6 Reasons why Seth Rollins should defeat Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title 

Brock Lesnar's reign as Universal Champion has become a contentious issue among WWE fans. For every fan who believes he makes a great champion, there are others who think that his reign has been nothing more than a hindrance for the rest of the talent on the main roster.

Lesnar's reign as champion began at WrestleMania 33 and by the time the company's next PPV, Money in the Bank, rolls around, he will have broken CM Punk's 434-day record as the longest reigning champion of the modern era.

Brock Lesnar defending his title in the WWE is a rarity, and when he does turn up to defend the belt, he often defeats his opponents inside 10 minutes before disappearing once again. This booking has left the WWE in a bit of a predicament. Lesnar has defeated pretty much every legitimate challenger on the Raw roster, and fans are going to struggle to buy any of those beating him in a rematch.

The "Big Dog" is now out of the title picture, and WWE seems to have gone cold on the idea of Braun Strowman as Universal champion in recent weeks. There is still one candidate left though, Seth Rollins.

Rollins has been crawling up the card again in recent months and is an early candidate for WWE superstar of the year. Many fans have begun to speculate that the WWE may be considering booking a match between the two in the very near future, and if that is the case, then Rollins has to be the man to stop Lesnar.

While he may not seem like the obvious choice, especially given the kind of opponents Lesnar has beaten thus far, let's take a look at six reasons why Seth Rollins should be the man to end Brock Lesnar's reign.

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#1 He is over with the fans

Rollins is one of the most over superstars in the WWE right now

The WWE have tried and failed on several occasions to get Roman Reigns over with the crowd. His defeat at the hands of Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 was clearly supposed to elicit some sort of sympathetic reaction from the crowd, and his controversial loss at The Greatest Royal Rumble was clearly designed to make us think that Reigns was, at the very least, on the same level as Lesnar from a kayfabe perspective.

It looks as though the WWE have realised the error in their ways, however, and Reigns has now placed in an upper mid-card feud with Jinder Mahal.

This might not mean a great deal, but it could mean that the company has finally given up on the idea of Reigns being the one to dethrone Lesnar. If that is the case then they need not look any further than Rollins when it comes to the replacement of the top babyface on Monday nights.

The fans love Rollins and his recent work has highlighted that he is one of the most popular stars in the WWE. The manner in which the crowd pops when the entrance music hits, and 'burn it down' looks as though it is finally becoming a thing with the WWE.

Rollins defeating Lesnar, unlike Reigns doing so, would be a decision met with universal approval by the fans. The belt has not yet had a babyface champion, and Rollins could finally become the face of Raw that the WWE so desperately needs. Let's face it, he basically already is.

#2 He has a ton of momentum

Rollins has had a number of match of the year candidates so far in 2018

You would find it difficult to realise Seth Rollins is having perhaps the best year of his WWE career. After a rocky start as a face, Rollins has gone from strength to strength over the last six months and is putting on some of the best performances of his career.

His current run with the Intercontinental Title has been excellent and is one of the best things on WWE television right now. His matches with The Miz at Backlash, and then with Kevin Owens on Raw were nothing short of outstanding. Without a doubt, he has worked similar wonders with The Universal Title around his waist.

Rollins is riding a huge wave of momentum at the moment and the WWE would be foolish to try and stop that. Once he has rolled through all of the mid-card on Raw, which he is likely to do fairly quickly given his current open challenge gimmick, then the only way is up.

The WWE has a habit of building people up only to have them get squished by Lesnar, but if they do that once again with Rollins, then they may finally be out of options.

#3 An Underdog Story

Seth Rollins has made a name for himself with his iron-man performances this year

If there is one thing that the WWE fanbase love, it's an underdog story, and having Seth Rollins finally be the one to dethrone Lesnar would certainly provide fans with that.

The Beast Incarnate has demolished all of the big men on Monday Night Raw. He has made quick work against the likes of Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman, and he destroyed Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, even if it did take multiple F5's to keep The Big Dog down.

Rollins is very much the man of the moment in the WWE, and a big reason for that has been his inspired, iron-man performances in the ring this year. Rollins' performance in the Gauntlet match back in February this year was reminiscent of something we would have seen from Shawn Michaels or Daniel Bryan back in the day, and the fans were lapping it up.

Seeing Rollins endure a beating from Lesnar, only to finally keep him down with the Curb-stomp would make for excellent viewing and could even potentially drag a match of the year candidate out of Lesnar.

Overcoming Lesnar in a gruelling battle would not only get Rollins over massively, but it would also play into his current character well, and would even make his victory feel believable, which is perhaps the biggest stumbling block for the WWE when it comes to dethroning Lesnar right now.

#4 He can bring some prestige to the belt

Rollins has made the Intercontinental Title feel like the most important belt on Raw

The Universal Title has not had the best of starts in the WWE. Since Finn Balor was forced to relinquish the belt, it has been held by Kevin Owens in an okay but ultimately forgettable run, then by Goldberg for a month, and now by Brock Lesnar.

The belt has not managed to gather the prestige it needs to be the top one in the WWE, and having it appear more frequently on television, being defended by a fighting champion, will finally help establish the belt as the company's top prize.

Rollins has made the Intercontinental Title feel more important than it ever was, and the WWE would be wise to have him work that same magic with the Universal title belt. Unlike Lesnar, Rollins would be able to defend the belt regularly and in doing so, he would make the belt feel as important as it should have done for the last two years.

#5 Something Fresh

A lot has changed since Rollins' last run with the WWE title

The biggest complaint most fans have about the main-event scene on Raw is how stale it has become. Since Goldberg won the belt back in February 2017, the whole main event division on Monday nights has been dominated by big men.

All of Lesnar's opponents have fallen into the 'monster' category, and Lesnar's unstoppable reign has made it difficult for the WWE to push any new stars into the spotlight.

As much as fans would love to see the likes of Finn Balor competing in the main event scene on Raw, it would be difficult for them to buy that Balor stands a chance against a man who defeated Braun Strowman in under 10 minutes.

Rollins is the company's best option to change that. Strowman is super-over right now, but it is difficult to imagine his reign being that much different from Lesnar's, while Reigns needs a change of character before anyone becomes remotely invested in him again.

Having Rollins win the belt would allow the WWE to put on some exciting matches in their main event, which is something we have not seen for some time.

Rollins last runs with the WWE belt was good, but his run this time would be much different, with The Architect now a full babyface with a well-developed character. Having him as Champion would be a breath of fresh air on Monday nights and would finally breathe some life back into their flagging main event scene.

#6 Lesnar has never pinned Rollins

Lesnar has never picked up a pinfall victory over Seth Rollins

Brock Lesnar has conquered everyone he has encountered in the WWE. He has destroyed the likes of John Cena, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe. He did the unthinkable at WrestleMania 30 and broke The Undertaker's iconic streak, and he managed to finally overcome his longtime nemesis, Goldberg to win the Universal Title.

There is very little that Lesnar hasn't achieved in the WWE, but one thing he has never done is pin Seth Rollins.

Rollins famously thwarted Lesnar's title defence at WrestleMania 31 when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase, and then when Lesnar finally got Rollins in a one-on-one match at Battleground in 2015, The Undertaker appeared out of nowhere, ending the match with a DQ.

The WWE would be wise to tap into this history to level the playing field between the two men if they were to meet again. Lesnar has been booked as unstoppable beast over the last few years, so booking Rollins as the man who Lesnar can't defeat would be something different, and would also make it believable if Rollins were to defeat him.

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