Five WWE Superstars That Shouldn't Beat Brock Lesnar For The Universal Title

Who's next?

That might usually be the question asked by Goldberg before he jackhammers and spears his way to another victory, it is also the question that is now asked when it comes to who will be next to face Brock Lesnar. Of course, WWE hasn't really focused on Lesnar and The Universal title recently, but the rumor is that his title reign is close to coming to an end.

With that being said and WWE trying to find the right match up to put fans in seats for what could be a monumental point in WWE history, there are some superstars that aren't going to give the result that the company wants. In fact, there are several superstars that would honestly fail in the role and damage the credibility of The Universal Title even further.

Here are five such superstars.

#5 Finn Balor

Finn Balor might have The WWE Universe behind him, but even that's not going to help when it comes to facing Brock Lesnar. Not only is Balor completely unbelievable as a contender against Brock Lesnar, he also has one of the worst track records of all possible contenders right now.

With that being said and WWE stopping and starting Balor's push multiple times over the past couple of months, it's pretty obvious that Balor doesn't have the momentum needed in order be a believable threat against Lesnar. He also is lacking in the promo cutting department, which would be another hurdle for WWE to try to get over.

Maybe WWE could make it work in some kind of Triple Threat match situation agaisnt Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins, but Balor versus Lesnar is too unbelievable and underwhelming to be a blockbuster main event title match. Of course, that doesn't mean Balor can't be inserted into the title scene later, but not when Brock Lesnar is the title holder.

#4 Bobby Lashley

WWE has seemingly been making quite the joke out of Bobby Lashley during his feud with Sami Zayn on Raw and it honestly doesn't look like things are going to get any better in the near future. Unfortunately for Lashley, his current storyline is so bad that it might prevent WWE from being able to push him into the title picture.

Of course, WWE could always try their hand at building him from scratch in time to face Lesnar, but it doesn't seem like they are going to get the desired result from that route either. Not only is that evident by his lackluster promo cutting skills, but also by how little The WWE writing staff thinks of him.

Maybe WWE can do it and maybe they can't, but it would be a much better idea if WWE waited a while before even attempting to put him in the same ring as Lesnar.

#3 Sami Zayn

Speaking of Sami Zayn, he is yet another example of WWE taking a championship caliber star at the start of the year and turning him into a complete joke by the midway point. Not only is Zayn floundering in one of the worst storylines of the year, he also has a track record that is less than stellar.

With that being said and Zayn's non-championship body build in mind, these are all things that are going to prevent him from being anywhere near the title picture with Brock Lesnar. In fact, Zayn might be lucky to enter The Universal title picture by the end of the year with how badly he is doing on Monday Night Raw right now.

Maybe WWE can make a turn around with Zayn, but it's going to require the company to get him out of the feud with Lashley as quick as possible. Zayn having any chance in the title picture will also require WWE to pair him up with Kevin Owens again, which seems unlikely after WWE have been moving them towards doing their own thing.

In the end, Zayn can't believably beat Lesnar without some kind of interference and he will need Owens or some other partner in crime to help him do that. WWE could also do a triple threat match scenario for Zayn, Lesnar, and Ownes, which would allow for someone else to walk away with the title and not have Lesnar pinned.

#2 Kevin Owens

WWE has recently separated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn on Monday Night Raw and while the move seems to be the best way forward, it comes with the negative effect of forcing the company to build each star back up again. Of course, WWE is having much more success doing that with Owens then Zayn right now, but Owens could be feeling the effect soon.

In fact, Owens was the one that got pinned by Bruan Strowman during the go home show before Money In The Bank, which seems to signal that WWE doesn't see him as a title contender right now. Another thing that points to that being the case is his run-ins with Finn Balor over the past month, which seems to point to him feuding with him next.

With that being said, Owens just doesn't solicit the reaction needed in order to deserve a main event spot. Not only that, there is no way that Brock Lesnar is going to want to lose The Universal title to a lower tiered superstar like Owens. Unfortunately for Owens, that means he is most likely going to have to wait a while before getting his Universal title back.

In the end, there is a silver lining as his loss against Strowman in the fatal four-way match could signal that he will be the one to win the briefcase at Money in the Bank. If this does happen, it will be a huge shakeup for WWE and allow the company to plan for the future with Owens, but also prepare for someone to take the belt off Lesnar as well.

#1 Roman Reigns

It was obvious from the amount of jeers the former Shield member received during his feud with Brock Lesnar leading up to WrestleMania 34 that this man should be no where near the title scene right now. Not only that, WWE has already tried Reigns versus Lesnar on two separate occasions and received negative reactions for both.

What made the situation even worse was that WWE was trying to build up Reigns as a conquering babyface and Lesnar as a mega heel, but still couldn't get the fans behind him. WWE even tried to make it look like Reigns was screwed out of the victory at Greatest Royal Rumble and the fans still didn't give a damn!

If nothing else, this should prove beyond a reasonable doubt that WWE cannot push Reigns as a top babyface right now. In fact, if WWE are crazy enough to try this match for a third straight time, then they are risking a drop in pay per view buys, lower attendance and lower television ratings.

In the end, The WWE needs to know that this kind of result is not acceptable and that Reigns will be laughed out of the arena as a babyface. Of course that doesn't mean that Reigns couldn't enter the title picture as a heel later on down the line, but Reigns just has too much going against him to be a viable contender for Lesnar.