What if Brock Lesnar leaves WWE with the Universal Championship after SummerSlam?

#3 The Universal Championship Curse Lives

The Universal Championship has had a rocky history thus far.

The Universal Championship has more often than not been treated like the top championship in WWE for these first two years of its existence. That includes it representing the flagship Raw brand placing the title on Brock Lesnar as the company’s most credible competitor. For all of this importance pinned on the title, however, it’s a more often than not been a title in turmoil.

The title’s first champion, Finn Balor, got injured and had to forfeit the title before he could ever defend it. Later, Goldberg lost it on his first and only defense, giving the title to Lesnar who has only defended it sporadically since. Thus, in its two years of existence, only Kevin Owens has worked anything resembling a traditional world title reign, appearing full time for the company, and more than honoring the thirty-day title defense rule.

Lesnar leaving with the title would mark one more checkered transition in the title’s history, as WWE would most likely declare the title vacant for the third time in only two years. Alternatively, maybe the company would finally accept this particular championship is cursed and let Lesnar ride off into the sunset with it.