon hasn't known how to properly book a giant in over two and a half decades and it clearly shows.