5 Signs that Braun Strowman won't be allowed to retain the Universal title against Bray Wyatt at Money In The Bank 2020

Braun Strowman is a superstar who should have been Universal Champion nearly 2-and-a-half years ago. A year into his singles run, he was the hottest superstar in WWE and had gained an incredible amount of momentum by wreaking havoc and destroying everyone who was in his path.

However, he would suffer the "giants curse" that The Big Show faced, in the sense that WWE never pulled the trigger on him when they should have. Even in early 2018, he regained lost momentum, only to be pinned by a spear from Roman Reigns that cost him the main event of WrestleMania 36.

He was never supposed to be a part of the Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 36, but Roman Reigns pulling out of it at the last minute meant that The Monster Among Men would be the one having a dream match against Goldberg. On the first night, he dethroned the legend to win his first Universal Championship.

As you probably know, Strowman will be feuding with the former Universal Champion Bray Wyatt. They're set to face off at Money in the Bank 2020 and here are a few signs that Braun Strowman won't be allowed to retain the Universal title.

#5 WWE hasn't been behind Braun Strowman these past few years

While WWE has pushed Braun Strowman to top superstar status, this is undoubtedly one of the biggest problems that he has faced in the last few years. When WWE fully gets behind a superstar, they don't stop until they can give them the best coronation possible. Two great examples of this in recent years are Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns.

Strowman, however, belongs to the category of superstars who many considered a "missed opportunity". The booking of Braun Strowman historically indicates that WWE may still not be fully behind him.

#4 He was only meant to be a transitional Champion

Braun Strowman will defend his title against Bray Wyatt at Money In The Bank

One of the things that many people don't realize is that Braun Strowman might just be a transitional Champion. The fact of the matter is that had he not pulled out, Roman Reigns would be the WWE Universal Champion now.

WWE might have considered or wanted the possibility of Goldberg retaining the Championship and sticking around, but his contract expired at WrestleMania 36 and as with the other part-time legends, he didn't return for post-WrestleMania programs.

Because of that, WWE chose Braun Strowman, with the creative team reportedly believing that Strowman was most credible replacement for that spot. It was true and we're glad to see him win his first World Championship, but one can't deny that it was purely due to the circumstances.

Because of that, Strowman might have already gotten the label of being a 'transitional champion' and that alone is a big indicator that he may not going to be Champion for long.

#3 The long-term plan could still be Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt

From what the rumors indicated, the original plans for WrestleMania 36 would have seen 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt defend the Universal Championship against the Royal Rumble runner-up Roman Reigns.

When asked about the question, Reigns was the first to admit that if given a choice, he would be more interested in facing Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania over Goldberg. The plans ended up getting nixed and Goldberg vs Reigns was booked while Wyatt faced his old rival, John Cena.

The thing about Roman Reigns is that there's no certainty as to when he's going to return. WWE has seemingly avoided mentioning his name on SmackDown and it's hard to tell when Roman Reigns could be back. Either way, it's still the biggest match among full-time superstars on SmackDown and ultimately, the goal could still be to get to Wyatt vs Reigns at some point. If SummerSlam is a possibility, then we don't see why WWE would delay putting the title back on Wyatt.

#2 The Universal Championship has been changing hands a lot in the last year

From 2017 until 2019, the Universal Championship was dominated by Brock Lesnar. He beat Goldberg to win the title at WrestleMania 33 and held it for a year, with many believing that the objective was for Roman Reigns to inevitably dethrone him at WrestleMania 34 in the main event.

While that may have been the plan, WWE decided to pull a big swerve and have Lesnar win, extending his title run for a few more months. It lasted until SummerSlam 2018, but he won it back in Saudi Arabia a few months later after Reigns had to vacate the title.

After that, the objective was to get to WrestleMania 35 and drop it to Seth Rollins, which he did. Since Rollins won it at WrestleMania 35, the title has changed hands five times, going from Rollins to Lesnar to Bray Wyatt and then to Goldberg and finally, Braun Strowman.

WWE could repeat this with a short title reign for Strowman.

#1 To rectify the Super ShowDown disaster

We didn't have any problem with WWE booking Goldberg against 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt at Super ShowDown 2020. However, just like most fans, we believe that the decision to have Goldberg beat 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt was the wrong one.

While Goldberg might be the bigger draw, the decision to have him beat 'The Fiend' after nearly a year of being built up as unbeatable seemed questionable. While it was clear that WWE wanted the big marquee match between Goldberg and Roman Reigns, it was one that didn't need a title to be big.

While Wyatt may have quickly recovered with the John Cena feud at WrestleMania, WWE knows that to get him back to where he was, they need to put the Universal Championship on him again.

Wyatt is the biggest star they have on the brand right now and while we would understand the decision to establish Braun Strowman as the top babyface, he might have to do a little more title-chasing before reaching that level.